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September 9, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (57) Big 12 1-0 1659 W 55-14 H Michigan State
2 < 2 Tennessee (4) SEC 2-0 1557  
3 < 3 Florida State (3) ACC 1-0 1528  
4 < 4 Florida SEC 2-0 1509  
5 < 5 Colorado (3) Big 12 2-0 1402  
6 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 2-0 1315  
7 < 8 Texas Big 12 2-0 1191  
8 < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 1182  
9 < 6 Notre Dame (1) Ind 1-0 1061  
10 < 11 Miami (FL) Big East 2-0 1038  
11 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 885  
12 < 24 North Carolina ACC 2-0 856  
13 < 14 Alabama SEC 2-0 775  
14 < 16 BYU WAC 2-0 708  
15 < 18 Auburn SEC 2-0 695  
16 < 19 USC Pac-10 1-1 646  
17 < 21 Kansas State Big 12 2-0 605  
18 < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 1-0 526  
19 < 15 Virginia Tech Big East 1-0 425  
20 < 17 LSU SEC 1-0 412  
21 < 22 Iowa Big Ten 1-0 377  
22 < 23 Virginia ACC 1-0 352  
23 < 9 Syracuse Big East 0-1 331 L 27-10 H #24 North Carolina
24 < NR Kansas Big 12 1-0 207 DNP
25 < 25 Texas A&M Big 12 0-1 180  
NR < 13 Northwestern Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 13.2 5244
SEC 5 10.8 4948
Big Ten 4 11.5 3759
ACC 3 12.3 2736
Big East 3 17.3 1794
Pac-10 2 17.0 1172
Ind 1 9.0 1061
WAC 1 14.0 708

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.