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2021 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (47) SEC 0-0 1548 *1 DNP
2 < 6 Oklahoma (6) Big 12 0-0 1462 *3 DNP
3 < 3 Clemson (6) ACC 0-0 1447 2 DNP
4 < 2 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 0-0 1393 4 DNP
5 < 7 Georgia (3) SEC 0-0 1364 5 DNP
6 < 4 Texas A&M SEC 0-0 1223 6 DNP
7 < 9 Iowa State Big 12 0-0 1160 8 DNP
8 < 8 Cincinnati AAC 0-0 1014 10 DNP
9 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 1009 7 DNP
10 < 18 North Carolina ACC 0-0 999 9 DNP
11 < NR Oregon Pac-12 0-0 968 12 DNP
12 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 743 15 DNP
13 < 13 Florida SEC 0-0 728 11 DNP
14 < 22 Miami (FL) ACC 0-0 663 16 DNP
15 < 21 USC Pac-12 0-0 660 14 DNP
16 < NR LSU SEC 0-0 631 13 DNP
17 < 12 Indiana Big Ten 0-0 549 17 DNP
18 < 16 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 513 18 DNP
19 < NR Penn State Big Ten 0-0 456 20 DNP
20 < NR Washington Pac-12 0-0 449 21 DNP
21 < 19 Texas Big 12 0-0 350 19 DNP
22 < 14 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 0-0 232 24 DNP
23 < 15 Louisiana Sun Belt 0-0 208 23 DNP
24 < NR Utah Pac-12 0-0 176 RV DNP
25 < NR Arizona State Pac-12 0-0 125 RV DNP
RV < 20 Oklahoma State Big 12 0-0 107 22 DNP
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 0-0 106 25 DNP
RV < NR TCU Big 12 0-0 40 RV DNP
RV < 17 Liberty Ind 0-0 36 RV DNP
RV < NR Auburn SEC 0-0 32 RV DNP
RV < NR NC State ACC 0-0 14 RV DNP
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 0-0 12 RV DNP
RV < 10 Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 8 RV DNP
RV < NR Boise State MWC 0-0 7 RV DNP
RV < NR Nevada MWC 0-0 7 RV DNP
RV < 11 BYU Ind 0-0 6 RV DNP
RV < 23 Ball State MAC 0-0 6 RV DNP
RV < NR Boston College ACC 0-0 5 RV DNP
RV < NR Houston AAC 0-0 5 RV DNP
RV < NR UCF AAC 0-0 5 RV DNP
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 0-0 3 RV DNP
RV < NR Army Ind 0-0 2 RV DNP
RV < NR UAB CUSA 0-0 2 RV DNP
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 0-0 2 RV DNP
NR < 24 San Jose State MWC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < 25 Buffalo MAC 0-0 0 NR DNP
NR < NR Air Force MWC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Appalachian State Sun Belt 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Arkansas SEC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR California Pac-12 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Florida State ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Kentucky SEC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Marshall CUSA 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Mississippi State SEC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Missouri SEC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Pittsburgh ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR SMU AAC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Stanford Pac-12 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Tulsa AAC 0-0 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Virginia Tech ACC 0-0 0 RV DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 8.2 5494
Big Ten 5 14.0 3654
Pac-12 5 19.0 2378
ACC 3 9.0 3109
Big 12 3 10.0 2972
Sun Belt 2 22.5 440
AAC 1 8.0 1014
Ind 1 9.0 1009

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.