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September 20, 2015 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts 3WT CP Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (42) Big Ten 3-0 1490 0 *1 W 20-13 H Northern Illinois
2 < 4 Michigan State (7) Big Ten 3-0 1415 +3 *3 W 35-21 H Air Force
3 < 3 TCU Big 12 3-0 1345 0 2 W 56-37 H SMU
3 < 15 Mississippi (11) SEC 3-0 1345 +14 5 W 43-37 A #2 Alabama
5 < 5 Baylor Big 12 2-0 1213 -1 4 DNP
6 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 1183 +3 8 W 30-22 H #14 Georgia Tech
7 < 7 Georgia SEC 3-0 1162 +3 6 W 52-20 H South Carolina
8 < 13 LSU (1) SEC 2-0 1088 +6 9 W 45-21 H #18 Auburn
9 < 10 UCLA Pac-12 3-0 981 +4 11 W 24-23 H #19 BYU
10 < 9 Florida State ACC 3-0 953 +1 7 W 14-0 A Boston College
11 < 11 Clemson ACC 3-0 903 +1 10 W 20-17 A Louisville
12 < 2 Alabama SEC 2-1 882 -10 12 L 43-37 H #15 Mississippi
13 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 2-1 855 -6 13 W 61-28 H Georgia State
14 < 17 Texas A&M SEC 3-0 798 +2 15 W 44-27 H Nevada
15 < 16 Oklahoma Big 12 3-0 782 +4 14 W 52-38 H Tulsa
16 < 20 Arizona Pac-12 3-0 488 +6 16 W 77-13 H Northern Arizona
17 < 23 Northwestern Big Ten 3-0 469 +9 19 W 19-10 A Duke
18 < 21 Utah Pac-12 3-0 439 +6 17 W 45-24 A Fresno State
19 < 6 USC Pac-12 2-1 367 -11 18 L 41-31 H Stanford
20 < 14 Georgia Tech ACC 2-1 352 -5 20 L 30-22 A #8 Notre Dame
21 < NR Stanford Pac-12 2-1 288 +5 24 W 41-31 A #6 USC
22 < 19 BYU Ind 2-1 174 +4 RV L 24-23 A #10 UCLA
22 < 24 Wisconsin Big Ten 2-1 174 +4 21 W 28-3 H Troy
24 < 25 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-0 149 +2 22 W 69-14 H UTSA
25 < 22 Missouri SEC 3-0 135 -4 23 W 9-6 H Connecticut
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 2-1 52 -1 RV W 62-13 H Northwestern State
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 2-0 48 0 RV DNP
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 2-1 45 -3 RV W 55-10 H Western Carolina
RV < NR California Pac-12 3-0 38 0 RV W 45-44 A Texas
RV < NR Toledo MAC 2-0 36 0 RV W 30-23 (2OT) H Iowa State
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-12 2-1 25 0 RV W 34-10 H New Mexico
RV < NR Houston AAC 2-0 22 0 RV DNP
RV < 18 Auburn SEC 2-1 20 -20 25 L 45-21 A #13 LSU
RV < NR Temple AAC 3-0 20 0 RV W 25-23 A Massachusetts
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 3-0 20 0 RV W 35-24 A Arkansas
RV < NR Boise State MWC 2-1 17 -6 RV W 52-0 H Idaho State
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 3-0 13 0 RV W 36-33 (1OT) H Nebraska
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 3-0 10 0 RV W 27-24 H Pittsburgh
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 3-0 8 0 RV W 39-33 (3OT) H Louisiana Tech
RV < NR Florida SEC 3-0 7 0 RV W 14-9 A Kentucky
RV < NR NC State ACC 3-0 5 0 RV W 38-14 A Old Dominion
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 2-1 4 0 RV W 10-7 H Kent State
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 2-1 4 0 RV W 51-24 A Purdue
RV < NR Memphis AAC 3-0 1 0 RV W 44-41 A Bowling Green
NR < NR Boston College ACC 2-1 0 0 RV L 14-0 H #9 Florida State
NR < NR Northern Illinois MAC 2-1 0 0 RV L 20-13 A #1 Ohio State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.5 5410
Pac-12 6 16.0 3418
Big Ten 4 10.5 3548
Big 12 4 11.8 3489
ACC 3 13.7 2208
Ind 2 14.0 1357

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- LSU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/14/2014 poll (16 polls)
- Mississippi makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 10/19/2014 poll (13 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 5 streak ends at 12
- Alabama's Top 10 streak ends at 70
- Auburn's Top 25 streak ends at 30
- Ohio State's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Georgia Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Georgia reaches 540 appearances
- Mississippi reaches 270 appearances
- Ohio State passes Notre Dame for #2 in appearances at #1
- Oklahoma State reaches 200 appearances
- TCU ties Kansas State for #38
- Utah reaches 90 appearances
- Wisconsin reaches 330 appearances

Miscellaneous:
- #1 and #2 are from the same conference for the first time since the SEC in the 9/16/2012 poll.
- Mississippi's move from #15 to #3 is the largest jump into the Top 5 since UCLA in 1976 and tied for 4th largest jump within the poll since 1968
- USC's drop from #6 to #19 is the largest within the poll since Ohio State lost to Virginia Tech in 2014. Alabama also makes the list with a 10-spot drop.
- Michigan State received the most first-place votes since getting 8 in the final 1966 poll.
- Mississippi received the most first-place votes since getting 12 in the 11/26/1962 poll.

Notes

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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.