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September 2, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (49) Big 12 0-0 1642 DNP
2 < 2 Tennessee (8) SEC 1-0 1566  
3 < 3 Florida State (5) ACC 0-0 1516 DNP
4 < 4 Florida (1) SEC 1-0 1484  
5 < 5 Colorado (3) Big 12 1-0 1405  
6 < 6 Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 1311 DNP
7 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 1-0 1266  
8 < 8 Texas Big 12 1-0 1128  
9 < 10 Syracuse Big East 0-0 1062 DNP
10 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 1036 DNP
11 < 11 Miami (FL) Big East 1-0 923  
12 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 845  
13 < 15 Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 663 DNP
14 < 13 Alabama SEC 1-0 660  
15 < 14 Virginia Tech Big East 0-0 625 DNP
16 < 19 BYU WAC 2-0 589  
17 < 18 LSU SEC 0-0 538 DNP
18 < 16 Auburn SEC 1-0 511  
19 < 17 USC Pac-10 0-1 456  
20 < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 447 DNP
21 < 21 Kansas State Big 12 1-0 438  
22 < 22 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 354 DNP
23 < 24 Virginia ACC 0-0 242 DNP
24 < NR North Carolina ACC 1-0 237  
25 < 23 Texas A&M Big 12 0-1 227  
NR < 25 Kansas Big 12 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.0 4759
Big 12 5 12.0 4840
Big Ten 5 12.8 4164
Big East 3 11.7 2610
ACC 3 16.7 1995
Pac-10 2 19.5 903
Ind 1 6.0 1311
WAC 1 16.0 589

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.