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September 25, 2011 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 LSU (42) SEC 4-0 1471 *2 W 47-21 A #16 West Virginia
2 < 1 Oklahoma (12) Big 12 3-0 1422 *1 W 38-28 H Missouri
3 < 3 Alabama (5) SEC 4-0 1413 *2 W 38-14 H #14 Arkansas
4 < 4 Boise State (1) MWC 3-0 1280 5 W 41-21 H Tulsa
5 < 7 Oklahoma State Big 12 4-0 1209 6 W 30-29 A #8 Texas A&M
6 < 5 Stanford Pac-12 3-0 1205 4 DNP
7 < 6 Wisconsin Big Ten 4-0 1177 7 W 59-10 H South Dakota
8 < 9 Nebraska Big Ten 4-0 991 8 W 38-14 A Wyoming
9 < 10 Oregon Pac-12 3-1 985 11 W 56-31 A Arizona
10 < 12 South Carolina SEC 4-0 950 9 W 21-3 H Vanderbilt
11 < 13 Virginia Tech ACC 4-0 883 10 W 30-10 A Marshall
12 < 15 Florida SEC 4-0 820 12 W 48-10 A Kentucky
13 < 21 Clemson ACC 4-0 744 15 W 35-30 H #11 Florida State
14 < 8 Texas A&M Big 12 2-1 734 13 L 30-29 H #7 Oklahoma State
15 < 17 Baylor Big 12 3-0 659 16 W 56-31 H Rice
16 < 18 South Florida Big East 4-0 585 14 W 52-24 H UTEP
17 < 19 Texas Big 12 3-0 466 17 DNP
18 < 14 Arkansas SEC 3-1 434 18 L 38-14 A #3 Alabama
19 < 22 Michigan Big Ten 4-0 417 19 W 28-7 H San Diego State
20 < 20 TCU MWC 3-1 338 20 W 55-13 H Portland State
21 < 25 Georgia Tech ACC 4-0 298 21 W 35-28 H North Carolina
22 < 16 West Virginia Big East 3-1 280 23 L 47-21 H #2 LSU
23 < 11 Florida State ACC 2-2 239 24 L 35-30 A #21 Clemson
24 < 24 Illinois Big Ten 4-0 179 22 W 23-20 H Western Michigan
25 < NR Arizona State Pac-12 3-1 112 RV W 43-22 H #23 USC
RV < NR Michigan State Big Ten 3-1 51 25 W 45-7 H Central Michigan
RV < NR Houston CUSA 4-0 38 RV W 56-0 H Georgia State
RV < NR Auburn SEC 3-1 25 RV W 30-14 H Florida Atlantic
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 3-0 21 RV DNP
RV < NR Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 15 RV W 37-17 H Colorado
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 3-0 14 NR W 28-24 A Miami (FL)
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 2-1 12 RV DNP
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 3-1 9 RV W 34-6 H Eastern Michigan
RV < NR Georgia SEC 2-2 8 NR W 27-13 A Mississippi
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 3-1 4 RV W 31-23 H California
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 2-2 3 NR W 15-12 A Pittsburgh
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 2-1 3 RV DNP
RV < 23 USC Pac-12 3-1 2 NR L 43-22 A Arizona State
RV < NR Navy Ind 2-1 2 NR DNP
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 2-2 1 NR W 26-20 (1OT) H Louisiana Tech
RV < NR Missouri Big 12 2-2 1 NR L 38-28 A #1 Oklahoma
NR < NR Air Force MWC 2-1 0 RV W 63-24 H Tennessee State
NR < NR North Carolina ACC 3-1 0 RV L 35-28 A #25 Georgia Tech
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 2-1 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Temple MAC 3-1 0 RV W 38-7 A Maryland
NR < NR Texas Tech Big 12 3-0 0 RV W 35-34 H Nevada

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 8.8 5088
Big 12 5 10.6 4490
Big Ten 4 14.5 2764
ACC 4 17.0 2164
Pac-12 3 13.3 2302
MWC 2 12.0 1618
Big East 2 19.0 865

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- LSU makes first appearance at #1 since the final 2007 poll (53 polls)
- Oklahoma State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/8/2009 poll (34 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Boise State's Top 25 streak reaches 50
- South Carolina's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Stanford's Top 25 streak reaches 20

Total Appearances:
- Arkansas is approaching the 400 mark
- Oklahoma State ties SMU for #46
- South Florida breaks tie with Villanova for #93

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.