AP Top 25 College Football Poll

Rankings

Released January 09
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Michigan (15-0) Big Ten
-
vs. Washington
01/08 7:30 PM EST
1525 (61)
2
Washington (14-1) Pac-12
-
@ Michigan
01/08 7:30 PM EST
1459 (0)
3
Texas (12-2) Big 12
-
@ Washington
01/01 8:45 PM EST
1356 (0)
4
Georgia (13-1) Southeastern
2
@ Florida State
12/30 4:00 PM EST
1328 (0)
5
Alabama (12-2) Southeastern
-
@ Michigan
01/01 5:00 PM EST
1321 (0)
6
Oregon (12-2) Pac-12
2
vs. Liberty
01/01 1:00 PM EST
1175 (0)
6
Florida State (13-1) Atlantic Coast
-2
vs. Georgia
12/30 4:00 PM EST
1175 (0)
8
Missouri (11-2) Southeastern
1
@ Ohio State
12/29 8:00 PM EST
1092 (0)
9
Ole Miss (11-2) Southeastern
2
@ Penn State
12/30 12:00 PM EST
1030 (0)
10
Ohio State (11-2) Big Ten
-3
vs. Missouri
12/29 8:00 PM EST
1006 (0)
11
Arizona (10-3) Pac-12
3
@ Oklahoma
12/28 9:15 PM EST
861 (0)
12
LSU (10-3) Southeastern
1
vs. Wisconsin
01/01 12:00 PM EST
853 (0)
13
Penn State (10-3) Big Ten
-3
vs. Ole Miss
12/30 12:00 PM EST
796 (0)
14
Notre Dame (10-3) IA Independents
1
vs. Oregon State
12/29 2:00 PM EST
745 (0)
15
Oklahoma (10-3) Big 12
-3
vs. Arizona
12/28 9:15 PM EST
691 (0)
16
Oklahoma State (10-4) Big 12
6
vs. Texas A&M
12/27 9:00 PM EST
528 (0)
17
Tennessee (9-4) Southeastern
8
vs. Iowa
01/01 1:00 PM EST
442 (0)
18
Kansas State (9-4) Big 12
-
vs. North Carolina State
12/28 5:45 PM EST
402 (0)
19
Louisville (10-4) Atlantic Coast
-3
@ USC
12/27 8:00 PM EST
398 (0)
20
Clemson (9-4) Atlantic Coast
-
@ Kentucky
12/29 12:00 PM EST
327 (0)
21
North Carolina State (9-4) Atlantic Coast
-2
@ Kansas State
12/28 5:45 PM EST
244 (0)
22
SMU (11-3) American Athletic
-5
@ Boston College
12/28 11:00 AM EST
183 (0)
23
Kansas (9-4) Big 12
-
@ UNLV
12/26 9:00 PM EST
153 (0)
24
Iowa (10-4) Big Ten
-4
@ Tennessee
01/01 1:00 PM EST
150 (0)
25
Liberty (13-1) Conference USA
-7
@ Oregon
01/01 1:00 PM EST
139 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Oregon St. 96, West Virginia 90, Tulane 76, James Madison 52, Southern Cal 35, Memphis 32, Utah 14, Troy 10, Air Force 8, Toledo 7, Duke 6, Kentucky 4, UCLA 4, Miami (Ohio) 4, UTSA 3, Wyoming 2, Northwestern 2, Ohio 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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