AP Top 25 Poll

Poll Released: Dec 08

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Rank	Trend	Team	Conference	Record	Points	Game scores	Share
1	-	LSU	SEC	13-0	1,535(47)	vs Georgia W 37-10	Share Copy link
2	-	Ohio State	Big Ten	13-0	1,488(12)	@ Wisconsin W 34-21	Share Copy link
3	-	Clemson	ACC	13-0	1,441(3)	vs Virginia W 62-17	Share Copy link
4	2	Oklahoma	Big 12	12-1	1,364	vs Baylor W 30-23	Share Copy link
5	1	Georgia	SEC	11-2	1,241	@ LSU L 37-10	Share Copy link
6	1	Florida	SEC	10-2	1,167	_	Share Copy link
7	6	Oregon	Pac-12	11-2	1,141	vs Utah W 37-15	Share Copy link
8	-	Baylor	Big 12	11-2	1,039	@ Oklahoma L 30-23	Share Copy link
9	2	Auburn	SEC	9-3	1,011	_	Share Copy link
9	-	Alabama	SEC	10-2	1,011	_	Share Copy link
11	1	Wisconsin	Big Ten	10-3	944	vs Ohio State L 34-21	Share Copy link
12	7	Utah	Pac-12	11-2	909	@ Oregon L 37-15	Share Copy link
13	1	Penn State	Big Ten	10-2	888	_	Share Copy link
14	-	Notre Dame	Division I FBS Ind	10-2	709	_	Share Copy link
15	1	Memphis	The American	12-1	675	vs Cincinnati W 29-24	Share Copy link
16	1	Minnesota	Big Ten	10-2	645	_	Share Copy link
17	-	Michigan	Big Ten	9-3	597	_	Share Copy link
18	1	Boise State	Mountain West	12-1	500	vs Hawaii W 31-10	Share Copy link
19	1	Iowa	Big Ten	9-3	494	_	Share Copy link
20	-	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	12-1	355	vs Louisiana-Lafayette W 45-38	Share Copy link
21	2	Navy	The American	9-2	246	_	Share Copy link
22	2	USC	Pac-12	8-4	195	_	Share Copy link
23	2	Cincinnati	The American	10-3	183	@ Memphis L 29-24	Share Copy link
24	1	Air Force	Mountain West	10-2	97	_	Share Copy link
25	-	Oklahoma State	Big 12	8-4	70	_	Share Copy link

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:SMU 63, Virginia 55, Kansas St. 50, Texas A&M 7, FAU 7, Arizona St. 5, Iowa St. 5, UCF 5, California 4, Washington 3, North Dakota St. 1.

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TEAM	CONF	OVR
Clemson	ACC (8-0)	13-0
Georgia Tech	ACC (2-6)	3-9
West Virginia	Big 12 (3-6)	5-7
Ohio State	Big Ten (9-0)	13-0
Notre Dame	Division I FBS Ind (0-0)	10-2

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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