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October 16, 2022 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (31) SEC 7-0 1530 *1 W 55-0 H Vanderbilt
2 < 2 Ohio State (17) Big Ten 6-0 1509 *2 DNP
3 < 6 Tennessee (15) SEC 6-0 1474 *4 W 52-49 H #3 Alabama
4 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 7-0 1384 *3 W 41-17 H #10 Penn State
5 < 4 Clemson ACC 7-0 1336 5 W 34-28 A Florida State
6 < 3 Alabama SEC 6-1 1232 6 L 52-49 A #6 Tennessee
7 < 9 Mississippi SEC 7-0 1173 7 W 48-34 H Auburn
8 < 13 TCU Big 12 6-0 1166 8 W 43-40 (2OT) H #8 Oklahoma State
9 < 11 UCLA Pac-12 6-0 1048 10 DNP
10 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 5-1 953 9 DNP
11 < 8 Oklahoma State Big 12 5-1 913 11 L 43-40 (2OT) A #13 TCU
12 < 7 USC Pac-12 6-1 861 12 L 43-42 A #20 Utah
13 < 14 Wake Forest ACC 5-1 790 13 DNP
14 < 18 Syracuse ACC 6-0 751 14 W 24-9 H #15 NC State
15 < 20 Utah Pac-12 5-2 715 15 W 43-42 H #7 USC
16 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 5-1 629 16 L 41-17 A #5 Michigan
17 < 17 Kansas State Big 12 5-1 599 17 DNP
18 < 24 Illinois Big Ten 6-1 433 20 W 26-14 H Minnesota
19 < 22 Kentucky SEC 5-2 414 18 W 27-17 H #16 Mississippi State
20 < 22 Texas Big 12 5-2 368 21 W 24-21 H Iowa State
21 < 21 Cincinnati AAC 5-1 321 19 DNP
22 < NR North Carolina ACC 6-1 210 22 W 38-35 A Duke
23 < 15 NC State ACC 5-2 155 23 L 24-9 A #18 Syracuse
24 < 16 Mississippi State SEC 5-2 150 24 L 27-17 A #22 Kentucky
25 < NR Tulane AAC 6-1 115 25 W 45-31 A South Florida
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 95 RV W 43-37 H Nebraska
RV < NR LSU SEC 87 NR W 45-35 A Florida
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 13 RV DNP
RV < NR UCF AAC 13 RV W 70-13 H Temple
RV < 19 Kansas Big 12 12 RV L 52-42 A Oklahoma
RV < 25 James Madison Sun Belt 6 NR L 45-38 A Georgia Southern
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-12 6 NR W 24-10 H Washington State
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 5 RV W 38-33 A Indiana
RV < NR South Alabama Sun Belt 4 RV W 41-34 H Louisiana-Monroe
RV < NR Liberty Ind 2 RV W 21-20 H Gardner-Webb
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 1 RV W 52-35 A BYU
RV < NR Florida State ACC 1 NR L 34-28 H #4 Clemson
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 1 NR L 26-14 A #24 Illinois
NR < NR Baylor Big 12 0 RV L 43-40 A West Virginia
NR < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0 RV L 49-21 H Old Dominion
NR < NR Pittsburgh ACC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR UTSA CUSA 0 RV W 30-10 A Florida International
NR < NR Washington Pac-12 0 RV W 49-39 H Arizona

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 10.0 5973
ACC 5 15.4 3242
Big Ten 4 10.0 3955
Pac-12 4 11.5 3577
Big 12 4 14.0 3046
AAC 2 23.0 436

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • North Carolina makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/19/2021 poll (19 polls).
  • TCU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/26/2017 poll (75 polls).
  • Tennessee makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/11/2005 poll (281 polls).
  • Tulane makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 1998 poll (386 polls).
  • UCLA makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/27/2015 poll (116 polls).

Weekly Streaks

  • Alabama's Top 5 streak ends at 40
  • Georgia's Top 25 streak reaches 90
  • Oklahoma State's Top 25 streak reaches 20
  • Wake Forest's Top 25 streak reaches 20

Total Appearances

  • Oklahoma State ties BYU for #34
  • Penn State reaches 670 appearances (#9)
  • Tulane reaches 60 appearances (#75)
  • Wake Forest ties Indiana for #72

Miscellaneous

  • The last time Tennessee was ranked higher than Alabama was 2008 preseason poll (#18 vs #24 / 235 polls).
  • The last time Tennessee received first-place votes was the 9/2/2002 poll (5 FPV / ranked #4 / 332 polls).
  • North Carolina and NC State are both ranked for the first time since the 12/20/2020 poll (24 polls).
  • First time 3 teams from North Carolina have been ranked since the 12/6/1994 poll (456 polls / #19 UNC, #23 NC State, #25 Duke).

Trending

  • Syracuse +12 (from NR) last 3 weeks (3 straight weeks with jumps)
  • TCU +9 last 3 weeks (3 straight weeks with jumps)
  • UCLA +9 last 3 weeks (3 straight weeks with jumps)
  • NC State -13 last 3 weeks

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.