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October 7, 2012 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

W-L

 

PTS

 

CP

 

HP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (60)

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1500

 

*1

 

*1

 

DNP

2

  <  2

 

Oregon

 

Pac-12

 

6-0

 

1435

 

*2

 

*2

 

W 52-21 vs #23 Washington

3

  <  6

 

South Carolina

 

SEC

 

6-0

 

1359

 

3

 

3

 

W 35-7 vs #5 Georgia

4

  <  10

 

Florida

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1265

 

6

 

6

 

W 14-6 vs #4 LSU

5

  <  8

 

West Virginia

 

Big 12

 

5-0

 

1260

 

4

 

4

 

W 48-45 at #11 Texas

6

  <  7

 

Kansas State

 

Big 12

 

5-0

 

1217

 

5

 

5

 

W 56-16 vs Kansas

7

  <  9

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

5-0

 

1176

 

7

 

7

 

W 41-3 vs Miami (FL)

8

  <  12

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

6-0

 

1053

 

NR

 

NR

 

W 63-38 vs #21 Nebraska

9

  <  4

 

LSU

 

SEC

 

5-1

 

938

 

8

 

8

 

L 14-6 at #10 Florida

10

  <  14

 

Oregon State

 

Pac-12

 

4-0

 

873

 

14

 

12

 

W 19-6 vs Washington State

11

  <  13

 

USC

 

Pac-12

 

4-1

 

812

 

9

 

10

 

W 38-28 at Utah

12

  <  3

 

Florida State

 

ACC

 

5-1

 

800

 

11

 

9

 

L 17-16 at NC State

13

  <  17

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 12

 

3-1

 

756

 

10

 

13

 

W 41-20 at Texas Tech

14

  <  5

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

5-1

 

733

 

12

 

11

 

L 35-7 at #6 South Carolina

15

  <  11

 

Texas

 

Big 12

 

4-1

 

711

 

15

 

15

 

L 48-45 vs #8 West Virginia

16

  <  15

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

5-1

 

657

 

13

 

14

 

W 47-31 vs Georgia Tech

17

  <  18

 

Stanford

 

Pac-12

 

4-1

 

587

 

17

 

16

 

W 54-48 (1OT) vs Arizona

18

  <  19

 

Louisville

 

Big East

 

5-0

 

494

 

16

 

18

 

DNP

19

  <  20

 

Mississippi State

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

450

 

18

 

17

 

W 27-14 at Kentucky

20

  <  22

 

Rutgers (NJ)

 

Big East

 

5-0

 

331

 

19

 

19

 

W 19-3 vs Connecticut

21

  <  NR

 

Cincinnati

 

Big East

 

4-0

 

205

 

20

 

20

 

W 52-14 vs Miami (OH)

22

  <  NR

 

Texas A&M

 

SEC

 

4-1

 

153

 

21

 

23

 

W 30-27 at Mississippi

23

  <  NR

 

Louisiana Tech

 

WAC

 

5-0

 

129

 

24

 

24

 

W 58-31 vs UNLV

24

  <  NR

 

Boise State

 

MWC

 

4-1

 

114

 

22

 

22

 

W 40-14 at Southern Miss

25

  <  NR

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

3-2

 

82

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 44-13 at Purdue

RV

  <  NR

 

Ohio

 

MAC

 

6-0

 

79

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 38-31 vs Buffalo

RV

  <  NR

 

Baylor

 

Big 12

 

3-1

 

62

 

RV

 

RV

 

DNP

RV

  <  NR

 

Iowa State

 

Big 12

 

4-1

 

54

 

25

 

25

 

W 37-23 at #15 TCU

RV

  <  15

 

TCU

 

Big 12

 

4-1

 

50

 

23

 

21

 

L 37-23 vs Iowa State

RV

  <  NR

 

Michigan State

 

Big Ten

 

4-2

 

49

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 31-27 at Indiana

RV

  <  NR

 

Arizona State

 

Pac-12

 

4-1

 

39

 

RV

 

RV

 

DNP

RV

  <  23

 

Washington

 

Pac-12

 

3-2

 

39

 

NR

 

RV

 

L 52-21 at #2 Oregon

RV

  <  NR

 

NC State

 

ACC

 

4-2

 

17

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 17-16 vs #3 Florida State

RV

  <  21

 

Nebraska

 

Big Ten

 

4-2

 

5

 

RV

 

RV

 

L 63-38 at #12 Ohio State

RV

  <  NR

 

Arizona

 

Pac-12

 

3-3

 

4

 

NR

 

RV

 

L 54-48 (1OT) at #18 Stanford

RV

  <  NR

 

Duke

 

ACC

 

5-1

 

3

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 42-17 vs Virginia

RV

  <  NR

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

3-2

 

3

 

NR

 

RV

 

DNP

RV

  <  NR

 

Texas Tech

 

Big 12

 

4-1

 

2

 

RV

 

RV

 

L 41-20 vs #17 Oklahoma

RV

  <  NR

 

Tulsa

 

C-USA

 

5-1

 

2

 

NR

 

RV

 

W 45-38 at Marshall

RV

  <  24

 

Northwestern

 

Big Ten

 

5-1

 

1

 

RV

 

RV

 

L 39-28 at Penn State

RV

  <  NR

 

Penn State

 

Big Ten

 

4-2

 

1

 

NR

 

NR

 

W 39-28 vs #24 Northwestern

NR

  <  NR

 

California

 

Pac-12

 

2-4

 

0

 

NR

 

RV

 

W 43-17 vs #25 UCLA

NR

  <  NR

 

Fresno State

 

MWC

 

4-2

 

0

 

NR

 

RV

 

W 28-7 at Colorado State

NR

  <  NR

 

Louisiana-Lafayette

 

Sun Belt

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

NR

 

W 41-13 vs Tulane

NR

  <  NR

 

Louisiana-Monroe

 

Sun Belt

 

3-2

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 31-17 at Middle Tennessee

NR

  <  NR

 

Nevada

 

MWC

 

5-1

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 35-28 (1OT) vs Wyoming

NR

  <  NR

 

Oklahoma State

 

Big 12

 

2-2

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

DNP

NR

  <  NR

 

San Jose State (CA)

 

WAC

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

NR

 

DNP

NR

  <  NR

 

Toledo (OH)

 

MAC

 

5-1

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 50-35 vs Central Michigan

NR

  <  25

 

UCLA

 

Pac-12

 

4-2

 

0

 

NR

 

RV

 

L 43-17 at California

NR

  <  NR

 

Virginia Tech

 

ACC

 

3-3

 

0

 

NR

 

RV

 

L 48-34 at North Carolina

NR

  <  NR

 

Western Kentucky

 

Sun Belt

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

DNP

NR

  <  NR

 

Wisconsin

 

Big Ten

 

4-2

 

0

 

RV

 

RV

 

W 31-14 vs Illinois

MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2010 preseason poll (37 polls)
- Louisiana Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 -- and just the 2nd ever -- since the 11/21/1999 poll (207 polls)
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2010 poll (22 polls)
- Oregon State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 8/26/2001 poll (185 polls)
- South Carolina makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/13/1984 poll (459 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/23/2011 poll (13 polls)
- West Virginia makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/25/2007 poll (73 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Clemson's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Florida State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- LSU's Top 5 streak ends at 22
- Oregon's Top 10 streak reaches 20
- TCU's Top 25 streak ends at 11
- West Virginia's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Cincinnati ties several for #80
- Louisiana Tech ties several for #138

NOTES
- Hold the mouse cursor over the non-AP rankings to see the first place votes, total points, and previous rank in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips), where available
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
- Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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