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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Clemson (43)
ACC
Record: 12-1
PV Rank
1
Points
1,506
2
Oklahoma (18)
Big 12
Record: 12-1
2
1,474
3
Georgia
SEC
Record: 12-1
6
1,409
4
Alabama
SEC
Record: 11-1
5
1,307
5
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 11-2
8
1,300
6
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 12-1
3
1,162
7
Auburn
SEC
Record: 10-3
4
1,123
8
USC
Pac-12
Record: 11-2
11
1,101
9
Penn State
Big Ten
Record: 10-2
9
1,008
10
UCF
The American
Record: 12-0
12
983
11
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 10-2
7
948
12
Washington
Pac-12
Record: 10-2
13
820
13
TCU
Big 12
Record: 10-3
10
816
14
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 9-3
15
632
15
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 9-4
14
629
16
LSU
SEC
Record: 9-3
17
599
17
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 9-3
18
549
18
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 9-3
19
487
19
Memphis
The American
Record: 10-2
16
475
20
Northwestern
Big Ten
Record: 9-3
20
398
21
Washington State
Pac-12
Record: 9-3
21
342
22
Virginia Tech
ACC
Record: 9-3
22
323
23
South Florida
The American
Record: 9-2
23
115
24
Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 8-4
24
103
25
Boise State
Mountain West
Record: 10-3
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59

Others receiving votes: NC State 54, San Diego St. 40, Toledo 25, Louisville 11, FAU 8, Michigan 8, Fresno St. 6, Missouri 3, Troy 1, Kansas St. 1

Week 15

Poll released: Dec 6

By Week

Pre-SeasonWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Final

By Voter

Aaron Suttles Adam Jude Adam Zucker Andy Bitter Andy Greder Bill Landis Bob Asmussen Brent Axe Bret Bloomquist Brian Howell Chris Murray Chuck Carlton Dave Foster Dave Reardon Dave Southorn David Briggs Ed Daigneault Eric Hansen Garland Gillen Gary Horowitz Grace Raynor Jason Butt Jason Galloway Jeff Miller Jerry DiPaola John Adams John Clay Jon Wilner Jonny Miller Keith Sargeant Kellis Robinett Kirk Bohls Lauren Brownlow Lauren Shute Marc Weiszer Matt Baker Matt Brown Matt Charboneau Matt McCoy Michael Lev Mitch Vingle Parrish Alford Pat Caputo Pat Dooley Rece Davis Rick Wright Rob Long Robert Cessna Robert Gagliardi Ross Dellenger Ryan Aber Safid Deen Sam McKewon Sammy Batten Scott Hamilton Scott Wolf Soren Petro Steve Batterson Terry Hutchens Tom Murphy Tony Parks

Poll Methodology

The AP Top 25 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