Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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First place votes in parentheses.
Top 25
(Aug. 11, 1996)
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska (50) | 1644 |
| 2 | Tennessee (7) | 1538 |
| 3 | Florida St. (5) | 1529 |
| 4 | Florida (1) | 1490 |
| 5 | Colorado (3) | 1377 |
| 6 | Notre Dame (1) | 1295 |
| 7 | USC | 1171 |
| 8 | Texas | 1026 |
| 9 | Ohio St. | 987 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 982 |
| 11 | Penn St. | 981 |
| 12 | Miami-FL | 877 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 803 |
| 14 | Michigan | 766 |
| 15 | Alabama | 601 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 563 |
| 17 | Auburn | 536 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 496 |
| 19 | LSU | 465 |
| 20 | Arizona St. | 380 |
| 21 | Kansas St. | 366 |
| 22 | Iowa | 356 |
| 23 | Virginia | 288 |
| 24 | Kansas | 217 |
| 25 | Clemson | 212 |
Top 25
(Dec. 8, 1996)
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida St. (62) | 1670 |
| 2 | Arizona St. (5) | 1612 |
| 3 | Florida | 1539 |
| 4 | Ohio St. | 1454 |
| 5 | Brigham Young | 1322 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1271 |
| 7 | Penn St. | 1259 |
| 8 | Colorado | 1248 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1078 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 1037 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 1000 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 929 |
| 13 | Washington | 914 |
| 14 | Kansas St. | 838 |
| 15 | Michigan | 676 |
| 16 | Alabama | 655 |
| 17 | LSU | 645 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 504 |
| 19 | Miami | 459 |
| 20 | Texas | 423 |
| 21 | Iowa | 291 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 288 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 242 |
| 24 | Army | 213 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 78 |
| Final AP Top 25 Poll | 1996-97 Season | 1996-97 Bowl Games |
