| Expanded AP Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Prev |
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| 1 |
USC
(62)
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13-0 |
1622 |
1 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 04 Winner vs. #3 Oklahoma 55-19
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| 2 |
Auburn
(3)
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13-0 |
1559 |
3 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 03 Winner vs. #10 Virginia Tech 16-13
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| 3 |
Oklahoma
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12-1 |
1454 |
2 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 04 Loser vs. #1 USC 19-55
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| 4 |
Utah
|
12-0 |
1438 |
5 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. #25 Pittsburgh 35-7
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| 5 |
Texas
|
11-1 |
1391 |
6 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. #14 Michigan 38-37
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| 6 |
Louisville
|
11-1 |
1261 |
7 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 31 Winner vs. #12 Boise State 44-40
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| 7 |
Georgia
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10-2 |
1204 |
8 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. #17 Wisconsin 24-21
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| 8 |
Iowa
|
10-2 |
1111 |
11 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. #16 LSU 30-25
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| 9 |
California
|
10-2 |
1060 |
4 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Loser vs. #18 Texas Tech 31-45
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| 10 |
Virginia Tech
|
10-3 |
996 |
9 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 03 Loser vs. #2 Auburn 13-16
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| 11 |
Miami
|
9-3 |
917 |
14 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 31 Winner vs. Florida 27-10
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| 12 |
Boise State
|
11-1 |
888 |
10 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 31 Loser vs. #6 Louisville 40-44
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| 13 |
Tennessee
|
10-3 |
868 |
15 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. Texas A&M 38-7
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| 14 |
Michigan
|
9-3 |
842 |
13 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Loser vs. #5 Texas 37-38
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| 15 |
Florida State
|
9-3 |
754 |
17 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Winner vs. West Virginia 30-18
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| 16 |
LSU
|
9-3 |
711 |
12 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Loser vs. #8 Iowa 25-30
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| 17 |
Wisconsin
|
9-3 |
482 |
16 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Loser vs. #7 Georgia 21-24
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| 18 |
Texas Tech
|
8-4 |
476 |
23 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Winner vs. #9 California 45-31
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| 19 |
Arizona State
|
9-3 |
463 |
21 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 31 Winner vs. Purdue 27-23
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| 20 |
Ohio State
|
8-4 |
423 |
24 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 29 Winner vs. Oklahoma State 33-7
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| 21 |
Boston College
|
9-3 |
314 |
25 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Winner vs. North Carolina 37-24
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| 22 |
Fresno State
|
9-3 |
203 |
NR |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 27 Winner vs. #23 Virginia 37-34
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| 23 |
Virginia
|
8-4 |
157 |
18 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 27 Loser vs. #22 Fresno State 34-37
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| 24 |
Navy
|
10-2 |
126 |
NR |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Winner vs. New Mexico 34-19
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| 25 |
Pittsburgh
|
8-4 |
99 |
19 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 01 Loser vs. #4 Utah 7-35
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| Other Teams Receiving Votes |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
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|
| 26 |
Florida |
7-5 |
85 |
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| 27 |
Bowling Green |
9-3 |
74 |
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| 28 |
Texas A&M |
7-5 |
29 |
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| 29 |
Northern Illinois |
9-3 |
27 |
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| 30 |
West Virginia |
8-4 |
26 |
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| 31 |
Oregon State |
7-5 |
17 |
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| 32 |
Colorado |
8-5 |
13 |
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| 33 |
Connecticut |
8-4 |
11 |
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| 34 |
Purdue |
7-5 |
10 |
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| 35 |
Georgia Tech |
7-5 |
6 |
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| 35 |
Minnesota |
7-5 |
6 |
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| 37 |
Southern Miss |
7-5 |
1 |
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| 37 |
UTEP |
8-4 |
1 |
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