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2005 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Texas (65) Big 12 13-0 1625 W 41-38 N #1 USC (BCS NC/Rose )
2 < 1 USC Pac-10 12-1 1560 L 41-38 N #2 Texas (BCS NC/Rose)
3 < 3 Penn State Big Ten 11-1 1484 W 26-23 (3OT) N #22 Florida State (Orange)
4 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 10-2 1428 W 34-20 N #5 Notre Dame (Fiesta)
5 < 11 West Virginia Big East 11-1 1325 W 38-35 N #8 Georgia (Sugar)
6 < 10 LSU SEC 11-2 1314 W 40-3 N #9 Miami (FL) (Peach)
7 < 12 Virginia Tech ACC 11-2 1197 W 35-24 N #15 Louisville (Gator)
8 < 13 Alabama SEC 10-2 1081 W 13-10 N #18 Texas Tech (Cotton)
9 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 9-3 1019 L 34-20 N #4 Ohio State (Fiesta)
10 < 8 Georgia SEC 10-3 994 L 38-35 N #11 West Virginia (Sugar)
11 < 14 TCU MWC 11-1 937 W 27-24 N Iowa State (Houston)
12 < 6 Oregon Pac-10 10-2 817 L 17-14 N Oklahoma (Holiday)
12 < 16 Florida SEC 9-3 817 W 31-24 N #25 Iowa (Outback)
14 < 7 Auburn SEC 9-3 799 L 24-10 N #21 Wisconsin (Capital One)
15 < 21 Wisconsin Big Ten 10-3 786 W 24-10 N #7 Auburn (Capital One)
16 < 17 UCLA Pac-10 10-2 778 W 50-38 N Northwestern (Sun)
17 < 9 Miami (FL) ACC 9-3 589 L 40-3 N #10 LSU (Peach)
18 < 19 Boston College ACC 9-3 545 W 27-21 N Boise State (MPC Computers)
19 < 15 Louisville Big East 9-3 410 L 35-24 N #12 Virginia Tech (Gator)
20 < 18 Texas Tech Big 12 9-3 359 L 13-10 N #13 Alabama (Cotton)
21 < 23 Clemson ACC 8-4 339 W 19-10 N Colorado (Champs Sports)
22 < NR Oklahoma Big 12 8-4 329 W 17-14 N #6 Oregon (Holiday)
23 < 22 Florida State ACC 8-5 232 L 26-23 (3OT) N #3 Penn State (Orange)
24 < NR Nebraska Big 12 8-4 128  
25 < NR California Pac-10 8-4 45  
NR < 20 Michigan Big Ten 0 L 32-28 N Nebraska (Alamo)
NR < 24 Georgia Tech ACC 0 L 38-10 N Utah (Emerald)
NR < 25 Iowa Big Ten 0 L 31-24 N #16 Florida (Outback)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 10.0 5005
ACC 5 17.2 2902
Pac-10 4 13.8 3200
Big 12 4 16.8 2441
Big Ten 3 7.3 3698
Big East 2 12.0 1735
Ind 1 9.0 1019
MWC 1 11.0 937

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.