AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2010 to 2019 Final Top 25
Where did all the top teams rank in the final 2010 to 2019 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?
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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 2010s?
Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.
It was the era of Alabama with four national championships and coming very, very close to a few others. Clemson rose up over the second half of the decade to be a superpower, but Ohio State was great, Oklahoma was always in the College Football Playoff mix and … it was Alabama’s decade.
2010s AP National Champions
2010 Auburn; 2011 Alabama; 2012 Alabama; 2013 Florida State; 2014 Ohio State; 2015 Alabama; 2016 Clemson; 2017 Alabama; 2018 Clemson; 2019 LSU
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
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AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
AP College Football Poll: 2010 to 2019 Final All-Time Rankings
1 Alabama 207
2 Ohio State 171
3 Clemson 168
4 Oklahoma 147
5 LSU 124
6 Oregon 115
7 Georgia 110
8 Florida State 103
9 Stanford 96
10 Notre Dame 93
T11 Michigan State 89
T11 Wisconsin 89
13 Baylor 81
14 TCU 71
15 USC 70
16 Florida 69
17 Michigan 66
18 Oklahoma State 65
19 Penn State 63
20 Auburn 58
21 South Carolina 57
22 UCF 53
23 Washington 46
24 Texas A&M 39
25 Boise State 36
Others Receiving Votes: T26 Kansas State 33, T26 Missouri 33, 28 Louisville 31, 29 Iowa 29, 30 Utah 27, T31 Houston 26, T31 Northwestern 26, T31 UCLA 26, T34 Ole Miss 25, T34 Texas 25, 36 West Virginia 23, 37 Mississippi State 22, 38 Arkansas 21, T39 Arizona State 19, T39 Miami 19, 41 Georgia Tech 18, 42 Virginia Tech 17, T43 Minnesota 16, T43 Washington State 16, T45 Kentucky 14, T45 Navy 14, T45 Utah State 14, 48 USF 12, T49 Maryland 11, T49 North Carolina 11, T49 Western Michigan 11, 52 Colorado 9, T53 Cincinnati 8, T53 Tennessee 8, T55 Appalachian State 7, T55 Arizona 7, T55 Army 7, T58 Oregon State 6, T58 Southern Miss 6, T60 San Jose State 5, T60 Vanderbilt 5, T62 Air Force 4, T62 Northern Illinois 4, T64 Duke 3, T64 Marshall 3,T64 NC State 3, T64 Nebraska 3, 68 WKU 2, 69 San Diego State 1
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2019 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2019 Final Top 25
1 LSU
2 Clemson
3 Ohio State
4 Georgia
5 Oregon
6 Florida
7 Oklahoma
8 Alabama
9 Penn State
10 Minnesota
11 Wisconsin
12 Notre Dame
13 Baylor
14 Auburn
15 Iowa
16 Utah
17 Maryland
18 Michigan
19 Appalachian State
20 Navy
21 Cincinnati
22 Air Force
23 Boise State
24 UCF
25 Texas
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2018 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2018 Final Top 25
1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 Ohio State
4 Oklahoma
5 Notre Dame
6 LSU
7 Florida
7 Georgia
9 Texas
10 Washington State
11 UCF
12 Kentucky
13 Washington
14 Michigan
15 Syracuse
16 Texas A&M
17 Penn State
18 Fresno State
19 Army
20 West Virginia
21 Northwestern
22 Utah State
23 Boise State
24 Cincinnati
25 Iowa
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2017 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2017 Final Top 25
1 Alabama
2 Georgia
3 Oklahoma
4 Clemson
5 Ohio State
6 UCF
7 Wisconsin
8 Penn State
9 TCU
10 Auburn
11 Notre Dame
12 USC
13 Miami
14 Oklahoma State
15 Michigan State
16 Washington
17 Northwestern
18 LSU
19 Mississippi State
20 Stanford
21 USF
22 Boise State
23 NC State
24 Virginia Tech
25 Maryland
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2016 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2016 Final Top 25
1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 USC
4 Washington
5 Oklahoma
6 Ohio State
7 Penn State
8 Florida State
9 Wisconsin
10 Michigan
11 Oklahoma State
12 Stanford
13 LSU
14 Florida
15 Western Michigan
16 Virginia Tech
17 Colorado
18 West Virginia
19 USF
20 Miami
21 Louisville
22 Tennessee
23 Utah
24 Auburn
25 San Diego State
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2015 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2015 Final Top 25
1 Alabama
2 Clemson
3 Stanford
4 Ohio State
5 Oklahoma
6 Michigan State
7 TCU
8 Houston
9 Iowa
10 Ole Miss
11 Notre Dame
12 Michigan
13 Baylor
14 Florida State
15 North Carolina
16 LSU
17 Utah
18 Navy
19 Oregon
20 Oklahoma State
21 Wisconsin
22 Tennessee
23 Northwestern
24 WKU
25 Florida
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2014 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2014 Final Top 25
1 Ohio State
2 Oregon
3 TCU
4 Alabama
5 Florida State
5 Michigan State
7 Baylor
8 Georgia Tech
9 Georgia
10 UCLA
11 Mississippi State
12 Arizona State
13 Wisconsin
14 Missouri
15 Clemson
16 Baylor
17 Ole Miss
18 Kansas State
19 Arizona
20 USC
21 Utah
22 Auburn
23 Marshall
24 Louisville
25 Maryland
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2013 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2013 Final Top 25
1 Florida State
2 Auburn
3 Michigan State
4 South Carolina
5 Missouri
6 Oklahoma
7 Alabama
8 Clemson
9 Oregon
10 UCF
11 Stanford
12 Ohio State
13 Baylor
14 LSU
15 Louisville
16 UCLA
17 Oklahoma State
18 Texas A&M
19 USC
20 Notre Dame
21 Arizona State
22 Wisconsin
23 Duke
24 Vanderbilt
25 Washington
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2012 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2012 Final Top 25
1 Alabama
2 Oregon
3 Ohio State
4 Notre Dame
5 Georgia
5 Texas A&M
7 Stanford
8 South Carolina
9 Florida
10 Florida State
11 Clemson
12 Kansas State
13 Louisville
14 LSU
15 Oklahoma
16 Utah State
17 Northwestern
18 Boise State
19 Texas
20 Oregon State
21 San Jose State
22 Northern Illinois
23 Vanderbilt
24 Michigan
25 Nebraska
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2011 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2011 Final Top 25
1 Alabama
2 LSU
3 Oklahoma State
4 Oregon
5 Arkansas
6 USC
7 Stanford
8 Boise State
9 South Carolina
10 Wisconsin
11 Michigan State
12 Michigan
13 Baylor
14 TCU
15 Kansas State
16 Oklahoma
17 West Virginia
18 Houston
19 Georgia
20 Southern Miss
21 Virginia Tech
22 Clemson
23 Florida State
24 Nebraska
25 Cincinnati
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2010 Final Top 25
AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2010 Final Top 25
1 Auburn
2 TCU
3 Oregon
4 Stanford
5 Ohio State
6 Oklahoma
7 Wisconsin
8 LSU
9 Boise State
10 Alabama
11 Nebraska
12 Arkansas
13 Oklahoma State
14 Michigan State
15 Mississippi State
16 Virginia Tech
17 Florida State
18 Missouri
19 Texas A&M
20 Nebraska
21 UCF
22 South Carolina
23 Maryland
24 Tulsa
25 NC State
AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
