| Expanded AP Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Prev |
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| 1 |
Texas
(65)
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13-0 |
1625 |
2 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 04 Winner vs. #2 USC 41-38
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| 2 |
USC
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12-1 |
1560 |
1 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 04 Loser vs. #1 Texas 38-41
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| 3 |
Penn State
|
11-1 |
1484 |
3 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 03 Winner vs. #23 Florida State 26-23
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| 4 |
Ohio State
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10-2 |
1428 |
4 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. #9 Notre Dame 34-20
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| 5 |
West Virginia
|
11-1 |
1325 |
11 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. #10 Georgia 38-35
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| 6 |
LSU
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11-2 |
1314 |
10 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Winner vs. #17 Miami 40-3
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| 7 |
Virginia Tech
|
11-2 |
1197 |
12 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. #19 Louisville 35-24
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| 8 |
Alabama
|
10-2 |
1081 |
13 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. #20 Texas Tech 13-10
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| 9 |
Notre Dame
|
9-3 |
1019 |
5 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Loser vs. #4 Ohio State 20-34
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| 10 |
Georgia
|
10-3 |
994 |
8 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Loser vs. #5 West Virginia 35-38
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| 11 |
TCU
|
11-1 |
937 |
14 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 31 Winner vs. Iowa State 27-24
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| 12 |
Florida
|
9-3 |
817 |
16 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. Iowa 31-24
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| 12 |
Oregon
|
10-2 |
817 |
6 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 29 Loser vs. #22 Oklahoma 14-17
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| 14 |
Auburn
|
9-3 |
799 |
7 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Loser vs. #15 Wisconsin 10-24
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| 15 |
Wisconsin
|
10-3 |
786 |
21 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Winner vs. #14 Auburn 24-10
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| 16 |
UCLA
|
10-2 |
778 |
17 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Winner vs. Northwestern 50-38
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| 17 |
Miami
|
9-3 |
589 |
9 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 30 Loser vs. #6 LSU 3-40
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| 18 |
Boston College
|
9-3 |
545 |
19 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 28 Winner at Boise State 27-21
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| 19 |
Louisville
|
9-3 |
410 |
15 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Loser vs. #7 Virginia Tech 24-35
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| 20 |
Texas Tech
|
9-3 |
359 |
18 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 02 Loser vs. #8 Alabama 10-13
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| 21 |
Clemson
|
8-4 |
339 |
23 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 27 Winner vs. Colorado 19-10
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| 22 |
Oklahoma
|
8-4 |
329 |
26 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 29 Winner vs. #12 Oregon 17-14
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| 23 |
Florida State
|
8-5 |
232 |
22 |
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| This Week: |
Jan. 03 Loser vs. #3 Penn State 23-26
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| 24 |
Nebraska
|
8-4 |
128 |
34 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 28 Winner vs. Michigan 32-28
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| 25 |
California
|
8-4 |
45 |
31 |
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| This Week: |
Dec. 22 Winner vs. BYU 35-28
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| Other Teams Receiving Votes |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Prev |
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| 26 |
Toledo |
9-3 |
35 |
34 |
| 27 |
Tulsa |
9-4 |
34 |
34 |
| 28 |
Michigan |
7-5 |
26 |
20 |
| 29 |
Nevada |
9-3 |
25 |
30 |
| 30 |
Navy |
8-4 |
20 |
39 |
| 31 |
Iowa |
7-5 |
19 |
25 |
| 32 |
Fresno State |
8-5 |
8 |
29 |
| 33 |
Virginia |
7-5 |
7 |
NR |
| 34 |
Boise State |
9-4 |
3 |
28 |
| 35 |
Kansas |
7-5 |
2 |
NR |
| 35 |
North Carolina State |
7-5 |
2 |
NR |
| 35 |
Northwestern |
7-5 |
2 |
32 |
| 38 |
South Carolina |
7-5 |
1 |
27 |
| 38 |
Utah |
7-5 |
1 |
NR |
| 38 |
Missouri |
7-5 |
1 |
NR |
| 38 |
Arizona State |
7-5 |
1 |
NR |
| 38 |
Georgia Tech |
7-5 |
1 |
24 |
