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September 28, 2008 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Oklahoma (43) Big 12 4-0 1599 1 W 35-10 H #24 TCU
2 < 8 Alabama (21) SEC 5-0 1565 4 W 41-30 A #3 Georgia
3 < 5 LSU SEC 4-0 1466 2 W 34-24 H Mississippi State
4 < 6 Missouri (1) Big 12 4-0 1453 3 DNP
5 < 7 Texas Big 12 4-0 1362 5 W 52-10 H Arkansas
6 < 12 Penn State Big Ten 5-0 1252 6 W 38-24 H #22 Illinois
7 < 10 Texas Tech Big 12 4-0 1105 8 DNP
8 < 11 BYU MWC 4-0 1098 7 DNP
9 < 1 USC Pac-10 2-1 1087 9 L 27-21 A Oregon State
10 < 13 South Florida Big East 5-0 1035 10 W 41-10 A NC State
11 < 3 Georgia SEC 4-1 1018 10 L 41-30 H #8 Alabama
12 < 4 Florida SEC 3-1 914 13 L 31-30 H Mississippi
13 < 15 Auburn SEC 4-1 860 14 W 14-12 H Tennessee
14 < 14 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 829 12 W 34-21 H Minnesota
15 < 17 Utah MWC 5-0 713 15 W 37-21 H Weber State
16 < 18 Kansas Big 12 3-1 650 16 DNP
17 < 19 Boise State WAC 3-0 549 18 DNP
18 < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 3-1 520 17 L 27-25 A Michigan
19 < 21 Vanderbilt SEC 4-0 459 19 DNP
20 < NR Virginia Tech ACC 4-1 290 24 W 35-30 A Nebraska
21 < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 4-0 277 22 W 55-24 H Troy
22 < 25 Fresno State WAC 3-1 232 21 W 36-31 A UCLA
23 < NR Oregon Pac-10 4-1 199 20 W 63-14 A Washington State
24 < NR Connecticut Big East 5-0 126 23 W 26-21 A Louisville
25 < 16 Wake Forest ACC 3-1 107 25 L 24-17 H Navy
RV < NR Maryland ACC 46  
RV < NR Michigan State Big Ten 42  
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 40  
RV < NR Ball State MAC 38  
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 32  
RV < NR Tulsa CUSA 32  
RV < 24 TCU MWC 30 L 35-10 A #2 Oklahoma
RV < 22 Illinois Big Ten 24 DNP
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 21  
RV < NR Florida State ACC 14  
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 13  
RV < NR Georgia Tech ACC 10  
RV < NR California Pac-10 5  
RV < NR Nebraska Big 12 5  
RV < NR Boston College ACC 3  
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-10 3  
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 2  
RV < 20 Clemson ACC 0 L 20-17 H Maryland
RV < 23 East Carolina CUSA 0 L 41-24 H Houston

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 9.0 6446
SEC 6 10.0 6282
Big Ten 3 12.7 2601
MWC 2 11.5 1811
Pac-10 2 16.0 1286
Big East 2 17.0 1161
WAC 2 19.5 781
ACC 2 22.5 397

Milestones

- Oklahoma makes first appearance at #1 since the 11/30/2003 poll (71 polls) and takes sole possession of 1st place in total number of appearances at #1 with 96.
- Alabama makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/6/2005 poll (42 polls) and first appearance at #2 since the 10/12/1993 poll (250 polls).
- Texas makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2007 preseason poll (20 polls).
- Penn State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/16/2007 poll (17 polls).
- BYU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/2/2001 poll (106 polls).
- South Florida makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/14/2007 poll (13 polls).
- Oklahoma State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/21/2004 poll (56 polls).
- Georgia's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 12.
- Illinois' weekly Top 25 streak ends at 10.
- BYU's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- Auburn's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- Texas' weekly Top 25 streak reaches 130.

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.