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2024 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 6 Ohio State (56) Big Ten 14-2 1400 *1 W 34-23 N #3 Notre Dame (CFP Final)
2 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 14-2 1342 2 L 34-23 N #6 Ohio State (CFP Final)
3 < 1 Oregon Big Ten 13-1 1255 4 L 41-21 N #6 Ohio State (CFP Quarter/Rose)
4 < 4 Texas SEC 13-3 1211 3 L 28-14 N #6 Ohio State (CFP Semi/Cotton)
5 < 5 Penn State Big Ten 13-3 1203 5 L 27-24 N #3 Notre Dame (CFP Semi/Orange)
6 < 2 Georgia SEC 11-3 1141 6 L 23-10 N #3 Notre Dame (CFP Quarter/Sugar)
7 < 10 Arizona State Big 12 11-3 1041 7 L 39-31 (2OT) N #4 Texas (CFP Quarter/Peach)
8 < 8 Boise State MWC 12-2 958 9 L 31-14 N #5 Penn State (CFP Quarter/Fiesta)
9 < 7 Tennessee SEC 10-3 945 8 L 42-17 A #6 Ohio State (CFP First Round)
10 < 9 Indiana Big Ten 11-2 906 10 L 27-17 A #3 Notre Dame (CFP First Round)
11 < 16 Mississippi SEC 10-3 780 13 W 52-20 N Duke (Gator Bowl)
12 < 12 SMU ACC 11-3 721 11 L 38-10 A #5 Penn State (CFP First Round)
13 < 17 BYU Big 12 11-2 718 14 W 36-14 N #20 Colorado (Alamo Bowl)
14 < 13 Clemson ACC 10-4 712 11 L 38-24 A #4 Texas (CFP First Round)
15 < 18 Iowa State Big 12 11-3 594 15 W 42-41 N #15 Miami (FL) (Pop-Tarts Bowl)
16 < 21 Illinois Big Ten 10-3 533 16 W 21-17 N #14 South Carolina (Citrus Bowl)
17 < 11 Alabama SEC 9-4 415 17 L 19-13 N Michigan (ReliaQuest Bowl)
18 < 15 Miami (FL) ACC 10-3 411 18 L 42-41 N #18 Iowa State (Pop-Tarts Bowl)
19 < 14 South Carolina SEC 9-4 405 19 L 21-17 N #21 Illinois (Citrus Bowl)
20 < 22 Syracuse ACC 10-3 320 22 W 52-35 N Washington State (Holiday Bowl)
21 < 19 Army AAC 12-2 307 21 W 27-6 N Louisiana Tech (Independence Bowl)
22 < 23 Missouri SEC 10-3 266 20 W 27-24 N Iowa (Music City Bowl)
23 < 24 UNLV MWC 11-3 178 24 W 24-13 N California (LA Bowl)
24 < 25 Memphis AAC 11-2 154 23 W 42-37 N West Virginia (Frisco Bowl)
25 < 20 Colorado Big 12 9-4 79 25 L 36-14 N #17 BYU (Alamo Bowl)
RV < NR Navy AAC 55 RV W 21-20 N Oklahoma (Armed Forces Bowl)
RV < NR LSU SEC 39 RV W 44-31 N Baylor (Texas Bowl)
RV < NR Louisville ACC 38 RV W 35-34 N Washington (Sun Bowl)
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 36 RV W 19-13 N #11 Alabama (ReliaQuest Bowl)
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 11 RV W 44-41 N Rutgers (Rate Bowl)
RV < NR Marshall Sun Belt 8 RV DNP
RV < NR Ohio MAC 8 RV W 30-27 N Jacksonville State (Cure Bowl)
RV < NR Florida SEC 7 NR W 33-8 N Tulane (Gasparilla Bowl)
RV < NR TCU Big 12 2 RV W 34-3 N Louisiana (New Mexico Bowl)
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 1 NR L 35-31 N USC (Las Vegas Bowl)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 7 12.6 5163
Big Ten 5 7.0 5297
Big 12 4 15.0 2432
ACC 4 16.0 2164
MWC 2 15.5 1136
AAC 2 22.5 461
Ind 1 2.0 1342

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.