2016 AP Rankings
Final Poll For 2016 Season
Rank
Team
Record
Votes
2016 AP
1 Clemson (14-1) 1500 (60) 2 Alabama (14-1) 1440
3 Southern California (10-3) 1292 4 Washington (12-2) 1277
5 Oklahoma (11-2) 1252 6 Ohio State (11-2) 1240
7 Penn State (11-3) 1130 8 Florida State (10-3) 1105
9 Wisconsin (11-3) 1032 10 Michigan (10-3) 1001
11 Oklahoma (10-3) 920 12 Stanford (10-3) 731
13 Louisiana State (8-4) 651 14 Florida (9-4) 640
15 Western Michigan (13-1) 619 16 Virginia Tech (10-4) 610
17 Colorado (10-4) 585 18 West Virginia (10-3) 368
19 South Florida (11-2) 358 20 Miami (9-4) 338
21 Louisville (9-4) 277 22 Tennessee (9-4) 253
23 Utah (9-4) 222 24 Auburn (8-5) 206
25 San Diego State (11-3) 113
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.