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September 27, 2020 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Clemson (55) ACC 2-0 1542 *1 DNP
2 < 2 Alabama (3) SEC 1-0 1473 *2 W 38-19 A Missouri
3 < 5 Florida SEC 1-0 1324 3 W 51-35 A Mississippi
4 < 4 Georgia SEC 1-0 1310 4 W 37-10 A Arkansas
5 < 7 Notre Dame ACC 2-0 1231 5 DNP
6 < NR Ohio State (4) Big Ten 0-0 1169 *6 DNP
7 < 8 Auburn SEC 1-0 1133 7 W 29-13 H #23 Kentucky
8 < 12 Miami (FL) ACC 3-0 1045 8 W 52-10 H Florida State
9 < 8 Texas Big 12 2-0 862 9 W 63-56 A Texas Tech
10 < NR Penn State Big Ten 0-0 840 10 DNP
11 < 13 UCF AAC 2-0 743 12 W 51-28 A East Carolina
12 < 11 North Carolina ACC 1-0 734 11 DNP
13 < 10 Texas A&M SEC 1-0 705 13 W 17-12 H Vanderbilt
14 < NR Oregon Pac-12 0-0 651 NR DNP
15 < 14 Cincinnati AAC 2-0 646 15 W 24-10 H #22 Army
16 < NR Mississippi State SEC 1-0 590 14 W 44-34 A #6 LSU
17 < 15 Oklahoma State Big 12 2-0 555 19 W 27-13 H West Virginia
18 < 3 Oklahoma Big 12 1-1 535 16 L 38-35 H Kansas State
19 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 510 18 DNP
20 < 6 LSU SEC 0-1 401 17 L 44-34 H Mississippi State
21 < 16 Tennessee SEC 1-0 377 20 W 31-27 A South Carolina
22 < 18 BYU Ind 2-0 295 22 W 48-7 H Troy
23 < NR Michigan Big Ten 0-0 277 21 DNP
24 < 21 Pittsburgh ACC 3-0 248 25 W 23-20 H #24 Louisville
25 < 17 Memphis AAC 1-0 196 24 DNP
RV < 20 Virginia Tech ACC 1-0 195 NR W 45-24 H NC State
RV < 19 Louisiana Sun Belt 3-0 126 RV W 20-18 H Georgia Southern
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 110 RV DNP
RV < NR USC Pac-12 0-0 104 NR DNP
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 1-1 60 RV W 38-35 A #3 Oklahoma
RV < NR SMU AAC 3-0 37 RV W 50-7 H Stephen F. Austin
RV < 25 Marshall CUSA 2-0 31 RV DNP
RV < NR Baylor Big 12 1-0 22 RV W 47-14 H Kansas
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 0-0 16 RV DNP
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 0-0 14 NR DNP
RV < NR Virginia ACC 1-0 12 RV W 38-20 H Duke
RV < NR Arkansas State Sun Belt 1-1 11 RV DNP
RV < NR UAB CUSA 2-1 5 RV W 42-10 A South Alabama
RV < 23 Kentucky SEC 0-1 4 RV L 29-13 A #8 Auburn
RV < 24 Louisville ACC 1-2 4 NR L 23-20 A #21 Pittsburgh
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 0-0 4 NR DNP
RV < 22 Army Ind 2-1 3 RV L 24-10 A #14 Cincinnati
NR < NR Boston College ACC 2-0 0 RV W 24-21 H Texas State
NR < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 2-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Louisiana Tech CUSA 2-0 0 RV W 66-38 H Houston Baptist
NR < NR Mississippi SEC 0-1 0 RV L 51-35 H #5 Florida
NR < NR Nebraska Big Ten 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR South Carolina SEC 0-1 0 RV L 31-27 H #16 Tennessee

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 10.8 7313
ACC 5 10.0 4800
Big Ten 4 14.5 2796
Big 12 3 14.7 1952
AAC 3 17.0 1585
Pac-12 1 14.0 651
Ind 1 22.0 295

Milestones


NOTE: This is the first poll since the preseason where teams from the Big Ten, Pac-12, MAC, and Mountain West conferences were eligible to receive votes. This has affected many appearance and streak numbers. For now, I'm going to treat them at face value (subject to sudden change), i.e., no asterisks at this point.

Last Appearances:
- Miami (FL) makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2018 preseason poll (35 polls)
- Mississippi State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/2/2018 poll (21 polls)
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2018 poll (20 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 10 streak reaches 80, Top 25 streak reaches 200
- Clemson's Top 5 streak reaches 10, Top 10 streak reaches 80
- LSU's Top 10 streak ends at 21
- Oklahoma's Top 10 streak ends at 29

Total Appearances:
- Georgia reaches 600 appearances (#12)
- Notre Dame reaches 820 appearances (#4)
- Pittsburgh reaches 300 appearances (#31)

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.