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September 16, 2018 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts 3WT CP Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (58) SEC 3-0 1521 0 *1 W 62-7 A Mississippi
2 < 3 Georgia SEC 3-0 1416 +1 3 W 49-7 H Middle Tennessee
3 < 2 Clemson (3) ACC 3-0 1405 -1 *2 W 38-7 H Georgia Southern
4 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 3-0 1357 0 *4 W 40-28 N #15 TCU
5 < 5 Oklahoma Big 12 3-0 1283 +1 5 W 37-27 A Iowa State
6 < 12 LSU SEC 3-0 1241 +5 6 W 22-21 A #7 Auburn
7 < 9 Stanford Pac-12 3-0 1055 +3 7 W 30-10 H UC Davis
8 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 1034 0 8 W 22-17 H Vanderbilt
9 < 7 Auburn SEC 2-1 958 -2 11 L 22-21 H #12 LSU
10 < 10 Washington Pac-12 2-1 947 -1 12 W 21-7 A Utah
10 < 11 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 947 +3 9 W 63-10 H Kent State
12 < 14 West Virginia Big 12 2-0 841 +2 13 DNP
13 < 13 Virginia Tech ACC 2-0 816 -1 10 DNP
14 < 16 Mississippi State SEC 3-0 790 +4 14 W 56-10 H Louisiana
15 < 24 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-0 587 +11 15 W 44-21 H #17 Boise State
16 < 18 UCF AAC 2-0 556 +3 18 DNP
17 < 15 TCU Big 12 2-1 502 -1 17 L 40-28 N #4 Ohio State
18 < 6 Wisconsin Big Ten 2-1 486 -13 16 L 24-21 H BYU
19 < 19 Michigan Big Ten 2-1 448 +2 21 W 45-20 H SMU
20 < 20 Oregon Pac-12 3-0 399 +3 19 W 35-22 H San Jose State
21 < 21 Miami (FL) ACC 2-1 362 +1 20 W 49-24 A Toledo
22 < NR Texas A&M SEC 2-1 193 +4 22 W 48-10 H UL Monroe
23 < NR Boston College ACC 3-0 130 +3 25 W 41-34 A Wake Forest
24 < 25 Michigan State Big Ten 1-1 86 -9 23 DNP
25 < NR BYU Ind 2-1 75 -- RV W 24-21 A #6 Wisconsin
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 3-0 64 -- RV W 38-14 H Northern Iowa
RV < 17 Boise State MWC 2-1 62 -6 24 L 44-21 A #24 Oklahoma State
RV < NR Duke ACC 3-0 61 -- RV W 40-27 A Baylor
RV < NR Colorado Pac-12 3-0 49 -- RV W 45-14 H New Hampshire
RV < NR California Pac-12 3-0 40 -- RV W 45-23 H Idaho State
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 3-0 38 -- RV W 48-10 H Murray State
RV < NR South Florida AAC 3-0 14 -- RV W 25-19 A Illinois
RV < NR Texas Big 12 2-1 12 -- RV W 37-14 H #22 USC
RV < NR NC State ACC 2-0 10 -- RV DNP
RV < 23 Arizona State Pac-12 2-1 9 -- RV L 28-21 A San Diego State
RV < NR Missouri SEC 3-0 8 -- RV W 40-37 A Purdue
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 2-1 6 -- RV L 21-7 H #10 Washington
RV < NR San Diego State MWC 2-1 5 -- RV W 28-21 H #23 Arizona State
RV < NR North Texas CUSA 3-0 4 -- RV W 44-17 A Arkansas
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 1-1 4 -2 RV DNP
RV < NR Syracuse ACC 3-0 2 -- RV W 30-7 H Florida State
RV < NR Washington State Pac-12 3-0 2 -- RV W 59-24 H Eastern Washington
NR < 22 USC Pac-12 1-2 0 -9 NR L 37-14 A Texas
NR < NR Appalachian State Sun Belt 1-1 0 -- RV DNP
NR < NR Arkansas State Sun Belt 2-1 0 -- RV W 29-20 A Tulsa
NR < NR Cincinnati AAC 3-0 0 -- RV W 63-7 H Alabama A&M
NR < NR Florida SEC 2-1 0 -1 RV W 48-10 H Colorado State
NR < NR Fresno State MWC 2-1 0 -- RV W 38-14 A UCLA
NR < NR Houston AAC 2-1 0 -- RV L 63-49 A Texas Tech
NR < NR Minnesota Big Ten 3-0 0 -- RV W 26-3 H Miami (OH)
NR < NR Tennessee SEC 2-1 0 -- RV W 24-0 H UTEP
NR < NR Troy Sun Belt 2-1 0 -- RV W 24-19 A Nebraska
NR < NR Vanderbilt SEC 2-1 0 -- RV L 22-17 A #8 Notre Dame

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 9.0 6119
Big Ten 5 15.0 3324
Big 12 4 12.3 3213
ACC 4 15.0 2713
Pac-12 3 12.3 2401
Ind 2 16.5 1109
AAC 1 16.0 556

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Boston College makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/30/2008 poll (151 polls)
- BYU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/20/2015 poll (47 polls)
- LSU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2016 preseason poll (34 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/20/2016 poll (22 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Auburn's Top 10 streak reaches 10, Top 25 streak reaches 30
- Clemson's Top 5 streak reaches 10
- Georgia's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- USC's Top 25 streak ends at 24
- Wisconsin's Top 10 streak ends at 26

Total Appearances:
- Boston College ties Louisville for #58
- Mississippi State ties Houston for #44
- Ohio State reaches 890 appearances (#1)

Notes

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  • The 3WT (3 Week AP Ranking Trend) column represents the net change in AP ranking over the last three weeks by comparing the rank from two weeks ago to the current rank (three total rankings). If a team was not ranked two weeks ago, they are given a default rank of 26 whether they received votes or not. This may or may not be a permanent feature, or it could be changed to four weeks.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.