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2011 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 6 Oklahoma (36) Big 12 0-0 1464 *1 DNP
2 < 10 Alabama (17) SEC 0-0 1439 *2 DNP
3 < 3 Oregon (4) Pac-12 0-0 1330 *3 DNP
4 < 8 LSU (1) SEC 0-0 1286 *4 DNP
5 < 9 Boise State (2) MWC 0-0 1200 7 DNP
6 < 17 Florida State ACC 0-0 1168 5 DNP
7 < 4 Stanford Pac-12 0-0 1091 6 DNP
8 < 19 Texas A&M Big 12 0-0 965 9 DNP
9 < 13 Oklahoma State Big 12 0-0 955 8 DNP
10 < 20 Nebraska Big Ten 0-0 910 11 DNP
11 < 7 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 900 10 DNP
12 < 22 South Carolina SEC 0-0 848 12 DNP
13 < 16 Virginia Tech ACC 0-0 821 13 DNP
14 < 2 TCU MWC 0-0 690 15 DNP
15 < 12 Arkansas SEC 0-0 686 14 DNP
16 < NR Notre Dame Ind 0-0 530 18 DNP
17 < 14 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 519 17 DNP
18 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 443 16 DNP
19 < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 369 22 DNP
20 < 15 Mississippi State SEC 0-0 361 20 DNP
21 < 18 Missouri Big 12 0-0 258 21 DNP
22 < NR Florida SEC 0-0 228 23 DNP
23 < 1 Auburn SEC 0-0 219 19 DNP
24 < NR West Virginia Big East 0-0 207 RV DNP
25 < NR USC Pac-12 0-0 160 NR DNP
RV < NR Texas Big 12 0-0 114 24 DNP
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 0-0 75 25 DNP
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-12 0-0 67 RV DNP
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 0-0 32 RV DNP
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 0-0 25 RV DNP
RV < NR Southern Miss CUSA 0-0 20 RV DNP
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 0-0 19 RV DNP
RV < 25 NC State ACC 0-0 15 RV DNP
RV < NR BYU Ind 0-0 15 RV DNP
RV < NR Air Force MWC 0-0 14 RV DNP
RV < NR Houston CUSA 0-0 13 RV DNP
RV < NR Pittsburgh Big East 0-0 9 RV DNP
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 0-0 7 RV DNP
RV < 21 UCF CUSA 0-0 5 RV DNP
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 0-0 5 RV DNP
RV < NR Hawaii WAC 0-0 4 RV DNP
RV < NR Northern Illinois MAC 0-0 4 RV DNP
RV < 24 Tulsa CUSA 0-0 3 NR DNP
RV < 23 Maryland ACC 0-0 2 NR DNP
RV < NR Arizona Pac-12 0-0 2 RV DNP
RV < 11 Nevada WAC 0-0 1 RV DNP
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 1 RV DNP
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 0-0 1 RV DNP
NR < NR Clemson ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Georgia Tech ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR North Carolina ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Oregon State Pac-12 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR South Florida Big East 0-0 0 RV DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 14.6 5436
Big 12 4 9.8 3642
Big Ten 4 14.0 2772
Pac-12 3 11.7 2581
MWC 2 9.5 1890
ACC 2 9.5 1989
Ind 1 16.0 530
Big East 1 24.0 207

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/10/2006 poll (78 polls)
- Georgia makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2010 poll (14 polls)
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/1/2009 poll (22 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance at #1 since the 10/5/2008 poll (42 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/26/1999 poll (193 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 50
- Auburn's Top 10 streak ends at 12
- Mississippi State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Nebraska's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- TCU's Top 5 streak ends at 15 and Top 10 streak ends at 25
- Virginia Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Preseason Streaks:
- Georgia's preseason streak reaches 10
- Penn State's preseason streak ends at 5
- Texas' preseason streak ends at 12
- USC's preseason streak reaches 10

Season Streaks:
- Alabama's season streak reaches 5
- Boise State's season streak reaches 10
- Florida State's season streak reaches 35
- Georgia's season streak reaches 15
- South Carolina's season streak reaches 5
- USC's season streak reaches 10
- West Virginia's season streak reaches 10
- Wisconsin's season streak reaches 15

Total Appearances:
- LSU makes 500th appearance in the Top 25
- Mississippi State ties Arizona for #51
- West Virginia ties Arizona State for #29

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.