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October 9, 2022 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Georgia (32) SEC 6-0 1535 *2 W 42-10 H Auburn
2 < 3 Ohio State (20) Big Ten 6-0 1507 *3 W 49-20 A Michigan State
3 < 1 Alabama (11) SEC 6-0 1489 *1 W 24-20 H Texas A&M
4 < 5 Clemson ACC 6-0 1348 5 W 31-3 A Boston College
5 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 6-0 1319 4 W 31-10 A Indiana
6 < 8 Tennessee SEC 5-0 1232 8 W 40-13 A #25 LSU
7 < 6 USC Pac-12 6-0 1214 6 W 30-14 H Washington State
8 < 7 Oklahoma State Big 12 5-0 1150 7 W 41-31 H Texas Tech
9 < 9 Mississippi SEC 6-0 1061 9 W 52-28 A Vanderbilt
10 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 5-0 974 10 DNP
11 < 18 UCLA Pac-12 6-0 907 12 W 42-32 H #11 Utah
12 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 5-1 893 11 W 49-22 A Arizona
13 < 17 TCU Big 12 5-0 819 15 W 38-31 A #19 Kansas
14 < 15 Wake Forest ACC 5-1 748 14 W 45-10 H Army
15 < 14 NC State ACC 5-1 746 13 W 19-17 H Florida State
16 < 23 Mississippi State SEC 5-1 589 17 W 40-17 H Arkansas
17 < 20 Kansas State Big 12 5-1 559 16 W 10-9 A Iowa State
18 < 22 Syracuse ACC 5-0 393 18 DNP
19 < 19 Kansas Big 12 5-1 330 20 L 38-31 H #17 TCU
20 < 11 Utah Pac-12 4-2 328 19 L 42-32 A #18 UCLA
21 < 24 Cincinnati AAC 5-1 257 21 W 28-24 H South Florida
22 < 13 Kentucky SEC 4-2 150 22 L 24-14 H South Carolina
22 < NR Texas Big 12 4-2 150 24 W 49-0 N Oklahoma
24 < NR Illinois Big Ten 5-1 117 RV W 9-6 H Iowa
25 < NR James Madison Sun Belt 5-0 105 RV W 42-20 A Arkansas State
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 98 25 W 27-24 A Miami (FL)
RV < NR Baylor Big 12 91 23 DNP
RV < 16 BYU Ind 61 RV L 28-20 N Notre Dame
RV < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 61 RV W 28-21 A Louisiana Monroe
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 58 RV W 28-20 N #16 BYU
RV < NR Florida SEC 56 RV W 24-17 H Missouri
RV < NR Tulane AAC 42 RV W 24-9 H East Carolina
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 34 RV W 31-29 A Maryland
RV < NR Florida State ACC 18 RV L 19-17 A #14 NC State
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 12 RV W 24-14 A #13 Kentucky
RV < NR Washington State Pac-12 10 RV L 30-14 A #6 USC
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5 RV DNP
RV < 25 LSU SEC 4 RV L 40-13 H #8 Tennessee
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 4 RV L 31-29 H Purdue
RV < NR San Jose State MWC 1 RV W 40-7 H UNLV
NR < 21 Washington Pac-12 0 RV L 45-38 A Arizona State
NR < NR Liberty Ind 0 RV W 42-24 A Massachusetts
NR < NR Pittsburgh ACC 0 RV W 45-29 H Virginia Tech
NR < NR Texas A&M SEC 0 RV L 24-20 A #1 Alabama
NR < NR UCF AAC 0 RV W 41-19 H SMU

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 9.5 6056
Big 12 5 15.8 3008
Big Ten 4 10.3 3917
Pac-12 4 12.5 3342
ACC 4 12.8 3235
AAC 1 21.0 257
Sun Belt 1 25.0 105

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Illinois makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/16/2011 poll (178 polls).
  • James Madison makes first ever appearance in the Top 25.

Weekly Streaks

  • Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 40
  • BYU's Top 25 streak ends at 14
  • Clemson's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances

  • Mississippi ties Virginia Tech for #27

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)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.