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2019 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 LSU (62) SEC 15-0 1550 1 W 42-25 N #3 Clemson (CFP Final)
2 < 3 Clemson ACC 14-1 1487 2 L 42-25 N #1 LSU (CFP Final)
3 < 2 Ohio State Big Ten 13-1 1426 3 L 29-23 N #3 Clemson (CFP Semi/Fiesta )
4 < 5 Georgia SEC 12-2 1336 4 W 26-14 N #8 Baylor (Sugar)
5 < 7 Oregon Pac-12 12-2 1249 5 W 28-27 N #11 Wisconsin (Rose)
6 < 6 Florida SEC 11-2 1211 7 W 36-28 N Virginia (Orange)
7 < 4 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2 1179 6 L 63-28 N #1 LSU (CFP Semi/Peach )
8 < 9 Alabama SEC 11-2 1159 8 W 35-16 N #17 Michigan (Citrus)
9 < 13 Penn State Big Ten 11-2 1038 9 W 53-39 N #15 Memphis (Cotton)
10 < 16 Minnesota Big Ten 11-2 952 10 W 31-24 N #9 Auburn (Outback)
11 < 11 Wisconsin Big Ten 10-4 883 13 L 28-27 N #7 Oregon (Rose)
12 < 14 Notre Dame Ind 11-2 879 11 W 33-9 N Iowa State (Camping World)
13 < 8 Baylor Big 12 11-3 827 12 L 26-14 N #5 Georgia (Sugar)
14 < 9 Auburn SEC 9-4 726 14 L 31-24 N #16 Minnesota (Outback)
15 < 19 Iowa Big Ten 10-3 699 15 W 49-24 N #22 USC (Holiday)
16 < 12 Utah Pac-12 11-3 543 16 L 38-10 N Texas (Alamo)
17 < 15 Memphis AAC 12-2 528 17 L 53-39 N #13 Penn State (Cotton)
18 < 17 Michigan Big Ten 9-4 468 19 L 35-16 N #9 Alabama (Citrus)
19 < 20 Appalachian State Sun Belt 13-1 466 18 W 31-17 N UAB (New Orleans)
20 < 21 Navy AAC 11-2 415 20 W 20-17 N Kansas State (Liberty)
21 < 23 Cincinnati AAC 11-3 343 21 W 38-6 N Boston College (Birmingham)
22 < 24 Air Force MWC 11-2 209 23 W 31-21 N Washington State (Cheez-It)
23 < 18 Boise State MWC 12-2 188 22 L 38-7 N Washington (Las Vegas)
24 < NR UCF AAC 10-3 78 24 W 48-25 N Marshall (Gasparilla)
25 < NR Texas Big 12 8-5 69 RV W 38-10 N #12 Utah (Alamo)
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 8-5 54 RV W 24-21 N #25 Oklahoma State (Texas)
RV < NR Florida Atlantic CUSA 11-3 46 RV W 52-28 N SMU (Boca Raton)
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 8-5 39 RV W 38-7 N #18 Boise State (Las Vegas)
RV < NR Virginia ACC 9-5 28 25 L 36-28 N #6 Florida (Orange)
RV < 22 USC Pac-12 8-5 16 RV L 49-24 N #19 Iowa (Holiday)
RV < NR San Diego State MWC 10-3 13 RV W 48-11 N Western Michigan (New Mexico)
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-12 8-5 12 NR W 20-14 N Florida State (Sun)
RV < NR SMU AAC 10-3 10 RV L 52-28 N Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton)
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 8-5 8 RV W 23-22 N Indiana (Gator)
RV < NR California Pac-12 8-5 6 RV W 35-20 N Illinois (Redbox)
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 8-5 2 RV L 20-17 N #21 Navy (Liberty)
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 8-5 2 RV W 37-30 N Virginia Tech (Belk)
RV < NR Louisiana Sun Belt 11-3 2 RV W 27-17 N Miami (OH) (LendingTree)
RV < NR Louisiana Tech CUSA 10-3 2 RV W 14-0 N Miami (FL) (Independence)
RV < NR North Dakota State MVC 16-0 2 NR W 28-20 H James Madison (FCS Final)
NR < 25 Oklahoma State Big 12 8-5 0 RV L 24-21 N Texas A&M (Texas)
NR < NR Hawaii MWC 10-5 0 RV W 38-34 H BYU (Hawaii)
NR < NR Louisville ACC 8-5 0 RV W 38-28 N Mississippi State (Music City)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 6 11.0 5466
SEC 5 6.6 5982
AAC 4 20.5 1364
Big 12 3 15.0 2075
Pac-12 2 10.5 1792
MWC 2 22.5 397
ACC 1 2.0 1487
Ind 1 12.0 879
Sun Belt 1 19.0 466

Milestones

Last Appearances
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2014 poll (80 polls)
- UCF makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/29/2019 poll (10 polls)

Season Streaks:
- Air Force makes first appearance in the final poll since 1998
- Appalachian State makes first appearance in the final poll
- Florida State's season streak ends at 42
- LSU's final poll season streak reaches 5
- Minnesota makes first appearance in the final poll since 2003
- Oklahoma's final poll season streak reaches 5
- West Virginia's season streak ends at 5

Weekly Streaks:
- Minnesota's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Oklahoma's Top 25 streak reaches 60

Total Appearances:
- Appalachian State ties two others for #117
- Auburn makes 40th appearance in the final poll
- Baylor makes 15th appearance in the final poll
- Clemson ties Texas A&M for #19
- Memphis ties San Diego State for #97
- Minnesota reaches 170 appearances (#52) and makes 15th appearance in the final poll
- Notre Dame makes 55th appearance in the final poll
- UCF ties Toledo for #80 and makes fifth appearance in the final poll

Notes

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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.