The new AP Poll Top 25 rankings are led by No. 1 Alabama. Ohio State is No. 2.
Clemson, Penn State and Oklahoma are ranked Nos. 3-5. There are also two new teams in the rankings: No. 23 TCU and No. 24 Notre Dame.
Below, find the AP Poll Top 25 college football rankings:
College Football Rankings: AP Poll Top 25
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous rank |
1 | Alabama ( 60 No. 1 votes) | 1-0 | 1,524 | 1 |
2 | Ohio State ( 1) | 1-0 | 1,445 | 2 |
3 | Clemson | 1-0 | 1,317 | 5 |
4 | Penn State | 1-0 | 1,303 | 6 |
5 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1,253 | 7 |
6 | USC | 1-0 | 1,224 | 4 |
7 | Washington | 1-0 | 1,083 | 8 |
8 | Michigan | 1-0 | 1,051 | 11 |
9 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 979 | 9 |
10 | Florida State | 0-1 | 976 | 3 |
11 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 950 | 10 |
12 | LSU | 1-0 | 898 | 13 |
13 | Auburn | 1-0 | 873 | 12 |
14 | Stanford | 1-0 | 772 | 14 |
15 | Georgia | 1-0 | 685 | 15 |
16 | Miami (Fla.) | 1-0 | 537 | 18 |
17 | Louisville | 1-0 | 529 | 16 |
18 | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 490 | 21 |
19 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 398 | 20 |
20 | Washington State | 1-0 | 216 | 24 |
21 | South Florida | 2-0 | 207 | 19 |
22 | Florida | 0-1 | 164 | 17 |
23 | TCU | 1-0 | 154 | NR |
24 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 141 | NR |
25 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 124 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Utah 96, UCLA 82, West Virginia 70, Colorado 65, Maryland 45, Oregon 44, South Carolina 44, Boise State 22, Northwestern 20, Houston 14, San Diego State 11, Texas Tech 4, Kentucky 4, Iowa 3, California 2, Navy 1, Vanderbilt 1, Pittsburgh 1, Mississippi State 1, Nebraska 1, Michigan State 1.
AP Poll: Top 25 scores, results
Saturday, Aug. 26
- No. 19 South Florida 42, San Jose State 22
- No. 14 Stanford 62, Rice 7
Thursday, Aug. 31
- No. 10 Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 24
- No. 2 Ohio State 49, Indiana 21
Friday, Sept. 1
- No. 8 Washington 30, Rutgers 14
- No. 9 Wisconsin 59, Utah State 10
Saturday, Sept. 2
- No. 5 Clemson 56, Kent State 3
- No. 6 Penn State 52, Akron 0
- Maryland 51, No. 23 Texas 41
- No. 18 Miami 41, Bethune-Cookman 13
- No. 7 Oklahoma 56, UTEP 7
- No. 11 Michigan 33, No. 17 Florida 17
- No. 19 South Florida 31, Stony Brook 17
- No. 4 USC 49, Western Michigan 31
- No. 15 Georgia 31, Appalachian State 10
- No. 20 Kansas State 55, Central Arkansas 19
- No. 12 Auburn 41, Georgia Southern 7
- No. 16 Louisville 35, Purdue 28
- No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 3 Florida State 7
- No. 13 LSU 27, BYU 0
- No. 24 Washington State 31, Montana State 0
Sunday, Sept. 3
- No. 21 Virginia Tech 31, No. 22 West Virginia 24
Monday, Sept. 4
- No. 25 Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 41 (2OT)
For reference, here’s the preseason AP Poll Top 25 rankings:
College football rankings: AP Poll Top 25 preseason
This year’s preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on August 21.
Rank | Team | Record (last year) | Points | Final rank last year |
1 | Alabama ( 52 No. 1 votes) | 14-1 | 1513 | 2 |
2 | Ohio State ( 3) | 11-2 | 1414 | 6 |
3 | Florida State ( 4) | 10-3 | 1396 | 8 |
4 | USC ( 2) | 10-3 | 1325 | 3 |
5 | Clemson | 14-1 | 1201 | 1 |
6 | Penn State | 11-3 | 1196 | 7 |
7 | Oklahoma | 11-2 | 1170 | 5 |
8 | Washington | 12-2 | 1150 | 4 |
9 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 926 | 9 |
10 | Oklahoma State | 10-3 | 889 | 11 |
11 | Michigan | 10-3 | 881 | 10 |
12 | Auburn | 8-5 | 880 | 24 |
13 | LSU | 8-4 | 784 | 13 |
14 | Stanford | 10-3 | 695 | 12 |
15 | Georgia | 8-5 | 690 | NR |
16 | Louisville | 9-4 | 629 | 21 |
17 | Florida | 9-4 | 624 | 14 |
18 | Miami (Fla.) | 9-4 | 492 | 20 |
19 | South Florida | 11-2 | 327 | 19 |
20 | Kansas State | 9-4 | 317 | NR |
21 | Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 240 | 16 |
22 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 207 | 18 |
23 | Texas | 5-7 | 173 | NR |
24 | Washington State | 8-5 | 133 | NR |
25 | Tennessee | 9-4 | 114 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: TCU 98, Utah 85, Notre Dame 65, Boise State 37, NC State 26, Northwestern 25, Pittsburgh 23, Oregon 21, Houston 19, Colorado 18, UCLA 9, San Diego State 9, BYU 5, Appalachian State 4, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan State 1.
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