Football

Home Last Poll Teams

October 23, 2011 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP BCS Last Week
1 < 1 LSU (49) SEC 8-0 1489 *1 1 W 45-10 H #19 Auburn
2 < 2 Alabama (10) SEC 8-0 1448 *2 2 W 37-6 H Tennessee
3 < 6 Oklahoma State Big 12 7-0 1326 4 3 W 45-24 A Missouri
4 < 7 Stanford Pac-12 7-0 1318 3 6 W 65-21 H #22 Washington
5 < 5 Boise State (1) MWC 7-0 1269 5 4 W 37-26 H Air Force
6 < 8 Clemson ACC 8-0 1225 6 5 W 59-38 H North Carolina
7 < 9 Oregon Pac-12 6-1 1136 7 7 W 45-2 A Colorado
8 < 10 Arkansas SEC 6-1 1003 8 10 W 29-24 A Mississippi
9 < 15 Michigan State Big Ten 6-1 964 10 11 W 37-31 H #4 Wisconsin
10 < 12 Kansas State Big 12 7-0 945 12 8 W 59-21 A Kansas
11 < 3 Oklahoma Big 12 6-1 912 9 9 L 41-38 H Texas Tech
12 < 4 Wisconsin Big Ten 6-1 887 11 15 L 37-31 A #15 Michigan State
13 < 13 Nebraska Big Ten 6-1 756 13 14 W 41-14 A Minnesota
14 < 14 South Carolina SEC 6-1 675 14 13 DNP
15 < 16 Virginia Tech ACC 7-1 673 15 12 W 30-14 H Boston College
16 < 17 Texas A&M Big 12 5-2 614 16 16 W 33-17 A Iowa State
17 < 18 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 508 17 18 DNP
18 < 21 Houston CUSA 7-0 400 18 17 W 63-28 H Marshall
19 < NR Texas Tech Big 12 5-2 350 22 20 W 41-38 A #3 Oklahoma
20 < NR USC Pac-12 6-1 340 NR NR W 31-17 A Notre Dame
21 < NR Penn State Big Ten 7-1 312 19 19 W 34-24 A Northwestern
22 < 24 Georgia SEC 5-2 290 21 22 DNP
23 < 24 Arizona State Pac-12 5-2 239 20 21 DNP
24 < NR Cincinnati Big East 6-1 71 23 NR W 37-34 A South Florida
25 < 11 West Virginia Big East 5-2 64 24 25 L 49-23 A Syracuse
RV < 19 Auburn SEC 5-3 62 RV 23 L 45-10 A #1 LSU
RV < NR Southern Miss CUSA 6-1 48 25 NR W 27-3 H SMU
RV < NR Baylor Big 12 4-2 47 RV NR DNP
RV < 22 Washington Pac-12 5-2 32 RV NR L 65-21 A #7 Stanford
RV < 20 Georgia Tech ACC 6-2 30 RV NR L 24-7 A Miami (FL)
RV < NR Texas Big 12 4-2 26 RV 24 DNP
RV < NR Syracuse Big East 5-2 24 RV NR W 49-23 H #11 West Virginia
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 4-3 6 RV NR W 24-7 H #20 Georgia Tech
RV < NR TCU MWC 5-2 4 RV NR W 69-0 H New Mexico
RV < NR Rutgers Big East 5-2 3 RV NR L 16-14 A Louisville
RV < 23 Illinois Big Ten 6-2 2 RV NR L 21-14 A Purdue
RV < NR BYU Ind 6-2 2 RV NR W 56-3 H Idaho State
NR < NR Florida SEC 4-3 0 RV NR DNP
NR < NR Iowa Big Ten 5-2 0 RV NR W 45-24 H Indiana
NR < NR Notre Dame Ind 4-3 0 RV NR L 31-17 H USC
NR < NR Ohio State Big Ten 4-3 0 NR NR DNP
NR < NR SMU CUSA 5-2 0 RV NR L 27-3 A Southern Miss
NR < NR Wake Forest ACC 5-2 0 RV NR W 24-23 A Duke

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.4 4905
Big 12 5 11.8 4147
Big Ten 5 14.4 3427
Pac-12 4 13.5 3033
ACC 2 10.5 1898
Big East 2 24.5 135
MWC 1 5.0 1269
CUSA 1 18.0 400

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Cincinnati makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (24 polls)
- Kansas State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/7/2003 poll (122 polls)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (24 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- LSU's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Oklahoma's Top 10 streak ends at 11
- Oklahoma State's Top 25 reaches at 20

Total Appearances:
- Arkansas has reached the 400 mark
- Oklahoma ties Notre Dame for #3
- USC is approaching the 700 mark (699)

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)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.