AP Top 25 Poll

Poll Released: Jan 11 2022

Rank	Trend	Team	Conference	Record	Points	Game scores	Share
1	2	Georgia	SEC	14-1	1,525(61)	@ Missouri W 49-14	Share Copy link
2	1	Alabama	SEC	13-2	1,464	@ Arkansas W 52-3	Share Copy link
3	1	Michigan	Big Ten	12-2	1,361	_	Share Copy link
4	-	Cincinnati	The American	13-1	1,349	_	Share Copy link
5	1	Baylor	Big 12	12-2	1,259	vs Oklahoma State L 42-3	Share Copy link
6	1	Ohio State	Big Ten	11-2	1,247	_	Share Copy link
7	2	Oklahoma State	Big 12	12-2	1,177	@ Baylor W 42-3	Share Copy link
8	3	Notre Dame	Division I FBS Ind	11-2	1,039	_	Share Copy link
9	2	Michigan State	Big Ten	11-2	1,026	@ Penn State L 39-24	Share Copy link
10	4	Oklahoma	Big 12	11-2	966	_	Share Copy link
11	3	Mississippi	SEC	10-3	926	_	Share Copy link
12	2	Utah	Pac-12	10-4	851	@ Colorado W 38-21	Share Copy link
13	-	Pittsburgh	ACC	11-3	741	@ Georgia Tech W 34-20	Share Copy link
14	5	Clemson	ACC	10-3	538	_	Share Copy link
15	5	Wake Forest	ACC	11-3	533	@ Louisville L 45-21	Share Copy link
16	-	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sun Belt	13-1	517	_	Share Copy link
17	4	Houston	The American	12-2	513	@ Memphis L 30-27	Share Copy link
18	7	Kentucky	SEC	10-3	446	_	Share Copy link
19	7	Brigham Young	Division I FBS Ind	10-3	435	vs San Diego State W 28-14	Share Copy link
20	2	North Carolina State	ACC	9-3	382	_	Share Copy link
21	1	Arkansas	SEC	9-4	371	vs Alabama L 52-3	Share Copy link
22	7	Oregon	Pac-12	10-4	364	_	Share Copy link
23	6	Iowa	Big Ten	10-4	171	vs Wisconsin W 28-7	Share Copy link
24	-	Utah State	Mountain West	11-3	163	_	Share Copy link
25	-	San Diego State	Mountain West	12-2	137	@ Brigham Young L 28-14	Share Copy link

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Texas A&M 115, Wisconsin 97, Minnesota 47, Purdue 44, UTSA 9, Army 6, Fresno St. 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Air Force 1, UAB 1.

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Find Your Team

TEAM	CONF	OVR
Ohio State	Big Ten (8-1)	11-2
Oklahoma	Big 12 (7-2)	11-2
Alabama	SEC (7-1)	13-2
Georgia	SEC (8-0)	14-1
Cincinnati	The American (8-0)	13-1

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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