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2010 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Auburn (56) SEC 14-0 1472 *1 W 22-19 N #2 Oregon (BCS NC)
2 < 3 TCU (3) MWC 13-0 1392 *2 W 21-19 N #4 Wisconsin (Rose)
3 < 2 Oregon Pac-10 12-1 1379 3 L 22-19 N #1 Auburn (BCS NC)
4 < 5 Stanford Pac-10 12-1 1300 4 W 40-12 N #12 Virginia Tech (Orange)
5 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 12-1 1220 5 W 31-26 N #8 Arkansas (Sugar)
6 < 9 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2 1108 6 W 48-20 N #25 Connecticut (Fiesta)
7 < 4 Wisconsin Big Ten 11-2 1055 8 L 21-19 N #3 TCU (Rose)
8 < 11 LSU SEC 11-2 1051 8 W 41-24 N #18 Texas A&M (Cotton)
9 < 10 Boise State WAC 12-1 1031 7 W 26-3 N #20 Utah (MAACO)
10 < 15 Alabama SEC 10-3 961 11 W 49-7 N #7 Michigan State (Capital One)
11 < 13 Nevada WAC 13-1 866 13 W 20-13 N Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger)
12 < 8 Arkansas SEC 10-3 863 12 L 31-26 N #6 Ohio State (Sugar)
13 < 16 Oklahoma State Big 12 11-2 833 10 W 36-10 N Arizona (Alamo)
14 < 7 Michigan State Big Ten 11-2 696 14 L 49-7 N #15 Alabama (Capital One)
15 < 21 Mississippi State SEC 9-4 578 17 W 52-14 N Michigan (Gator)
16 < 12 Virginia Tech ACC 11-3 577 15 L 40-12 N #5 Stanford (Orange)
17 < 23 Florida State ACC 10-4 502 16 W 26-17 N #19 South Carolina (Chick-fil-A)
18 < 14 Missouri Big 12 10-3 477 18 L 27-24 N Iowa (Insight)
19 < 18 Texas A&M Big 12 9-4 359 21 L 41-24 N #11 LSU (Cotton)
20 < 17 Nebraska Big 12 10-4 334 19 L 19-7 N Washington (Holiday)
21 < NR UCF CUSA 11-3 225 20 W 10-6 N Georgia (Liberty)
22 < 19 South Carolina SEC 9-5 169 22 L 26-17 N #23 Florida State (Chick-fil-A)
23 < NR Maryland ACC 9-4 144 24 W 51-20 N East Carolina (Military)
24 < NR Tulsa CUSA 10-3 128 RV W 62-35 A #24 Hawaii (Hawaii)
25 < NR NC State ACC 9-4 119 25 W 23-7 N #22 West Virginia (Champs Sports)
RV < 20 Utah MWC 10-3 98 23 L 26-3 N #10 Boise State (MAACO)
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 8-5 54 RV W 27-24 N #14 Missouri (Insight)
RV < NR San Diego State MWC 9-4 52 RV W 35-14 H Navy (Poinsettia)
RV < NR Northern Illinois MAC 11-3 47 RV W 40-17 N Fresno State (Humanitarian)
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 10-4 21 RV W 35-21 N Middle Tennessee (GoDaddy.com)
RV < NR Florida SEC 8-5 19 RV W 37-24 N Penn State (Outback)
RV < 22 West Virginia Big East 9-4 16 RV L 23-7 N NC State (Champs Sports)
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 8-5 9 RV W 33-17 N Miami (FL) (Sun)
RV < 25 Connecticut Big East 8-5 8 RV L 48-20 N #9 Oklahoma (Fiesta)
RV < NR Air Force MWC 9-4 5 RV W 14-7 N Georgia Tech (Independence)
RV < NR Navy Ind 9-4 3 NR L 35-14 A San Diego State (Poinsettia)
RV < 24 Hawaii WAC 10-4 2 RV L 62-35 H Tulsa (Hawaii)
RV < NR BYU MWC 7-6 1 NR W 52-24 N UTEP (New Mexico)
RV < NR Eastern Washington Other 13-2 1 NR W 20-19 N Delaware (FCS NC)
NR < NR Washington Pac-10 7-6 0 RV W 19-7 N #17 Nebraska (Holiday)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.3 5094
Big 12 5 15.2 3111
ACC 4 20.3 1342
Big Ten 3 8.7 2971
Pac-10 2 3.5 2679
WAC 2 10.0 1897
CUSA 2 22.5 353
MWC 1 2.0 1392

Milestones

- Maryland makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/16/2008 poll (35 polls)
- Tulsa makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/9/2008 poll (36 polls)
- California's season streak ends at 6
- Clemson's season streak ends at 7
- Texas Tech's season streak ends at 6
- Florida's final poll streak ends at 5
- Texas' final poll streak ends at 12
- USC's final poll streak ends at 8
- West Virginia's final poll streak ends at 5
- Boise State's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 30
- Ohio State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 100
- Utah's weekly Top 25 ends at 14

Total Appearances
- Tulsa ties 2 others for #76
- Nevada ties 3 others for #98
- UCF ties 8 others for #138

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.