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October 7, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (38) SEC 5-0 1643 W 42-7 A Arkansas
2 < 3 Ohio State (24) Big Ten 4-0 1609  
3 < 2 Florida State (4) ACC 4-0 1557  
4 < 5 Arizona State (1) Pac-10 5-0 1471  
5 < 7 Nebraska Big 12 3-1 1374 W 39-3 A #16 Kansas State
6 < 8 Miami (FL) Big East 4-0 1312  
7 < 9 Tennessee SEC 3-1 1243  
8 < 13 Alabama SEC 5-0 1052  
9 < 10 Colorado Big 12 3-1 1019  
10 < 4 Penn State Big Ten 5-1 995  
11 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 988  
12 < 14 LSU SEC 4-0 977  
13 < 15 North Carolina ACC 4-1 910  
14 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 863  
15 < 22 Northwestern Big Ten 4-1 743  
16 < 18 Washington Pac-10 3-1 680  
17 < 19 West Virginia Big East 6-0 618  
18 < 20 Auburn SEC 4-1 483  
19 < 21 BYU WAC 5-1 348  
20 < 12 Virginia ACC 4-1 339  
21 < NR California Pac-10 5-0 322  
22 < 16 Kansas State Big 12 4-1 281  
23 < NR Georgia Tech ACC 4-1 206  
24 < 25 Wyoming WAC 6-0 185 W 45-22 A San Jose State
25 < 23 Texas Big 12 3-2 162  
NR < 17 USC Pac-10 0  
NR < 24 Utah WAC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.2 5398
Big Ten 4 10.3 4210
ACC 4 14.8 3012
Big 12 4 15.3 2836
Pac-10 3 13.7 2473
Big East 2 11.5 1930
WAC 2 21.5 533
Ind 1 11.0 988

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.