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September 10, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (55) SEC 2-0 1540 *1 W 45-3 H Ball State
2 < 2 Michigan (2) Big Ten 2-0 1458 *2 W 35-7 H UNLV
3 < 5 Florida State (3) ACC 2-0 1413 3 W 66-13 H Southern Miss
4 < 10 Texas (2) Big 12 2-0 1338 6 W 34-24 A #3 Alabama
5 < 6 USC Pac-12 3-0 1269 5 W 56-10 H Stanford
6 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 2-0 1265 4 W 35-7 H Youngstown State
7 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 2-0 1204 7 W 63-7 H Delaware
8 < 8 Washington Pac-12 2-0 1102 8 W 43-10 H Tulsa
9 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 1015 11 W 45-24 A NC State
10 < 3 Alabama SEC 1-1 953 10 L 34-24 H #11 Texas
11 < 9 Tennessee SEC 2-0 929 9 W 30-13 H Austin Peay
12 < 12 Utah Pac-12 2-0 847 12 W 20-13 A Baylor
13 < 13 Oregon Pac-12 2-0 827 13 W 38-30 A Texas Tech
14 < 14 LSU SEC 1-1 667 14 W 72-10 H Grambling
15 < 15 Kansas State Big 12 2-0 636 15 W 42-13 H Troy
16 < 18 Oregon State Pac-12 2-0 605 17 W 55-7 H UC Davis
17 < 20 Mississippi SEC 2-0 505 19 W 37-20 A #24 Tulane
18 < 25 Colorado Pac-12 2-0 481 21 W 36-14 H Nebraska
19 < 17 Oklahoma Big 12 2-0 453 16 W 28-11 H SMU
20 < 16 North Carolina ACC 2-0 444 18 W 40-34 (2OT) H Appalachian State
21 < 24 Duke ACC 2-0 421 20 W 42-7 H Lafayette
22 < NR Miami (FL) ACC 2-0 230 23 W 48-33 H #23 Texas A&M
23 < NR Washington State Pac-12 2-0 129 RV W 31-22 H #19 Wisconsin
24 < NR UCLA Pac-12 2-0 107 25 W 35-10 A San Diego State
25 < NR Iowa Big Ten 2-0 106 24 W 20-13 A Iowa State
RV < 25 Clemson ACC 86 22 W 66-17 H Charleston Southern
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 33 RV W 28-6 H Kent State
RV < NR Kansas Big 12 19 RV W 34-23 H Illinois
RV < NR TCU Big 12 19 RV W 41-6 H Nicholls
RV < 24 Tulane AAC 17 RV L 37-20 H #20 Mississippi
RV < 19 Wisconsin Big Ten 10 RV L 31-22 A Washington State
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 5 RV W 28-17 H Eastern Kentucky
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 5 RV W 31-24 (1OT) H Arizona
RV < NR Cincinnati AAC 3 RV W 27-21 A Pittsburgh
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 3 RV W 25-6 H Eastern Michigan
RV < NR Fresno State MWC 2 RV W 34-31 (2OT) H Eastern Washington
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 1 RV W 36-35 A Virginia
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 1 RV W 38-20 H Charlotte
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 1 RV W 27-15 A Arizona State
RV < NR Wyoming MWC 1 RV W 31-17 H Portland State
NR < 23 Texas A&M SEC 0 RV L 48-33 A Miami (FL)
NR < NR Air Force MWC 0 RV W 13-3 A Sam Houston
NR < NR Auburn SEC 0 RV W 14-10 A California
NR < NR Louisville ACC 0 RV W 56-0 H Murray State
NR < NR Memphis AAC 0 RV W 37-3 A Arkansas State
NR < NR Michigan State Big Ten 0 RV W 45-14 H Richmond
NR < NR Missouri SEC 0 RV W 23-19 H Middle Tennessee
NR < NR South Carolina SEC 0 RV W 47-21 H Furman
NR < NR Syracuse ACC 0 RV W 48-7 H Western Michigan
NR < NR UCF AAC 0 RV W 18-16 A Boise State
NR < NR Wake Forest ACC 0 RV W 36-20 H Vanderbilt

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-12 8 14.9 5367
SEC 5 10.6 4594
Big Ten 4 10.0 4033
ACC 4 16.5 2508
Big 12 3 12.7 2427
Ind 1 9.0 1015

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Miami (FL) makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/18/2022 poll (14 polls)
  • Texas makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/7/2010 poll (212 polls)
  • Washington State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/15/2019 poll (64 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Clemson's Top 25 streak ends at 21
  • Michigan's Top 10 streak reaches 30
  • Ohio State's Top 5 streak ends at 18, Top 10 streak reaches 30
  • Tulane's Top 25 streak ends at 11

Total Appearances

  • Alabama reaches 860 appearances (#4)
  • Duke ties Virginia for #53
  • Florida State reaches 570 appearances (#15)
  • Mississippi reaches 320 appearances (#26)
  • Notre Dame reaches 860 appearances (#4)
  • Texas reaches 760 appearances (#7)
  • Utah ties Boise State for #56

Miscellaneous

  • Alabama: Lowest regular season rank since 11/6/2022 (#10). Biggest drop (7) since 9/20/2015 poll when they dropped 10 spots from #2 to #12 after losing 43-37 at home vs #15 Mississippi.
  • Colorado: Highest rank since final 2016 poll (#17). Highest regular season rank since 12/4/2016 poll (#11).
  • Texas: Highest rank since final 2009 poll (#2).
  • Last time Washington/Washington State were both ranked was the 9/15/2019 poll (#22/#19).
  • Last time Florida State/Miami were both ranked was the 2018 preseason poll (#19/#8). Last time they were both ranked in the regular season was the 9/17/2017 poll (#12/#14).
  • Pac-12: Eight teams ranked is their most ever and most by a non-SEC conference, and second only to the SEC's 10 in the 9/8/2015 poll (SEC has 20 other instances of eight teams ranked).
  • Last time the Top 5 had one team each of the Power 5 conferences was the 9/24/2017 poll.
  • Last time there was no Group of 5 team ranked was the 9/25/2022 poll.
  • Last time five or more teams won but dropped was the 10/9/2022 poll.
  • Last time one team won but dropped in back-to-back weeks (see Ohio State), Top 5 or otherwise, was Alabama in the 11/21/2021 and 11/28/2021. Cincinnati also did it in the 11/14/2021 and 11/21/2021 polls.

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.
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