AP Top 25 Poll

Poll Released: Jan 12 2021

Rank	Trend	Team	Conference	Record	Points	Game scores	Share
1	-	Alabama	SEC	13-0	1,525(61)	@ Florida W 52-46	Share Copy link
2	1	Ohio State	Big Ten	7-1	1,463	vs Northwestern W 22-10	Share Copy link
3	1	Clemson	ACC	10-2	1,378	@ Notre Dame W 34-10	Share Copy link
4	1	Texas A&M	SEC	9-1	1,324	@ Tennessee W 34-13	Share Copy link
5	1	Notre Dame	ACC	10-2	1,279	vs Clemson L 34-10	Share Copy link
6	2	Oklahoma	Big 12	9-2	1,243	@ Iowa State W 27-21	Share Copy link
7	4	Georgia	SEC	8-2	1,144	_	Share Copy link
8	2	Cincinnati	The American	9-1	1,074	vs Tulsa W 27-24	Share Copy link
9	3	Iowa State	Big 12	9-3	1,035	vs Oklahoma L 27-21	Share Copy link
10	5	Northwestern	Big Ten	7-2	893	@ Ohio State L 22-10	Share Copy link
11	2	Brigham Young	Division I FBS Ind	11-1	862	_	Share Copy link
12	5	Indiana	Big Ten	6-2	773	_	Share Copy link
13	3	Florida	SEC	8-4	764	vs Alabama L 52-46	Share Copy link
14	5	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	11-1	725	_	Share Copy link
15	1	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	10-1	664	_	Share Copy link
16	1	Iowa	Big Ten	6-2	581	_	Share Copy link
17	6	Liberty	Division I FBS Ind	10-1	576	_	Share Copy link
18	4	North Carolina	ACC	8-4	532	_	Share Copy link
19	1	Texas	Big 12	7-3	485	_	Share Copy link
20	-	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8-3	417	_	Share Copy link
21	-	USC	Pac-12	5-1	306	vs Oregon L 31-24	Share Copy link
22	4	Miami (FL)	ACC	8-3	284	_	Share Copy link
23	-	Ball State	Mid-American	7-1	183	@ Buffalo W 38-28	Share Copy link
24	5	San Jose State	Mountain West	7-1	80	vs Boise State W 34-20	Share Copy link
25	-	Buffalo	Mid-American	6-1	51	vs Ball State L 38-28	Share Copy link

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Appalachian St. 41, Tulsa 35, Army 24, Oregon 21, Memphis 12, TCU 12, UAB 10, Washington 10, NC State 7, Nevada 7, Wisconsin 3, West Virginia 1, Marshall 1.

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Find Your Team

TEAM	CONF	OVR
Notre Dame	ACC (9-0)	10-2
Clemson	ACC (8-1)	10-2
Ohio State	Big Ten (5-0)	7-1
Alabama	SEC (10-0)	13-0
Georgia	SEC (7-2)	8-2

Poll Methodology

The AP Top 25 Poll is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Pro 32 rankings and the AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball.

History of the Poll

The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering college football. Alabama's ten AP national titles lead the way, with Notre Dame sitting second with eight. Oklahoma has seven, while Miami and Southern California have five each. Each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to the Top 25: collegefootball.ap.org/poll

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