AP Top 25 Poll

Poll Released: Sep 27 2020

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Rank	Trend	Team	Conference	Record	Points	Game scores	Share
1	-	Clemson	ACC	2-0	1,542(55)	vs Citadel W 49-0	Share Copy link
2	-	Alabama	SEC	1-0	1,473(3)	_	Share Copy link
3	2	Florida	SEC	1-0	1,324	_	Share Copy link
4	-	Georgia	SEC	1-0	1,310	_	Share Copy link
5	2	Notre Dame	ACC	2-0	1,231	vs South Florida W 52-0	Share Copy link
6	-	Ohio State	Big Ten	0-0	1,169(4)	_	Share Copy link
7	1	Auburn	SEC	1-0	1,133	_	Share Copy link
8	4	Miami (FL)	ACC	3-0	1,045	@ Louisville W 47-34	Share Copy link
9	1	Texas	Big 12	2-0	862	_	Share Copy link
10	-	Penn State	Big Ten	0-0	840	_	Share Copy link
11	2	UCF	The American	2-0	743	@ Georgia Tech W 49-21	Share Copy link
12	1	North Carolina	ACC	1-0	734	_	Share Copy link
13	3	Texas A&M	SEC	1-0	705	_	Share Copy link
14	-	Oregon	Pac-12	0-0	651	_	Share Copy link
15	1	Cincinnati	The American	2-0	646	vs Austin Peay W 55-20	Share Copy link
16	-	Mississippi State	SEC	1-0	590	_	Share Copy link
17	2	Oklahoma State	Big 12	2-0	555	vs Tulsa W 16-7	Share Copy link
18	15	Oklahoma	Big 12	1-1	535	_	Share Copy link
19	-	Wisconsin	Big Ten	0-0	510	_	Share Copy link
20	14	LSU	SEC	0-1	401	_	Share Copy link
21	5	Tennessee	SEC	1-0	377	_	Share Copy link
22	4	Brigham Young	Division I FBS Ind	2-0	295	_	Share Copy link
23	-	Michigan	Big Ten	0-0	277	_	Share Copy link
24	3	Pittsburgh	ACC	3-0	248	vs Syracuse W 21-10	Share Copy link
25	8	Memphis	The American	1-0	196	_	Share Copy link

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Virginia Tech 195, Louisiana-Lafayette 126, Minnesota 110, Southern Cal 104, Kansas St. 60, SMU 37, Marshall 31, Baylor 22, Iowa 16, Utah 14, Virginia 12, Arkansas St. 11, UAB 5, Washington 4, Kentucky 4, Louisville 4, Army 3.

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Find Your Team

TEAM	CONF	OVR
Notre Dame	ACC (1-0)	2-0
North Carolina	ACC (1-0)	1-0
Clemson	ACC (1-0)	2-0
Texas	Big 12 (1-0)	2-0
Oklahoma	Big 12 (0-1)	1-1

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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