October 18, 2009 AP Football Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)		Conf		W-L		PTS		CP		HP		BCS		Last Week
1	<  2		Alabama (39)		SEC		7-0		1447		2		2		2		W 20-6 vs #22 South Carolina
2	<  1		Florida (20)		SEC		6-0		1434		1		1		1		W 23-20 vs Arkansas
3	<  3		Texas		Big 12		6-0		1365		3		3		3		W 16-13 vs #20 Oklahoma
4	<  6		USC		Pac-10		5-1		1213		4		4		7		W 34-27 at #25 Notre Dame
5	<  8		Cincinnati		Big East		6-0		1163		6		6		5		W 34-17 at #21 South Florida
6	<  5		Boise State		WAC		6-0		1156		5		5		4		W 28-21 at Tulsa
7	<  11		Iowa		Big Ten		7-0		1092		8		7		6		W 20-10 at Wisconsin
8	<  9		Miami (FL)		ACC		5-1		1056		9		10		10		W 27-7 at UCF
9	<  10		LSU		SEC		5-1		1014		10		9		9		DNP
10	<  12		TCU		MWC		6-0		1001		7		8		8		W 44-6 vs Colorado State
11	<  19		Georgia Tech		ACC		6-1		861		13		13		12		W 28-23 vs #4 Virginia Tech
12	<  13		Oregon		Pac-10		5-1		849		14		12		11		DNP
13	<  14		Penn State		Big Ten		6-1		753		11		11		13		W 20-0 vs Minnesota
14	<  16		Oklahoma State		Big 12		5-1		690		12		14		15		W 33-17 vs Missouri
15	<  4		Virginia Tech		ACC		5-2		684		15		15		14		L 28-23 at #19 Georgia Tech
16	<  18		BYU		MWC		6-1		601		16		16		16		W 38-28 at San Diego State
17	<  23		Houston		C-USA		5-1		478		18		18		17		W 44-16 at Tulane
18	<  7		Ohio State		Big Ten		5-2		373		17		17		19		L 26-18 at Purdue
19	<  24		Utah		MWC		5-1		350		20		19		18		W 35-15 at UNLV
20	<  NR		Pittsburgh		Big East		6-1		330		19		20		20		W 24-17 at Rutgers
21	<  NR		Texas Tech		Big 12		5-2		286		24		22		NR		W 31-10 at #15 Nebraska
22	<  NR		West Virginia		Big East		5-1		205		22		23		23		W 24-7 vs Marshall
23	<  22		South Carolina		SEC		5-2		159		23		NR		24		L 20-6 at #2 Alabama
24	<  17		Kansas		Big 12		5-1		120		21		21		25		L 34-30 at Colorado
25	<  20		Oklahoma		Big 12		3-3		117		NR		25		NR		L 16-13 vs #3 Texas
RV	<  25		Notre Dame		Ind		4-2		61		NR		NR		NR		L 34-27 vs #6 USC
RV	<  NR		Mississippi		SEC				59		NR		NR		NR
RV	<  21		South Florida		Big East		5-1		59		NR		24		NR		L 34-17 vs #8 Cincinnati
RV	<  15		Nebraska		Big 12		4-2		52		NR		NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Michigan		Big Ten				41				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Central Michigan		MAC				39				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Arizona		Pac-10				25				NR		22
RV	<  NR		California		Pac-10				9				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Arkansas		SEC				8				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Oregon State		Pac-10				5				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Idaho		WAC				4				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Missouri		Big 12				4				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Navy (MD)		Ind				4				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Wisconsin		Big Ten				4				NR		21
RV	<  NR		Auburn		SEC				3				NR		NR
RV	<  NR		Boston College		ACC				3				NR		NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
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MILESTONES
- Cincinnati makes first ever appearance in the Top 5.
- Iowa makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/6/2005 poll (70 polls).
- Texas' weekly Top 5 streak reaches 20.
- Oklahoma State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 20.
- Virginia Tech's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- Penn State's total appearances reach 570.
- BYU ties North Carolina for #33 in total appearances.
- Utah ties Wyoming for #70 in total appearances.
- Cincinnati breaks tie with Hawaii for #91 in total appearances.

NOTES
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- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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