Final AP Top 25 Poll for College Football's 1995-96 Season
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Voted on by panel of 62 sportswriters & broadcasters and released on Jan. 3, 1996, following the Fiesta Bowl: winning team receives the Bear Bryant Trophy, given since 1983; first place votes in parentheses, records, total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.) bowl game result, head coach and career record, preseason rank (released on Aug. 11, 1995) and final regular season rank (released Dec. 3, 1995).
| Final Record | Points | Bowl Game | Head Coach | Aug. 11 Rank | Dec. 3 Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska (62) | 12-0-0 | 1550 | won Fiesta | Tom Osborne (23 yrs: 231-47-3) | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida | 12-1-0 | 1474 | lost Fiesta | Steve Spurrier (9 yrs: 81-26-2) | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 11-1-0 | 1428 | won Citrus | Phillip Fulmer (4 yrs: 32-7-1) | 8 | 4t |
| 4 | Florida St | 10-2-0 | 1311 | won Orange | Bobby Bowden (30 yrs: 259-81-4) | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Colorado | 10-2-0 | 1309 | won Cotton | Rick Neuheisel (1st year: 10-2-0) | 13 | 7 |
| 6 | Ohio St | 11-2-0 | 1161 | lost Citrus | John Cooper (19 yrs: 146-69-6) | 12 | 4t |
| 7 | Kansas St | 10-2-0 | 1147 | won Holiday | Bill Snyder (7 yrs: 46-33-1) | 29 | 10 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 10-2-0 | 1124 | lost Rose | Gary Barnett (6 yrs: 26-37-2) | NR | 3 |
| 9 | Kansas | 10-2-0 | 1029 | won Aloha | Glen Mason (10 yrs: 55-57-1) | NR | 11 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 10-2-0 | 1015 | won Sugar | Frank Beamer (15 yrs: 93-72-4) | 24t | 13 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 9-3-0 | 931 | lost Orange | Lou Holtz (26 yrs: 208-92-7) | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | USC | 9-2-1 | 886 | won Rose | John Robinson (10 yrs: 92-24-4) | 7 | 17 |
| 13 | Penn St. | 9-3-0 | 867 | won Outback | Joe Paterno (30 yrs: 278-72-3) | 4 | 15 |
| 14 | Texas | 10-2-1 | 724 | lost Sugar | John Mackovic (11 yrs: 73-52-3) | 18 | 9 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 9-3-0 | 661 | won Alamo | R.C. Slocum (7 yrs: 68-15-2) | 3 | 19 |
| 16 | Virginia | 9-4-0 | 603 | won Peach | George Welsh (23 yrs: 153-109-4) | 17 | 18 |
| 17 | Michigan | 9-4-0 | 474 1/2 | lost Alamo | Lloyd Carr (1st year: 9-4-0) | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Oregon | 9-3-0 | 416 | lost Cotton | Mike Bellotti (6 yrs: 30-28-2) | 26t | 12 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 9-3-0 | 382 | won Gator | Paul Pasqualoni (10 yrs: 76-32-1) | 38 | 26 |
| 20 | Miami-FL | 8-3-0 | 352 | on probation | Butch Davis (1st year: 8-3-0) | 11 | 22 |
| 21 | Alabama | 8-3-0 | 313 | on probation | Gene Stallings (13 yrs: 87-58-2) | 10 | 21 |
| 22 | Auburn | 8-4-0 | 276 | lost Outback | Terry Bowden (12 yrs: 92-41-2) | 6 | 16 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 9-3-0 | 197 | won Copper | Spike Dykes (9 yrs: 56-47-1) | 35 | 28 |
| 24 | Toledo | 11-0-1 | 170 | won Las Vegas | Gary Pinkel (5 yrs: 34-19-3) | NR | 25 |
| 25 | Iowa | 8-4-0 | 133 1/2 | won Sun | Hayden Fry (34 yrs: 213-162-10) | 46t | NR |
Other teams receiving votes: 26. East Carolina (9-3-0, 111 points, won Liberty); 27. Washington (7-4-1, 36 pts, lost Sun); 28. LSU (7-4-1, 33 pts, won Independence); 29. North Carolina (7-5-0, 16 pts, won Carquest); 30. Clemson (8-4-0, 12 pts, lost Gator); 31. Arkansas (8-5-0, 8 pts, lost Carquest).
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