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September 19, 2010 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (53) SEC 3-0 1492 *1 W 62-13 A Duke
2 < 2 Ohio State (5) Big Ten 3-0 1435 *2 W 43-7 H Ohio
3 < 3 Boise State (1) WAC 2-0 1333 3 W 51-6 A Wyoming
4 < 4 TCU MWC 3-0 1280 5 W 45-10 H Baylor
5 < 5 Oregon Pac-10 3-0 1238 6 W 69-0 H Portland State
6 < 8 Nebraska Big 12 3-0 1175 *7 W 56-21 A Washington
7 < 6 Texas (1) Big 12 3-0 1164 4 W 24-14 A Texas Tech
8 < 7 Oklahoma Big 12 3-0 1114 9 W 27-24 H Air Force
9 < 10 Florida SEC 3-0 1044 8 W 31-17 A Tennessee
10 < 12 Arkansas SEC 3-0 903 11 W 31-24 A Georgia
11 < 11 Wisconsin Big Ten 3-0 803 10 W 20-19 H Arizona State
12 < 13 South Carolina SEC 3-0 739 15 W 38-19 H Furman
13 < 14 Utah MWC 3-0 703 13 W 56-14 A New Mexico
14 < 24 Arizona Pac-10 3-0 663 16 W 34-27 H #9 Iowa
15 < 15 LSU SEC 3-0 654 12 W 29-7 H Mississippi State
16 < 19 Stanford Pac-10 3-0 606 17 W 68-24 H Wake Forest
17 < 16 Auburn SEC 3-0 600 14 W 27-24 (1OT) H Clemson
18 < 9 Iowa Big Ten 2-1 482 18 L 34-27 A #24 Arizona
19 < 17 Miami (FL) ACC 1-1 472 19 DNP
20 < 18 USC Pac-10 3-0 414 NR W 32-21 A Minnesota
21 < 20 Michigan Big Ten 3-0 291 22 W 42-37 H Massachusetts
22 < 21 West Virginia Big East 3-0 258 21 W 31-17 H Maryland
23 < 22 Penn State Big Ten 2-1 198 20 W 24-0 H Kent State
24 < 25 Oregon State Pac-10 1-1 75 RV W 35-28 H Louisville
25 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 3-0 45 23 W 34-31 (1OT) H Notre Dame
RV < NR Air Force MWC 2-1 44 RV L 27-24 A #7 Oklahoma
RV < NR Nevada WAC 3-0 41 RV W 52-31 H California
RV < NR Florida State ACC 2-1 40 RV W 34-10 H BYU
RV < NR Pittsburgh Big East 1-1 40 RV DNP
RV < NR Fresno State WAC 2-0 35 RV W 41-24 A Utah State
RV < NR Missouri Big 12 3-0 30 24 W 27-24 H San Diego State
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 3-0 22 25 W 65-28 H Tulsa
RV < NR Clemson ACC 2-1 14 RV L 27-24 (1OT) A #16 Auburn
RV < NR Georgia Tech ACC 2-1 14 RV W 30-24 A North Carolina
RV < NR NC State ACC 3-0 14 RV W 30-19 H Cincinnati
RV < NR James Madison Other 2-0 8 NR DNP
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 3-0 4 RV W 27-20 H Iowa State
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-10 2-1 3 NR L 20-19 A #11 Wisconsin
RV < NR California Pac-10 2-1 3 NR L 52-31 A Nevada
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 3-0 3 RV W 30-13 A Rice
RV < 23 Houston CUSA 2-1 1 RV L 31-13 A UCLA
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 1-2 1 NR L 34-31 (1OT) A Michigan State
RV < NR Temple MAC 3-0 1 RV W 30-16 H Connecticut
RV < NR Texas A&M Big 12 3-0 1 RV W 27-20 H FIU
NR < NR Boston College ACC 2-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Texas Tech Big 12 2-1 0 RV L 24-14 H #6 Texas
NR < NR Virginia Tech ACC 1-2 0 RV W 49-27 H East Carolina

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 10.7 5432
Big Ten 6 16.7 3254
Pac-10 5 15.8 2996
Big 12 3 7.0 3453
MWC 2 8.5 1983
WAC 1 3.0 1333
ACC 1 19.0 472
Big East 1 22.0 258

Milestones

- Arkansas makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/26/2006 poll (54 polls).
- Michigan State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2008 poll (19 polls).
- Ohio State's weekly Top 10 streak reachs 10.
- Florida's weekly Top 10 streak reachs 30.
- LSU's weekly Top 25 streak reachs 20.
- Iowa ties Georgia Tech for #25 in total appearances.
- Oregon and Stanford tie Maryland for #38 in total appearances.
- TCU ties SMU for #45 in total appearances.
- Oregon State ties Louisville for #63 in total appearances.

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.