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December 9, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida State (62) ACC 11-0 1670 DNP
2 < 2 Arizona State (5) Pac-10 11-0 1612  
3 < 4 Florida SEC 11-1 1539  
4 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 10-1 1454  
5 < 6 BYU WAC 13-1 1322  
6 < 3 Nebraska Big 12 10-2 1271 L 37-27 N Texas (Big 12 CG)
7 < 8 Penn State Big Ten 10-2 1259  
8 < 7 Colorado Big 12 9-2 1248  
9 < 9 Tennessee SEC 9-2 1078  
10 < 15 Virginia Tech Big East 10-1 1037  
11 < 10 Northwestern Big Ten 9-2 1000  
12 < 13 North Carolina ACC 9-2 929  
13 < 12 Washington Pac-10 9-2 914  
14 < 14 Kansas State Big 12 9-2 838  
15 < 16 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 676  
16 < 11 Alabama SEC 9-3 655  
17 < 17 LSU SEC 9-2 645  
18 < 18 Notre Dame Ind 8-3 504  
19 < 19 Miami (FL) Big East 8-3 459  
20 < NR Texas Big 12 8-4 423  
21 < 21 Iowa Big Ten 8-3 291  
22 < 20 Wyoming WAC 10-2 288 L 28-25 N BYU (WAC)
23 < 22 Syracuse Big East 8-3 242  
24 < 23 Army Ind 10-1 213  
25 < 24 West Virginia Big East 8-3 78  
NR < 25 Virginia ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 11.6 4680
SEC 4 11.3 3917
Big 12 4 12.0 3780
Big East 4 19.3 1816
ACC 2 6.5 2599
Pac-10 2 7.5 2526
WAC 2 13.5 1610
Ind 2 21.0 717

Notes

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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.