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August 26, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (50) Big 12 0-0 1646 DNP
2 < 2 Tennessee (8) SEC 0-0 1555 DNP
3 < 3 Florida State (5) ACC 0-0 1530 DNP
4 < 4 Florida SEC 0-0 1485 DNP
5 < 5 Colorado (3) Big 12 0-0 1402 DNP
6 < 6 Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 1302 DNP
7 < 11 Penn State Big Ten 1-0 1247  
8 < 8 Texas Big 12 0-0 1099 DNP
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 1059 DNP
10 < 10 Syracuse Big East 0-0 1050 DNP
11 < 12 Miami (FL) Big East 0-0 881 DNP
12 < 14 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 805 DNP
13 < 15 Alabama SEC 0-0 669 DNP
14 < 16 Virginia Tech Big East 0-0 610 DNP
15 < 18 Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 583 DNP
16 < 17 Auburn SEC 0-0 552 DNP
17 < 7 USC Pac-10 0-1 549  
18 < 19 LSU SEC 0-0 519 DNP
19 < NR BYU WAC 1-0 497  
20 < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 432 DNP
21 < 21 Kansas State Big 12 0-0 389 DNP
22 < 22 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 388 DNP
23 < 13 Texas A&M Big 12 0-1 296  
24 < 23 Virginia ACC 0-0 257 DNP
25 < 24 Kansas Big 12 0-0 207 DNP
NR < 25 Clemson ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 13.8 5039
SEC 5 10.6 4780
Big Ten 5 13.0 4082
Big East 3 11.7 2541
ACC 2 13.5 1787
Pac-10 2 18.5 981
Ind 1 6.0 1302
WAC 1 19.0 497

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.