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October 23, 2022 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (31) SEC 7-0 1530 *1 DNP
2 < 2 Ohio State (18) Big Ten 7-0 1513 *2 W 54-10 H Iowa
3 < 3 Tennessee (13) SEC 7-0 1476 *3 W 65-24 H Tennesse Martin
4 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 7-0 1382 *4 DNP
5 < 5 Clemson (1) ACC 8-0 1318 5 W 27-21 H #14 Syracuse
6 < 6 Alabama SEC 7-1 1266 6 W 30-6 H #24 Mississippi State
7 < 8 TCU Big 12 7-0 1213 7 W 38-28 H #17 Kansas State
8 < 10 Oregon Pac-12 6-1 1114 8 W 45-30 H #9 UCLA
9 < 11 Oklahoma State Big 12 6-1 1064 9 W 41-34 H #20 Texas
10 < 12 USC Pac-12 6-1 927 11 DNP
10 < 13 Wake Forest ACC 6-1 927 10 W 43-15 H Boston College
12 < 9 UCLA Pac-12 6-1 803 15 L 45-30 A #10 Oregon
13 < 16 Penn State Big Ten 6-1 783 13 W 45-17 H Minnesota
14 < 15 Utah Pac-12 5-2 766 14 DNP
15 < 7 Mississippi SEC 7-1 744 12 L 45-20 A LSU
16 < 14 Syracuse ACC 6-1 626 16 L 27-21 A #5 Clemson
17 < 18 Illinois Big Ten 6-1 508 18 DNP
18 < NR LSU SEC 6-2 502 20 W 45-20 H #7 Mississippi State
19 < 19 Kentucky SEC 5-2 429 17 DNP
20 < 21 Cincinnati AAC 6-1 386 19 W 29-27 A SMU
21 < 22 North Carolina ACC 6-1 278 21 DNP
22 < 17 Kansas State Big 12 5-2 272 22 L 38-28 A #8 TCU
23 < 25 Tulane AAC 7-1 243 24 W 38-28 H Memphis
24 < 23 NC State ACC 5-2 169 23 DNP
25 < NR South Carolina SEC 5-2 113 25 W 30-24 H Texas A&M
RV < 20 Texas Big 12 38 RV L 41-34 A #11 Oklahoma State
RV < NR Liberty Ind 35 RV W 41-14 H BYU
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-12 25 RV W 42-9 H Colorado
RV < 24 Mississippi State SEC 10 RV L 30-6 A #6 Alabama
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 8 RV W 31-24 H Northwestern
RV < NR Troy Sun Belt 3 RV W 10-6 A South Alabama
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 1 RV DNP
RV < NR Florida State ACC 1 NR DNP
RV < NR UTSA CUSA 1 RV W 31-27 H North Texas
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 1 RV W 28-21 A California
NR < NR Baylor Big 12 0 RV W 35-23 H Kansas
NR < NR Boise State MWC 0 RV W 19-14 A Air Force
NR < NR Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0 RV DNP
NR < NR UCF AAC 0 RV L 34-13 A East Carolina

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 7 12.4 6060
ACC 5 15.2 3318
Big Ten 4 9.0 4186
Pac-12 4 11.0 3610
Big 12 3 12.7 2549
AAC 2 21.5 629

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • South Carolina makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/4/2018 poll (72 polls).
  • Wake Forest makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/31/2021 poll (14 polls).

Weekly Streaks

  • Michigan's Top 10 streak reaches 20
  • Ohio State's Top 10 streak reaches 20

Total Appearances

  • Alabama reaches 850 appearances (#5)
  • Cincinnati ties Oregon State for #66
  • Mississippi ties Pittsburgh for #26
  • Oklahoma State reaches 280 appearances (#34)
  • South Carolina ties Northwestern for #47
  • UCLA reaches 540 appearances (#16)

Miscellaneous

  • Illinois' highest rank since reaching #16 in the 10/9/2011 poll (181 polls).
  • LSU's biggest regular season jump into the Top 25 (from NR) since the 9/19/1995 poll (451 polls).
  • LSU and Tulane are both ranked for the first time since the 10/12/1998 poll (396 polls).
  • South Carolina and Clemson are both ranked for the first time since the 9/4/2018 poll (72 polls).
  • TCU's highest rank since reaching #4 in the 10/22/2017 poll (81 polls).

Trending

  • TCU +19 (from NR) last 4 weeks, +10 last 3 weeks (4 straight weeks with jumps)
  • Wake Forest +12 last 4 weeks (4 straight weeks with jumps)
  • Illinois +9 last 3 weeks (from NR)
  • NC State -14 last 4 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)
  • 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.