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October 28, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (59) SEC 7-0 1666 DNP
2 < 2 Ohio State (4) Big Ten 7-0 1579  
3 < 3 Florida State (3) ACC 6-0 1563  
4 < 4 Arizona State (1) Pac-10 8-0 1481  
5 < 5 Nebraska Big 12 6-1 1404 W 63-7 H Kansas
6 < 6 Tennessee SEC 5-1 1347  
7 < 8 Colorado Big 12 6-1 1210  
8 < 9 North Carolina ACC 6-1 1195  
9 < 10 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 1080  
10 < 7 Alabama SEC 7-1 1065  
11 < 11 Northwestern Big Ten 7-1 1037  
12 < 13 LSU SEC 6-1 868  
13 < 15 BYU WAC 8-1 790  
14 < 16 Kansas State Big 12 7-1 759  
15 < 17 Penn State Big Ten 7-2 644  
16 < 14 Virginia ACC 5-2 580  
17 < 18 Wyoming WAC 8-0 576 DNP
18 < 12 West Virginia Big East 7-1 459  
19 < 19 Notre Dame Ind 4-2 439  
20 < 21 Utah WAC 7-1 412 W 45-19 H Tulsa
21 < 23 Washington Pac-10 5-2 271  
22 < 25 Miami (FL) Big East 5-2 265  
23 < 24 Southern Miss CUSA 7-1 257 W 31-28 A Tulane
24 < 22 Auburn SEC 5-2 231  
25 < 20 Iowa Big Ten 5-2 190  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 10.6 5177
Big Ten 5 12.4 4530
Big 12 3 8.7 3373
ACC 3 9.0 3338
WAC 3 16.7 1778
Pac-10 2 12.5 1752
Big East 2 20.0 724
Ind 1 19.0 439
CUSA 1 23.0 257

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.