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October 14, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (54) SEC 6-0 1659 W 56-13 H #12 LSU
2 < 2 Ohio State (7) Big Ten 5-0 1578  
3 < 3 Florida State (5) ACC 5-0 1575  
4 < 4 Arizona State (1) Pac-10 6-0 1472  
5 < 5 Nebraska Big 12 4-1 1406 W 49-0 H Baylor
6 < 7 Tennessee SEC 4-1 1319  
7 < 8 Alabama SEC 6-0 1146  
8 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 1126  
9 < 9 Colorado Big 12 4-1 1118  
10 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 6-1 1093  
11 < 13 North Carolina ACC 5-1 1018  
12 < 6 Miami (FL) Big East 4-1 927  
13 < 14 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 899  
14 < 15 Northwestern Big Ten 5-1 798  
15 < 17 West Virginia Big East 6-0 731  
16 < 18 Auburn SEC 5-1 590  
17 < 12 LSU SEC 4-1 514  
18 < 19 BYU WAC 6-1 487  
19 < 21 California Pac-10 5-0 451  
20 < 20 Virginia ACC 4-1 409  
21 < 22 Kansas State Big 12 5-1 379  
22 < 23 Georgia Tech ACC 4-1 317  
23 < 24 Wyoming WAC 7-0 264 W 42-28 H Western Michigan
24 < NR Utah WAC 5-1 111 DNP
25 < 16 Washington Pac-10 3-2 104  
NR < 25 Texas Big 12 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.4 5228
Big Ten 4 9.8 4368
ACC 4 14.0 3319
Big 12 3 11.7 2903
Pac-10 3 16.0 2027
WAC 3 21.7 862
Big East 2 13.5 1658
Ind 1 8.0 1126

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.