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October 8, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (50) SEC 6-0 1559 *1 W 51-13 H #20 Kentucky
2 < 2 Michigan (11) Big Ten 6-0 1489 2 W 52-10 A Minnesota
3 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 5-0 1408 *3 W 37-17 H Maryland
4 < 5 Florida State (1) ACC 5-0 1389 4 W 39-17 H Virginia Tech
5 < 12 Oklahoma Big 12 6-0 1278 7 W 34-30 N #3 Texas
6 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 5-0 1273 5 DNP
7 < 7 Washington Pac-12 5-0 1239 *6 DNP
8 < 8 Oregon Pac-12 5-0 1150 8 DNP
9 < 3 Texas Big 12 5-1 1052 11 L 34-30 N #12 Oklahoma
10 < 9 USC Pac-12 6-0 999 9 W 43-41 (3OT) H Arizona
11 < 11 Alabama SEC 5-1 971 10 W 26-20 A Texas A&M
12 < 14 North Carolina ACC 5-0 894 12 W 40-7 H Syracuse
13 < 16 Mississippi SEC 5-1 748 13 W 27-20 H Arkansas
14 < 25 Louisville ACC 6-0 731 15 W 33-20 H #10 Notre Dame
15 < 15 Oregon State Pac-12 5-1 725 14 W 52-40 A California
16 < 18 Utah Pac-12 4-1 567 16 DNP
17 < 19 Duke ACC 4-1 479 18 DNP
18 < NR UCLA Pac-12 4-1 438 22 W 25-17 H #13 Washington State
19 < 13 Washington State Pac-12 4-1 412 19 L 25-17 A UCLA
19 < 22 Tennessee SEC 4-1 412 17 DNP
21 < 10 Notre Dame Ind 5-2 374 21 L 33-20 A #25 Louisville
22 < 23 LSU SEC 4-2 321 20 W 49-39 A #21 Missouri
23 < NR Kansas Big 12 5-1 103 24 W 51-22 H UCF
24 < 20 Kentucky SEC 5-1 99 23 L 51-13 A #1 Georgia
25 < 17 Miami (FL) ACC 4-1 74 RV L 23-20 H Georgia Tech
RV < 21 Missouri SEC 69 25 L 49-39 H #23 LSU
RV < NR Wyoming MWC 42 RV W 24-19 H #24 Fresno State
RV < NR Air Force MWC 41 RV DNP
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 41 RV W 24-13 H Rutgers
RV < NR Tulane AAC 27 RV DNP
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 26 RV DNP
RV < NR Clemson ACC 17 RV W 17-12 H Wake Forest
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 9 RV L 37-17 A #4 Ohio State
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 7 RV W 20-14 H Purdue
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 7 RV DNP
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 5 RV L 26-20 H #11 Alabama
NR < 24 Fresno State MWC 0 RV L 24-19 A Wyoming
NR < NR BYU Big 12 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Florida SEC 0 RV W 38-14 H Vanderbilt
NR < NR Liberty CUSA 0 RV W 21-16 H Sam Houston
NR < NR Memphis AAC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Ohio MAC 0 RV W 42-17 H Kent State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-12 7 13.3 5530
SEC 6 15.0 4110
ACC 5 14.4 3567
Big Ten 3 3.7 4170
Big 12 3 12.3 2433
Ind 1 21.0 374

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/7/2021 poll (27 polls) and in the Top 10 since the 9/18/2022 poll (18 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Georgia's Top 10 streak reaches 40
  • Penn State's Top 10 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances

  • Michigan reaches 910 appearances (#2)
  • Tennessee reaches 610 appearances (#13)
  • USC reaches 810 appearances (#6)

Miscellaneous

  • Oklahoma: Highest rank since #4 in the 11/7/2021 poll.
  • Texas: Biggest drop (6) after loss when ranked in the Top 5 since the 11/12/2006 poll when they went from #4 to #11 after losing at NR Kansas State 45-42.
  • USC: Dropped 3 straight weeks after wins. According to my data, that is the first time a ranked team has dropped in 3 straight polls after 3 wins since USC in 2010 (Weeks 1-3 when they dropped from #14 in the preseason to #20 in Week 3).
  • North Carolina: Highest rank since #13 in the 11/13/2022 poll.
  • Louisville: Highest rank since #14 in the 9/10/2017 poll.
  • UCLA: Highest rank since #18 in the 12/4/2022 poll.
  • Kansas: Ranked in multiple polls in consecutive seasons for first time since 2008-09.
  • Miscellaneous: Last time seven or more ranked teams lost was Week 13 2022 (11/21 - 11/26) when there was nine.
  • Miscellaneous: Top 6 of MBB all-time appearances are all ranked (Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, Louisville).

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.