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September 24, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (55) SEC 4-0 1562 *1 W 49-21 H UAB
2 < 2 Michigan (1) Big Ten 4-0 1445 2 W 31-7 H Rutgers
3 < 3 Texas (2) Big 12 4-0 1401 5 W 38-6 A Baylor
4 < 6 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 4-0 1370 *3 W 17-14 A #9 Notre Dame
5 < 4 Florida State (3) ACC 4-0 1366 4 W 31-24 (1OT) A Clemson
6 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 4-0 1244 7 W 31-0 H #24 Iowa
7 < 8 Washington (1) Pac-12 4-0 1228 *8 W 59-32 H California
8 < 5 USC Pac-12 4-0 1169 6 W 42-28 A Arizona State
9 < 10 Oregon Pac-12 4-0 1076 9 W 42-6 H #19 Colorado
10 < 11 Utah Pac-12 4-0 981 10 W 14-7 H #22 UCLA
11 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 904 13 L 17-14 H #6 Ohio State
12 < 13 Alabama SEC 3-1 862 11 W 24-10 H #15 Mississippi
13 < 12 LSU SEC 3-1 813 12 W 34-31 H Arkansas
14 < 16 Oklahoma Big 12 4-0 716 14 W 20-6 A Cincinnati
15 < 17 North Carolina ACC 4-0 659 15 W 41-24 A Pittsburgh
16 < 21 Washington State Pac-12 4-0 652 17 W 38-35 H #14 Oregon State
17 < 18 Duke ACC 4-0 648 16 W 41-7 A Connecticut
18 < 20 Miami (FL) ACC 4-0 523 18 W 41-7 A Temple
19 < 14 Oregon State Pac-12 3-1 366 21 L 38-35 A #21 Washington State
20 < 15 Mississippi SEC 3-1 349 20 L 24-10 A #13 Alabama
21 < 23 Tennessee SEC 3-1 260 19 W 45-14 H UTSA
22 < 25 Florida SEC 3-1 220 23 W 22-7 H Charlotte
23 < NR Missouri SEC 4-0 197 22 W 34-27 H Memphis
24 < NR Kansas Big 12 4-0 132 24 W 38-27 H BYU
25 < NR Fresno State MWC 4-0 64 RV W 53-10 H Kent State
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 57 25 W 44-31 H UCF
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 41 RV W 45-28 A Vanderbilt
RV < 19 Colorado Pac-12 32 RV L 42-6 A #10 Oregon
RV < NR Louisville ACC 32 RV W 56-28 H Boston College
RV < 22 UCLA Pac-12 28 RV L 14-7 A #11 Utah
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 20 RV W 31-9 A Michigan State
RV < NR TCU Big 12 17 RV W 34-17 H SMU
RV < NR Tulane AAC 11 RV W 36-7 H Nicholls
RV < NR Syracuse ACC 8 RV W 29-16 H Army
RV < NR Air Force MWC 6 RV W 45-20 A San Jose State
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 6 NR W 38-17 A Purdue
RV < NR Clemson ACC 5 RV L 31-24 (1OT) H #4 Florida State
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 5 RV W 27-10 H Auburn
NR < 24 Iowa Big Ten 0 RV L 31-0 A #7 Penn State
NR < NR Georgia State Sun Belt 0 RV W 30-17 A Coastal Carolina
NR < NR James Madison Sun Belt 0 RV W 45-38 A Utah State
NR < NR Liberty CUSA 0 RV W 38-6 A Florida International
NR < NR Marshall Sun Belt 0 RV W 24-17 H Virginia Tech
NR < NR Wyoming MWC 0 RV W 22-19 H Appalachian State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 7 16.0 4263
Pac-12 6 11.5 5472
ACC 4 13.8 3196
Big Ten 3 4.0 4059
Big 12 3 13.7 2249
Ind 1 11.0 904
MWC 1 25.0 64

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Kansas makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/9/2022 poll (13 polls)
  • Missouri makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/13/2019 poll (62 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 250
  • Michigan's Top 5 streak reaches 20
  • Oregon State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
  • Tennessee's Top 25 streak reaches 20

Total Appearances

  • Georgia reaches 650 appearances (#11)
  • Missouri ties TCU for #37
  • Washington reaches 470 appearances (#20)

Miscellaneous

  • Penn State: Highest rank since #4 in the 10/3/2021 poll.
  • Washington: Highest rank since #7 in the 10/7/2018 poll. Lowest-ranked team to receive a first-place vote since #9 Texas A&M in the 10/11/2015 poll.
  • USC: Biggest drop (3) by a Top 5 team after a win since Clemson went from #2 to #5 after beating Troy 30-24 in Week 2 of 2016 (9/11/2016 poll).
  • Washington State: Highest rank since #10 in the final 2018 poll. Highest regular season rank since #12 in the 12/2/2018 poll.
  • Duke: Highest rank since #16 in the 10/25/1994 poll.
  • Miami (FL): Highest rank since #13 in the 9/11/2022 poll.
  • Missouri: First appearance since #22 in the 10/13/2019 poll.
  • Kansas: First time being ranked in back-to-back seasons since 2008-09.
  • Fresno State: First regular season appearance since #25 in the 10/31/2021 poll.
  • Miscellaneous: First time Kansas and Missouri have both been ranked since the 10/4/2009 poll.
  • Miscellaneous: Most teams (6) receiving FPV in a regular season poll since the 11/1/2015 poll (also 6).
  • Miscellaneous: Penn State's 31-0 win vs #24 Iowa is the 26th shutout in a ranked vs ranked matchup since 2008, and first since 2022 (#22 Kansas State 48-0 vs #9 Oklahoma State).
  • Pac-12: First time ever with 4 teams in the Top 10 (includes all previous conference configurations).

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.