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September 5, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (58) SEC 1-0 1569 *1 W 48-7 H UT Martin
2 < 2 Michigan (2) Big Ten 1-0 1485 *2 W 30-3 H East Carolina
3 < 4 Alabama SEC 1-0 1424 *3 W 56-7 H Middle Tennessee
4 < 8 Florida State (3) ACC 1-0 1384 5 W 45-24 N #5 LSU (Camping World Kickoff)
5 < 3 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 1308 4 W 23-3 A Indiana
6 < 6 USC Pac-12 2-0 1255 6 W 66-14 H Nevada
7 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 1-0 1212 7 W 38-15 H West Virginia
8 < 10 Washington Pac-12 1-0 1107 8 W 56-19 H Boise State
9 < 12 Tennessee SEC 1-0 975 9 W 49-13 N Virginia
10 < 13 Notre Dame Ind 2-0 967 11 W 56-3 H Tennessee State
11 < 11 Texas Big 12 1-0 935 10 W 37-10 H Rice
12 < 14 Utah Pac-12 1-0 919 12 W 24-11 H Florida
13 < 15 Oregon Pac-12 1-0 823 13 W 81-7 H Portland State
14 < 5 LSU SEC 0-1 706 14 L 45-24 N #8 Florida State (Camping World Kickoff)
15 < 16 Kansas State Big 12 1-0 579 15 W 45-0 H Southeast Missouri State
16 < 18 Oregon State Pac-12 1-0 558 18 W 42-17 A San Jose State
17 < 21 North Carolina ACC 1-0 551 16 W 31-17 N South Carolina
18 < 20 Oklahoma Big 12 1-0 426 17 W 73-0 H Arkansas State
19 < 19 Wisconsin Big Ten 1-0 407 19 W 38-17 H Buffalo
20 < 22 Mississippi SEC 1-0 379 20 W 73-7 H Mercer
21 < NR Duke ACC 1-0 343 24 W 28-7 H #9 Clemson
22 < NR Colorado Pac-12 1-0 269 25 W 45-42 A #17 TCU
23 < 23 Texas A&M SEC 1-0 267 23 W 52-10 H New Mexico
24 < 24 Tulane AAC 1-0 241 22 W 37-17 H South Alabama
25 < 9 Clemson ACC 0-1 141 21 L 28-7 A Duke
RV < 25 Iowa Big Ten 73 RV W 24-14 H Utah State
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 55 RV W 27-13 H Coastal Carolina
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 28 RV W 56-13 H Western Carolina
RV < 17 TCU Big 12 27 RV L 45-42 H Colorado
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 15 RV W 44-14 H Ball State
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 8 RV W 45-7 H Wofford
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 5 RV W 48-7 H Southeast Louisiana
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 4 RV W 38-3 H Miami (OH)
RV < NR NC State ACC 4 RV W 24-14 A Connecticut
RV < NR Auburn SEC 3 RV W 59-14 H Massachusetts
RV < NR Fresno State MWC 3 RV W 39-35 A Purdue
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 3 RV W 13-10 H Nebraska
RV < NR Troy Sun Belt 3 RV W 48-30 H Stephen F. Austin
RV < NR Wyoming MWC 3 RV W 35-33 (2OT) H Texas Tech
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 2 NR W 30-9 H Northern Iowa
RV < NR Texas State Sun Belt 2 NR W 42-31 A Baylor
RV < NR Houston AAC 1 RV W 17-14 H UTSA
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 1 RV W 30-28 H Toledo
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 1 RV W 38-3 H Bucknell
RV < NR Louisville ACC 1 RV W 39-34 N Georgia Tech
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 1 RV L 35-33 (2OT) A Wyoming
RV < NR UCF AAC 1 RV W 56-6 H Kent State
RV < NR Washington State Pac-12 1 RV W 50-24 A Colorado State
NR < NR Air Force MWC 0 RV W 42-7 H Robert Morris
NR < NR Arizona Pac-12 0 RV W 38-3 H Northern Arizona
NR < NR Kansas Big 12 0 RV W 48-17 H Missouri State
NR < NR Maryland Big Ten 0 RV W 38-6 H Towson
NR < NR Memphis AAC 0 RV W 56-14 H Bethune-Cookman
NR < NR Michigan State Big Ten 0 RV W 31-7 H Central Michigan
NR < NR Missouri SEC 0 RV W 35-10 H South Dakota
NR < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 0 RV W 27-13 H Central Arkansas
NR < NR SMU AAC 0 RV W 38-14 H Louisiana Tech
NR < NR South Carolina SEC 0 RV L 31-17 N #21 North Carolina
NR < NR UTSA CUSA 0 RV L 17-14 A Houston
NR < NR Wake Forest ACC 0 RV W 37-17 H Elon

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.7 5320
Pac-12 6 12.8 4931
Big Ten 4 8.3 4412
ACC 4 16.8 2419
Big 12 3 14.7 1940
Ind 1 10.0 967
AAC 1 24.0 241

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Colorado makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/6/2020 poll (36 polls)
  • Duke makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/23/2018 poll (78 polls)
  • Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2017 preseason poll (98 polls)
  • Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/6/2022 poll (15 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Georgia's Top 25 streak reaches 100
  • LSU's Top 25 streak reaches 10
  • TCU's Top 25 streak ends at 12

Total Appearances

  • Colorado ties Georgia Tech and West Virginia for #29
  • Penn State reaches 680 appearances (#9)
  • Texas A&M reaches 490 appearances (#19)
  • Tulane reaches 70 appearances and ties Iowa State for #70

Miscellaneous

  • Colorado: Last time ranked in Week 1 was 2003.
  • Duke: Last time ranked in Week 1 was 1957 (#20).
  • Florida State: Highest regular season rank since #2 in 9/11/2016 poll.
  • Iowa: Last team to win and drop to NR was #25 Clemson in 2021 (W 19-13 H Boston College). Last team to win and drop to NR in Week 1 was #25 Florida in 2016 (W 24-7 H UMass).
  • Oregon: Most points scored by a Top 25 team since #10 TCU beat Texas Tech 82-27 in 2014 and 4th-most since 2010. Largest margin (74) since #4 Oklahoma beat Western Carolina 76-0 in 2021 and T-6th-most since 2010.
  • Texas: Highest regular season rank since #9 in 9/27/2020 poll.
  • Tulane: Last time ranked in Week 1 was 1949.
  • Last time Duke/North Carolina were both ranked was the 12/6/1994 poll (#25/#19).
  • USC and ND are just the second and third ranked teams to play 2+ games before the first regular season poll since 1953 (1990 Tennessee is the other).

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.
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