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October 4, 2009 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (54) SEC 4-0 1486 1 DNP
2 < 2 Texas (1) Big 12 4-0 1416 2 DNP
3 < 3 Alabama (5) SEC 5-0 1404 3 W 38-20 A Kentucky
4 < 4 LSU SEC 5-0 1290 4 W 20-13 A #18 Georgia
5 < 6 Virginia Tech ACC 4-1 1200 5 W 34-26 A Duke
6 < 5 Boise State WAC 5-0 1185 6 W 34-16 H UC Davis
7 < 7 USC Pac-10 4-1 1108 7 W 30-3 A #24 California
8 < 10 Cincinnati Big East 5-0 1004 10 W 37-13 A Miami (OH)
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 994 8 W 33-14 A Indiana
10 < 11 TCU MWC 4-0 940 9 W 39-14 H SMU
11 < 17 Miami (FL) ACC 3-1 931 11 W 21-20 H #8 Oklahoma
12 < 13 Iowa Big Ten 5-0 823 14 W 24-21 H Arkansas State
13 < 16 Oregon Pac-10 4-1 676 17 W 52-6 H Washington State
14 < 15 Penn State Big Ten 4-1 564 12 W 35-17 A Illinois
15 < 14 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-1 563 13 DNP
16 < 18 Kansas Big 12 4-0 513 15 DNP
17 < NR Auburn SEC 5-0 428 19 W 26-22 A Tennessee
18 < 20 BYU MWC 4-1 403 20 W 35-17 H Utah State
19 < 8 Oklahoma Big 12 2-2 370 21 L 21-20 A #17 Miami (FL)
20 < 21 Mississippi SEC 3-1 357 16 W 23-7 A Vanderbilt
21 < 23 Nebraska Big 12 3-1 333 22 DNP
22 < 25 Georgia Tech ACC 4-1 311 23 W 42-31 A Mississippi State
23 < NR South Florida Big East 5-0 238 24 W 34-20 A Syracuse
24 < NR Missouri Big 12 4-0 215 18 DNP
25 < NR South Carolina SEC 4-1 200 NR W 38-14 H South Carolina State
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 157 NR  
RV < 12 Houston CUSA 3-1 142 NR L 58-41 A UTEP
RV < 18 Georgia SEC 3-2 115 NR L 20-13 H #4 LSU
RV < NR Stanford Pac-10 50 NR  
RV < NR Utah MWC 31 NR  
RV < 22 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 25 NR L 26-20 (1OT) A Michigan State
RV < NR Boston College ACC 12 NR  
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 9 NR  
RV < NR Pittsburgh Big East 3 NR  
RV < NR Arizona Pac-10 2 NR  
RV < NR West Virginia Big East 2 NR  
NR < 24 California Pac-10 3-2 0 NR L 30-3 H #7 USC

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.7 5165
Big 12 6 16.2 3410
Big Ten 3 11.7 2381
ACC 3 12.7 2442
Pac-10 2 10.0 1784
MWC 2 14.0 1343
Big East 2 15.5 1242
WAC 1 6.0 1185

Milestones

- Virginia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/2/2007 poll (23 polls).
- Auburn makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/5/2008 poll (15 polls).
- South Florida makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/26/2008 poll (12 polls).
- South Carolina makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/9/2008 poll (10 polls).
- Auburn's season streak reaches 10.
- Alabama's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.
- Georgia's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 39.
- Mississippi's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- USC's total appearances reach 680.
- Nebraska's total appearances reach 650.
- Auburn's total appearances reach 480 and ties Georgia for #12.
- Oregon ties Illinois for #40 in total appearances.
- Oklahoma State breaks tie with Arizona for #54 in total appearances.
- Cincinnati ties Villanova for #92 in total appearances.
- South Florida's total appearances reach 20 and ties Duquesne for #95.

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.