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2018 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Clemson (61) ACC 15-0 1525 *1 W 44-16 N #1 Alabama (CFP Final)
2 < 1 Alabama SEC 14-1 1462 2 L 44-16 N #2 Clemson (CFP Final)
3 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 13-1 1364 3 W 28-23 N #9 Washington (Rose)
4 < 4 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2 1356 4 L 45-34 N #1 Alabama (CFP Semi/Orange)
5 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 12-1 1286 5 L 30-3 N #2 Clemson (CFP Semi/Cotton)
6 < 11 LSU SEC 10-3 1119 7 W 40-32 N #7 UCF (Fiesta)
7 < 6 Georgia SEC 11-3 1103 8 L 28-21 N #14 Texas (Sugar)
7 < 10 Florida SEC 10-3 1103 6 W 41-15 N #8 Michigan (Peach)
9 < 14 Texas Big 12 10-4 1076 9 W 28-21 N #6 Georgia (Sugar)
10 < 12 Washington State Pac-12 11-2 959 10 W 28-26 N #25 Iowa State (Alamo)
11 < 7 UCF AAC 12-1 898 12 L 40-32 N #11 LSU (Fiesta)
12 < 16 Kentucky SEC 10-3 820 11 W 27-24 N #13 Penn State (Citrus)
13 < 9 Washington Pac-12 10-4 806 13 L 28-23 N #5 Ohio State (Rose)
14 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 10-3 745 14 L 41-15 N #10 Florida (Peach)
15 < 17 Syracuse ACC 10-3 683 15 W 34-18 N #15 West Virginia (Camping World)
16 < 21 Texas A&M SEC 9-4 552 16 W 52-13 N NC State (Gator)
17 < 13 Penn State Big Ten 9-4 492 17 L 27-24 N #16 Kentucky (Citrus)
18 < 19 Fresno State MWC 12-2 466 18 W 31-20 N Arizona State (Las Vegas)
19 < 22 Army Ind 11-2 418 20 W 70-14 N Houston (Armed Forces)
20 < 15 West Virginia Big 12 8-4 296 22 L 34-18 N #17 Syracuse (Camping World)
21 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 9-5 284 19 W 31-20 N #20 Utah (Holiday)
22 < NR Utah State MWC 11-2 188 21 W 52-13 N North Texas (New Mexico)
23 < 23 Boise State MWC 10-3 184 24 DNP
24 < NR Cincinnati AAC 11-2 171 23 W 35-31 N Virginia Tech (Military)
25 < NR Iowa Big Ten 9-4 120 25 W 27-22 N #18 Mississippi State (Outback)
RV < NR Appalachian State Sun Belt 11-2 96 RV W 45-13 N Middle Tennessee (New Orleans)
RV < NR Stanford Pac-12 9-4 52 RV W 14-13 N Pittsburgh (Sun)
RV < 18 Mississippi State SEC 8-5 45 RV L 27-22 N Iowa (Outback)
RV < 20 Utah Pac-12 9-5 43 RV L 31-20 N Northwestern (Holiday)
RV < NR UAB CUSA 11-3 32 RV W 37-13 N Northern Illinois (Boca Raton)
RV < 25 Iowa State Big 12 8-5 26 RV L 28-26 N #12 Washington State (Alamo)
RV < NR Auburn SEC 8-5 15 RV W 63-14 N Purdue (Music City)
RV < NR Oregon Pac-12 9-4 11 RV W 7-6 N Michigan State (Redbox)
RV < 24 Missouri SEC 8-5 10 RV L 38-33 N Oklahoma State (Liberty)
RV < NR Georgia Southern Sun Belt 10-3 6 RV W 23-21 N Eastern Michigan (Camellia)
RV < NR Troy Sun Belt 10-3 6 RV W 42-32 N Buffalo (Dollar General)
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 7-6 3 NR W 38-33 N #24 Missouri (Liberty)
RV < NR NC State ACC 9-4 2 RV L 52-13 N #21 Texas A&M (Gator)
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 8-5 2 RV W 35-3 N Miami (FL) (Pinstripe)
NR < NR Duke ACC 8-5 0 RV W 56-27 N Temple (Independence)
NR < NR Virginia ACC 8-5 0 RV W 28-0 N South Carolina (Belk)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 8.3 6159
Big Ten 5 16.0 3005
Big 12 3 11.0 2728
MWC 3 21.0 838
ACC 2 8.0 2208
Pac-12 2 11.5 1765
Ind 2 12.0 1704
AAC 2 17.5 1069

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.