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October 18, 2020 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Clemson (54) ACC 5-0 1542 *1 W 73-7 A Georgia Tech
2 < 2 Alabama (8) SEC 4-0 1494 *2 W 41-24 H #3 Georgia
3 < 4 Notre Dame ACC 4-0 1337 3 W 12-7 H Louisville
4 < 3 Georgia SEC 3-1 1300 4 L 41-24 A #2 Alabama
5 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 1223 *5 DNP
6 < 7 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-0 1137 6 DNP
7 < 11 Texas A&M SEC 3-1 1054 9 W 28-14 A Mississippi State
8 < 9 Penn State Big Ten 0-0 1033 7 DNP
9 < 8 Cincinnati AAC 3-0 1028 10 DNP
10 < 10 Florida SEC 2-1 942 8 DNP
11 < 13 Miami (FL) ACC 4-1 887 11 W 31-19 H Pittsburgh
12 < 14 BYU Ind 5-0 875 11 W 43-26 A Houston
13 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 0-0 841 15 DNP
14 < 5 North Carolina ACC 3-1 677 13 L 31-28 A Florida State
14 < 16 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 677 14 DNP
16 < 17 SMU AAC 5-0 638 16 W 37-34 (1OT) A Tulane
17 < 20 Iowa State Big 12 3-1 511 18 DNP
18 < 19 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 489 17 DNP
19 < 23 Virginia Tech ACC 3-1 420 20 W 40-14 H Boston College
20 < 22 Kansas State Big 12 3-1 399 19 DNP
21 < 24 Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 234 21 DNP
22 < NR Marshall CUSA 4-0 227 25 W 35-17 A Louisiana Tech
23 < NR NC State ACC 4-1 199 22 W 31-20 H Duke
24 < 25 USC Pac-12 0-0 192 23 DNP
25 < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 4-0 185 24 W 30-27 A #21 Louisiana
RV < NR Memphis AAC 2-1 76 RV W 50-49 H UCF
RV < NR Oklahoma Big 12 2-2 74 RV DNP
RV < NR Tulsa AAC 1-1 58 RV DNP
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 3-1 57 RV W 38-17 H Kansas
RV < 15 Auburn SEC 2-2 48 RV L 30-22 A South Carolina
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 0-0 42 RV DNP
RV < 21 Louisiana Sun Belt 3-1 40 RV L 30-27 H Coastal Carolina
RV < NR Liberty Ind 5-0 37 RV W 38-21 A Syracuse
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 0-0 36 RV DNP
RV < NR UAB CUSA 4-1 30 RV W 37-14 H Western Kentucky
RV < NR Army Ind 5-1 29 RV W 28-16 A UTSA
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 2-2 15 RV W 33-21 H Mississippi
RV < NR Air Force MWC 0-0 14 RV DNP
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 2-2 12 RV W 34-7 A #18 Tennessee
RV < 18 Tennessee SEC 2-2 11 RV L 34-7 H Kentucky
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-12 0-0 9 RV DNP
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 2-2 8 RV W 30-22 H #15 Auburn
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 0-0 8 RV DNP
RV < NR Indiana Big Ten 0-0 4 RV DNP
RV < NR Texas Big 12 2-2 1 RV DNP
NR < NR Boise State MWC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Boston College ACC 3-2 0 RV L 40-14 A #23 Virginia Tech
NR < NR California Pac-12 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Florida State ACC 2-3 0 RV W 31-28 H #5 North Carolina
NR < NR LSU SEC 1-2 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Missouri SEC 1-2 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Nebraska Big Ten 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Stanford Pac-12 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR TCU Big 12 1-2 0 RV DNP
NR < NR UCF AAC 2-2 0 RV L 50-49 A Memphis

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
ACC 6 11.8 5062
Big Ten 5 13.2 3656
SEC 4 5.8 4790
Big 12 3 14.3 2047
AAC 2 12.5 1666
Pac-12 2 18.5 1033
Ind 1 12.0 875
CUSA 1 22.0 227
Sun Belt 1 25.0 185

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Coastal Carolina makes first ever appearance in the Top 25
- NC State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/4/2018 poll (28 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Auburn's Top 25 streak ends at 23

Total Appearances:
- BYU reaches 250 appearances (#37)
- Coastal Carolina ties 13 others for #153
- Marshall ties Vanderbilt for #91
- Minnesota ties Virginia for #50
- SMU ties Duke for #52

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.