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1996 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (50) Big 12 0-0 1644 DNP
2 < 3 Tennessee (7) SEC 0-0 1538 DNP
3 < 4 Florida State (5) ACC 0-0 1529 DNP
4 < 2 Florida (1) SEC 0-0 1490 DNP
5 < 5 Colorado (3) Big 12 0-0 1377 DNP
6 < 11 Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 1295 DNP
7 < 12 USC Pac-10 0-0 1171 DNP
8 < 14 Texas Big 12 0-0 1026 DNP
9 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 987 DNP
10 < 19 Syracuse Big East 0-0 982 DNP
11 < 13 Penn State Big Ten 0-0 981 DNP
12 < 20 Miami (FL) Big East 0-0 877 DNP
13 < 15 Texas A&M Big 12 0-0 803 DNP
14 < 17 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 766 DNP
15 < 21 Alabama SEC 0-0 601 DNP
16 < 10 Virginia Tech Big East 0-0 563 DNP
17 < 22 Auburn SEC 0-0 536 DNP
18 < 8 Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 496 DNP
19 < NR LSU SEC 0-0 465 DNP
20 < NR Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 380 DNP
21 < 7 Kansas State Big 12 0-0 366 DNP
22 < 25 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 356 DNP
23 < 16 Virginia ACC 0-0 288 DNP
24 < 9 Kansas Big 12 0-0 217 DNP
25 < NR Clemson ACC 0-0 212 DNP
NR < 18 Oregon Pac-10 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 23 Texas Tech Big 12 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 24 Toledo MAC 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 12.0 5433
SEC 5 11.4 4630
Big Ten 5 14.8 3586
Big East 3 12.7 2422
ACC 3 17.0 2029
Pac-10 2 13.5 1551
Ind 1 6.0 1295

Notes

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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.