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September 18, 2011 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (37) Big 12 2-0 1471 *1 W 23-13 A #5 Florida State
2 < 3 LSU (14) SEC 3-0 1424 *3 W 19-6 A #25 Mississippi State
3 < 2 Alabama (7) SEC 3-0 1402 *2 W 41-0 H North Texas
4 < 4 Boise State (2) MWC 2-0 1309 4 W 40-15 A Toledo
5 < 6 Stanford Pac-12 3-0 1212 5 W 37-10 A Arizona
6 < 7 Wisconsin Big Ten 3-0 1170 7 W 49-7 A Northern Illinois
7 < 8 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-0 1092 6 W 59-33 A Tulsa
8 < 9 Texas A&M Big 12 2-0 1043 8 W 37-7 H Idaho
9 < 11 Nebraska Big Ten 3-0 911 9 W 51-38 H Washington
10 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 2-1 899 13 W 56-7 H Missouri State
11 < 5 Florida State ACC 2-1 896 14 L 23-13 H #1 Oklahoma
12 < 10 South Carolina SEC 3-0 891 10 W 24-21 H Navy
13 < 13 Virginia Tech ACC 3-0 830 11 W 26-7 H Arkansas State
14 < 14 Arkansas SEC 3-0 781 12 W 38-28 H Troy
15 < 16 Florida SEC 3-0 669 15 W 33-23 H Tennessee
16 < 18 West Virginia Big East 3-0 579 16 W 37-31 A Maryland
17 < 19 Baylor Big 12 2-0 521 19 W 48-0 H Stephen F. Austin
18 < 20 South Florida Big East 3-0 496 17 W 70-17 H Florida A&M
19 < 23 Texas Big 12 3-0 402 18 W 49-20 A UCLA
20 < 23 TCU MWC 2-1 273 20 W 38-17 H Louisiana-Monroe
21 < NR Clemson ACC 3-0 272 22 W 38-24 H #21 Auburn
22 < NR Michigan Big Ten 3-0 266 21 W 31-3 H Eastern Michigan
23 < NR USC Pac-12 3-0 260 NR W 38-17 H Syracuse
24 < NR Illinois Big Ten 3-0 106 RV W 17-14 H #22 Arizona State
25 < NR Georgia Tech ACC 3-0 59 24 W 66-24 A Kansas
RV < 15 Michigan State Big Ten 2-1 42 23 L 31-13 A Notre Dame
RV < 21 Auburn SEC 2-1 29 19 L 38-24 A Clemson
RV < NR Houston CUSA 3-0 25 RV W 35-34 A Louisiana Tech
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 1-1 23 NR W 24-6 H #17 Ohio State
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 3-0 19 NR W 24-20 A Connecticut
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 2-1 19 NR W 54-10 A BYU
RV < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1 16 16 L 24-6 A Miami (FL)
RV < NR Maryland ACC 1-1 15 NR L 37-31 H #18 West Virginia
RV < 25 Mississippi State SEC 1-2 14 25 L 19-6 H #3 LSU
RV < NR Missouri Big 12 2-1 10 NR W 69-0 H Western Illinois
RV < 22 Arizona State Pac-12 2-1 9 RV L 17-14 A Illinois
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 1-2 8 NR W 31-13 H #15 Michigan State
RV < NR San Diego State MWC 3-0 8 NR W 42-24 H Washington State
RV < NR Vanderbilt SEC 3-0 8 NR W 30-7 H Mississippi
RV < NR Georgia SEC 1-2 7 NR W 59-0 H Coastal Carolina
RV < NR Florida International Sun Belt 3-0 4 NR W 17-10 H UCF
RV < NR California Pac-12 3-0 3 NR W 63-12 H Presbyterian
RV < NR Navy Ind 2-1 3 NR L 24-21 A #10 South Carolina
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 3-0 2 25 W 28-17 H Virginia
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 2-1 2 NR L 33-23 A #16 Florida
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 2-1 0 RV L 21-14 A Army
NR < NR Ohio MAC 3-0 0 RV W 44-7 H Marshall
NR < NR Penn State Big Ten 2-1 0 RV W 14-10 A Temple
NR < NR Texas Tech Big 12 2-0 0 RV W 59-13 A New Mexico
NR < NR Washington Pac-12 2-1 0 RV L 51-38 A #11 Nebraska

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.2 5167
Big 12 5 10.4 4529
Big Ten 4 15.3 2453
ACC 4 17.5 2057
Pac-12 3 12.7 2371
MWC 2 12.0 1582
Big East 2 17.0 1075

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Clemson makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (19 polls)
- Georgia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2010 poll (17 polls)
- Illinois makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/21/2008 poll (47 polls)
- Michigan makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/3/2010 poll (13 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Arkansas's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak ends at 16
- Mississippi State's Top 25 streak ends at 12
- Ohio State's Top 25 streak ends at 103
- Oklahoma's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Texas A&M's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Arkansas is approaching the 400 mark
- Florida International received votes for the first time
- Oklahoma State ties Duke for #47
- South Florida ties Villanova for #93
- TCU ties Illinois for #41
- USC is approaching the 700 mark

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.