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1996 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Florida (65.5) SEC 12-1 1673.5 W 52-20 N #1 Florida State (Sugar)
2 < 4 Ohio State (1.5) Big Ten 11-1 1585.5 W 20-17 N #2 Arizona State (Rose)
3 < 1 Florida State ACC 11-1 1529 L 52-20 N #3 Florida (Sugar)
4 < 2 Arizona State Pac-10 11-1 1486 L 20-17 N #4 Ohio State (Rose)
5 < 5 BYU WAC 14-1 1360 W 19-15 N #14 Kansas State (Cotton)
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 12 11-2 1316 W 41-21 N #10 Virginia Tech (Orange)
7 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 11-2 1293 W 38-15 N #20 Texas (Fiesta)
8 < 8 Colorado Big 12 10-2 1228 W 33-21 N #13 Washington (Holiday)
9 < 9 Tennessee SEC 10-2 1172 W 48-28 N #11 Northwestern (Citrus)
10 < 12 North Carolina ACC 10-2 1070 W 20-13 N #25 West Virginia (Gator)
11 < 16 Alabama SEC 10-3 977 W 17-14 N #15 Michigan (Outback)
12 < 17 LSU SEC 10-2 849 W 10-7 N Clemson (Peach)
13 < 10 Virginia Tech Big East 10-2 786 L 41-21 N #6 Nebraska (Orange)
14 < 19 Miami (FL) Big East 9-3 690 W 31-21 N Virginia (Carquest)
15 < 11 Northwestern Big Ten 9-3 663 L 48-28 N #9 Tennessee (Citrus)
16 < 13 Washington Pac-10 9-3 643 L 33-21 N #8 Colorado (Holiday)
17 < 14 Kansas State Big 12 9-3 625 L 19-15 N #5 BYU (Cotton)
18 < 21 Iowa Big Ten 9-3 535 W 27-0 N Texas Tech (Alamo)
19 < 18 Notre Dame Ind 8-3 511 DNP
20 < 15 Michigan Big Ten 8-4 466 L 17-14 N #16 Alabama (Outback)
21 < 23 Syracuse Big East 9-3 451 W 30-17 N Houston (Liberty)
22 < 22 Wyoming WAC 10-2 314 DNP
23 < 20 Texas Big 12 8-5 169 L 38-15 N #7 Penn State (Fiesta)
24 < NR Auburn SEC 8-4 130  
25 < 24 Army Ind 10-2 71 L 32-29 N Auburn (Independence)
NR < 25 West Virginia Big East 0 L 20-13 N #12 North Carolina (Gator)

Others Receiving Votes

West Virginia 43, Navy 41, East Carolina 37, Southern Miss 22, Stanford 16, Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 4, Virginia 3, Clemson 2

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.4 4801.5
Big Ten 5 12.4 4542.5
Big 12 4 13.5 3338
Big East 3 16.0 1927
ACC 2 6.5 2599
Pac-10 2 10.0 2129
WAC 2 13.5 1674
Ind 2 22.0 582

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.