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September 11, 2022 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Georgia (53) SEC 2-0 1561 *2 W 33-0 H Samford
2 < 1 Alabama (9) SEC 2-0 1496 *1 W 20-19 A Texas
3 < 3 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 2-0 1475 *3 W 45-12 H Arkansas State
4 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 2-0 1359 5 W 56-10 H Hawaii
5 < 5 Clemson ACC 2-0 1285 4 W 35-12 H Furman
6 < 7 Oklahoma Big 12 2-0 1209 6 W 33-3 H Kent State
7 < 10 USC Pac-12 2-0 1139 8 W 41-28 A Stanford
8 < 11 Oklahoma State Big 12 2-0 1004 7 W 34-17 H Arizona State
9 < 20 Kentucky SEC 2-0 992 10 W 26-16 A #12 Florida
10 < 16 Arkansas SEC 2-0 938 11 W 44-30 H South Carolina
11 < 14 Michigan State Big Ten 2-0 902 9 W 52-0 H Akron
12 < 21 BYU Ind 2-0 880 14 W 26-20 (2OT) H #9 Baylor
13 < 15 Miami (FL) ACC 2-0 772 13 W 30-7 H Southern Miss
14 < 13 Utah Pac-12 1-1 673 15 W 73-7 H Southern Utah
15 < 24 Tennessee SEC 2-0 658 16 W 34-27 (1OT) A #17 Pittsburgh
16 < 18 NC State ACC 2-0 623 12 W 55-3 H Charleston Southern
17 < 9 Baylor Big 12 1-1 562 19 L 26-20 (2OT) A #21 BYU
18 < 12 Florida SEC 1-1 484 21 L 26-16 H #20 Kentucky
19 < 23 Wake Forest ACC 2-0 449 18 W 45-25 A Vanderbilt
20 < 22 Mississippi SEC 2-0 411 17 W 59-3 H Central Arkansas
21 < NR Texas Big 12 1-1 276 20 L 20-19 H #1 Alabama
22 < NR Penn State Big Ten 2-0 271 23 W 46-10 H Ohio
23 < 17 Pittsburgh ACC 1-1 160 25 L 34-27 (1OT) H #24 Tennessee
24 < 6 Texas A&M SEC 1-1 145 22 L 17-14 H Appalachian State
25 < NR Oregon Pac-12 1-1 89 24 W 70-14 H Eastern Washington
RV < NR Marshall CUSA 85 RV W 26-21 A #8 Notre Dame
RV < NR Appalachian State Sun Belt 80 RV W 17-14 A #6 Texas A&M
RV < NR Cincinnati AAC 80 RV W 63-10 H Kennesaw State
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 77 RV W 40-12 H Missouri
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 71 RV W 35-28 A Georgia State
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 43 RV W 39-17 A Arizona
RV < NR Florida State ACC 42 RV DNP
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-12 42 RV W 35-32 A Fresno State
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 37 RV W 62-10 H Western Illinois
RV < NR Washington State Pac-12 30 RV W 17-14 A #19 Wisconsin
RV < 8 Notre Dame Ind 23 RV L 26-21 H Marshall
RV < NR Air Force MWC 19 RV W 41-10 H Colorado
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 17 RV W 33-30 (2OT) H #25 Houston
RV < 19 Wisconsin Big Ten 7 RV L 17-14 H Washington State
RV < NR Auburn SEC 4 RV W 24-16 H San Jose State
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 4 RV W 10-7 A Iowa
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 1 NR W 56-0 H Indiana State
NR < 25 Houston AAC 0 RV L 33-30 (2OT) A Texas Tech
NR < NR Syracuse ACC 0 RV W 48-14 A Connecticut
NR < NR TCU Big 12 0 RV W 59-17 H Tarleton
NR < NR UCLA Pac-12 0 RV W 45-7 H Alabama State
NR < NR Washington Pac-12 0 RV W 52-6 H Portland State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 12.4 6685
ACC 5 15.2 3289
Big Ten 4 10.0 4007
Big 12 4 13.0 3051
Pac-12 3 15.3 1901
Ind 1 12.0 880

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Arkansas makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/26/2021 poll (13 polls)
  • Kentucky makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/14/2007 poll (239 polls)
  • Texas makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/10/2021 poll (11 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Georgia's Top 10 streak reaches 20
  • Notre Dame's Top 25 streak ends at 80

Total Appearances

  • Arkansas reaches 430 appearances (#21)
  • Clemson reaches 480 appearances (#19)
  • Michigan reaches 430 appearances (#2)
  • Oklahoma reaches 880 appearances (#3)
  • Pittsburgh ties Virginia Tech for #26
  • Tennessee reaches 590 appearances (#14)
  • USC reaches 790 appearances (#6)
  • Wake Forest ties Fresno State for #73

Miscellaneous

  • The last time the #1 team won and dropped was the 10/27/2019 poll when #1 Alabama beat Arkansas 48-7 and #2 LSU beat #9 Auburn 23-20. This is the 91st time it has happened, and fifth in the last 10 years (also in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017).
  • The last time the #1 team won, dropped from #1 and received less than nine first-place votes in the next poll was Nebraska in the 11/10/1997 poll (3 FPV) after they won at Missouri 45-38 in OT. That was also the last time the #1 team dropped lower than #2 (Nebraska fell to #3).
  • Two Top 10 teams lost at home to unranked teams in the same week for the first time since 2020 (#3 Oklahoma, #6 LSU), and the fifth time in the last 10 years.
  • This was the first time a Top 10 Notre Dame team lost at home to an unranked team since 2005 (44-41 in OT vs Michigan State).
  • This was the first time a Top 10 Texas A&M team lost at home to an unranked team since 2016 (29-28 vs Mississippi).
  • Texas A&M's 18-spot drop is the biggest within the poll (i.e. the team remained ranked) since California in the 9/27/2009 poll.
  • Highest rank for Kentucky since they reached #8 in the 10/14/2007 poll (239 polls). The last time Kentucky was ranked #9 or higher in Week 2 or earlier was in 9/27/1965 (905 polls).
  • Texas is the first team to jump into the poll following a loss since Missouri in the 11/10/1997 poll (3 FPV) after they lost to #1 Nebraska 45-38 in OT. (h/t to The Athletic's Matt Brown)
  • The last time Oklahoma State was ranked #8 or higher in Week 2 or earlier was exactly 11 years ago in the 9/11/2011 poll (179 polls).
  • Highest rank for USC since they reached #5 in the 9/24/2017 poll (79 polls).

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.