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September 2, 2014 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Florida State (46) ACC 1-0 1456 *1 W 37-31 N Oklahoma State (Cowboys Classic)
2 < 2 Alabama (1) SEC 1-0 1317 2 W 33-23 N West Virginia (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
3 < 3 Oregon (5) Pac-12 1-0 1314 *4 W 62-13 H South Dakota
4 < 4 Oklahoma (2) Big 12 1-0 1283 *3 W 48-16 H Louisiana Tech
5 < 6 Auburn SEC 1-0 1186 5 W 45-21 H Arkansas
6 < 12 Georgia (2) SEC 1-0 1114 *8 W 45-21 H #16 Clemson
7 < 8 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 1093 6 W 45-7 H Jacksonville State
8 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 982 7 W 34-17 A Navy
9 < 21 Texas A&M (2) SEC 1-0 978 13 W 52-28 A #9 South Carolina
10 < 10 Baylor Big 12 1-0 962 9 W 45-0 H SMU
11 < 7 UCLA Pac-12 1-0 944 11 W 28-20 A Virginia
12 < 13 LSU (1) SEC 1-0 926 12 W 28-24 N #14 Wisconsin (Advocare Texas Kickoff)
13 < 11 Stanford Pac-12 1-0 886 10 W 45-0 H UC Davis
14 < 15 USC Pac-12 1-0 729 14 W 52-13 H Fresno State
15 < 18 Mississippi SEC 1-0 525 17 W 35-13 N Boise State (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
16 < 17 Notre Dame Ind 1-0 519 15 W 48-17 H Rice
17 < 19 Arizona State Pac-12 1-0 431 16 W 45-14 H Weber State
18 < 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-1 364 19 L 28-24 N #13 LSU (Advocare Texas Kickoff)
19 < 22 Nebraska Big Ten 1-0 352 18 W 55-7 H Florida Atlantic
20 < 20 Kansas State Big 12 1-0 325 20 W 55-16 H Stephen F. Austin
21 < 9 South Carolina SEC 0-1 196 21 L 52-28 H #21 Texas A&M
21 < 23 North Carolina ACC 1-0 196 23 W 56-29 H Liberty
23 < 16 Clemson ACC 0-1 164 24 L 45-21 A #12 Georgia
24 < 24 Missouri SEC 1-0 147 22 W 38-18 H South Dakota State
25 < NR Louisville ACC 1-0 141 RV W 31-13 H Miami (FL)
RV < NR Texas Big 12 1-0 126 25 W 38-7 H North Texas
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 0-1 94 RV L 37-31 N #1 Florida State (Cowboys Classic)
RV < NR Duke ACC 1-0 60 RV W 52-13 H Elon
RV < NR Florida SEC 0-0 49 RV DNP
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 1-0 49 RV W 49-0 H Southern Miss
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 1-0 49 NR W 26-24 N UCF
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 1-0 38 RV W 52-14 H Appalachian State
RV < NR TCU Big 12 1-0 29 RV W 48-14 H Samford
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 1-0 27 RV W 17-16 A Hawaii
RV < NR BYU Ind 1-0 21 RV W 35-10 A Connecticut
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 1-0 18 RV W 31-23 H Northern Iowa
RV < NR Marshall CUSA 1-0 18 RV W 42-27 A Miami (OH)
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 1-0 17 RV W 34-9 H William & Mary
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 1-0 14 NR W 38-7 H Utah State
RV < NR Cincinnati AAC 0-0 8 RV DNP
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 1-0 7 RV W 42-35 H Central Arkansas
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 0-1 7 RV L 33-23 N #2 Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
RV < NR Rutgers Big Ten 1-0 6 RV W 41-38 A Washington State
RV < NR Arizona Pac-12 1-0 4 RV W 58-13 H UNLV
RV < NR North Dakota State Other 1-0 2 NR W 34-14 A Iowa State
RV < NR Louisiana Sun Belt 1-0 1 RV W 45-6 H Southern
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 1-0 1 RV W 62-0 H Delaware
NR < NR Boise State MWC 0-1 0 RV L 35-13 N #18 Mississippi (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
NR < NR Colorado State MWC 1-0 0 RV W 31-17 N Colorado
NR < NR Memphis AAC 1-0 0 RV W 63-0 H Austin Peay
NR < NR Minnesota Big Ten 1-0 0 RV W 42-20 H Eastern Illinois
NR < NR Northern Illinois MAC 1-0 0 RV W 55-3 H Presbyterian
NR < NR Oregon State Pac-12 1-0 0 RV W 29-14 H Portland State
NR < NR Temple AAC 1-0 0 RV W 37-7 A Vanderbilt

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 11.8 6389
Pac-12 5 11.6 4304
Big Ten 4 13.0 2791
ACC 4 17.5 1957
Big 12 3 11.3 2570
Ind 1 16.0 519

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Georgia makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/6/2013 poll (11 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 100
- Arizona State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Auburn's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Kansas State ties California and Oklahoma State for #39
- LSU is at 550 and counting

Miscellaneous:
- LSU is the lowest ranked team to receive a first place vote since #12 Arizona State in the 10/14/2007 poll.
- Since 2008, no team has lost a game and gone from unranked to ranked the next week (see Oklahoma State who moved from #33 to #27 after losing to #1 Florida State).
- Brent Axe did not submit a ballot.

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.