Total Points in All AP Polls: 1970 to 2014
| RK |
Team |
Points |
Behind* |
| 1. |
Nebraska |
571,791 |
0 |
| 2. |
Ohio State |
555,248 |
16,544 |
| 3. |
Oklahoma |
539,806 |
15,442 |
| 4. |
Florida State |
525,278 |
14,528 |
| 5. |
Michigan |
502,522 |
22,756 |
| 6. |
Alabama |
496,246 |
6,276 |
| 7. |
Florida |
460,762 |
35,484 |
| 8. |
USC |
428,814 |
31,948 |
| 9. |
Miami (FL) |
421,385 |
7,430 |
| 10. |
Texas |
405,189 |
16,196 |
| 11. |
Penn State |
381,805 |
23,384 |
| 12. |
Notre Dame |
374,813 |
6,992 |
| 13. |
Georgia |
337,289 |
37,524 |
| 14. |
LSU |
327,369 |
9,920 |
| 15. |
Tennessee |
320,657 |
6,712 |
| 16. |
Auburn |
319,160 |
1,497 |
| 17. |
Oregon |
226,027 |
93,133 |
| 18. |
Washington |
222,485 |
3,543 |
| 19. |
Virginia Tech |
219,715 |
2,770 |
| 20. |
Texas A&M |
215,147 |
4,568 |
| 21. |
UCLA |
215,024 |
123 |
| 22. |
Colorado |
189,069 |
25,955 |
| 23. |
Clemson |
180,895 |
8,174 |
| 24. |
Kansas State |
175,268 |
5,627 |
| 25. |
Arkansas |
162,375 |
12,893 |
| 26. |
Wisconsin |
150,424 |
11,951 |
| 27. |
West Virginia |
138,477 |
11,947 |
| 28. |
Iowa |
134,135 |
4,342 |
| 29. |
BYU |
122,582 |
11,554 |
| 30. |
Arizona State |
120,072 |
2,510 |
| 31. |
Pittsburgh |
117,145 |
2,927 |
| 32. |
Stanford |
111,334 |
5,811 |
| 33. |
North Carolina |
105,327 |
6,007 |
| 34. |
Michigan State |
101,116 |
4,212 |
| 35. |
Oklahoma State |
100,807 |
309 |
| 36. |
South Carolina |
99,102 |
1,705 |
| 37. |
Boise State |
98,722 |
380 |
| 38. |
TCU |
96,324 |
2,398 |
| 39. |
Arizona |
86,161 |
10,163 |
| 40. |
Georgia Tech |
83,440 |
2,722 |
| 41. |
Missouri |
82,627 |
813 |
| 42. |
Virginia |
80,515 |
2,113 |
| 43. |
Syracuse |
77,376 |
3,139 |
| 44. |
Louisville |
71,930 |
5,446 |
| 45. |
Washington State |
68,559 |
3,371 |
| 46. |
Houston |
67,650 |
910 |
| 47. |
California |
66,727 |
923 |
| 48. |
Mississippi State |
60,972 |
5,755 |
| 49. |
Purdue |
59,348 |
1,624 |
| 50. |
Baylor |
58,833 |
515 |
| 51. |
Boston College |
55,722 |
3,111 |
| 52. |
Utah |
55,032 |
690 |
| 53. |
Illinois |
54,132 |
901 |
| 54. |
Texas Tech |
48,670 |
5,462 |
| 55. |
Maryland |
48,275 |
395 |
| 56. |
SMU |
47,568 |
707 |
| 57. |
Mississippi |
44,264 |
3,304 |
| 58. |
NC State |
42,603 |
1,662 |
| 59. |
Northwestern |
37,815 |
4,788 |
| 60. |
Kansas |
34,818 |
2,997 |
| 61. |
Oregon State |
27,805 |
7,013 |
| 62. |
Cincinnati |
23,063 |
4,742 |
| 63. |
Air Force |
20,647 |
2,416 |
| 64. |
Fresno State |
20,136 |
511 |
| 65. |
Southern Miss |
18,047 |
2,089 |
| 66. |
Colorado State |
18,003 |
44 |
| 67. |
Marshall (WV) |
16,335 |
1,668 |
| 68. |
South Florida |
14,839 |
1,496 |
| 69. |
Rutgers (NJ) |
14,109 |
730 |
| 70. |
East Carolina |
14,078 |
31 |
| 71. |
Minnesota |
12,426 |
1,652 |
| 72. |
Hawaii |
11,532 |
894 |
| 73. |
Kentucky |
11,052 |
480 |
| 74. |
Wyoming |
10,343 |
709 |
| 75. |
Iowa State |
10,050 |
294 |
| 76. |
Tulane (LA) |
9,159 |
891 |
| 77. |
Wake Forest (NC) |
8,666 |
493 |
| 78. |
Northern Illinois |
8,627 |
39 |
| 79. |
Miami (OH) |
6,390 |
2,237 |
| 80. |
Duke |
5,674 |
716 |
| 81. |
Indiana |
5,520 |
154 |
| 82. |
UCF |
5,508 |
12 |
| 83. |
Ball State |
4,961 |
547 |
| 84. |
Nevada |
4,392 |
569 |
| 85. |
Toledo (OH) |
4,037 |
356 |
| 86. |
Bowling Green (OH) |
3,766 |
271 |
| 87. |
Vanderbilt |
2,223 |
1,543 |
| 88. |
Tulsa |
2,132 |
91 |
| 89. |
Connecticut |
1,874 |
258 |
| 90. |
Navy (MD) |
1,665 |
209 |
| 91. |
Louisiana Tech |
1,304 |
361 |
| 92. |
San Diego State |
1,228 |
76 |
| 93. |
Utah State |
1,191 |
37 |
| 94. |
Army (NY) |
928 |
263 |
| 95. |
Kent State (OH) |
734 |
194 |
| 96. |
UTEP |
656 |
78 |
| 97. |
Temple (PA) |
456 |
200 |
| 98. |
Dartmouth (NH) |
438 |
18 |
| 99. |
San Jose State (CA) |
428 |
10 |
| 100. |
Ohio |
285 |
143 |
| 101. |
Central Michigan |
230 |
55 |
| 102. |
Memphis |
180 |
50 |
| 103. |
Richmond (VA) |
13 |
167 |
| 104. |
Colgate (NY) |
8 |
5 |
| 105. |
Yale (CT) |
3 |
5 |
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* Number of points behind the previous team in the list
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Points do not include instances where a team was not ranked but received votes.
- In an average season, there are about 24,000 points possible for the #1 team, and 960 for the #25 team.
- Updated through December 7, 2025.
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