Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only

2020 AP Football Polls

Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.

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Penn State

Season Best: No. 7 · Ranked in 6 of 17 Polls · Final: NR

NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.

2020 Season · Preseason

Preseason AP Top 25

Published August 24, 2020 · 25 Ranked Teams

No. 1Clemson

2020 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,520	38
2	— No Previous Poll	1,504	21
3	— No Previous Poll	1,422	2
4	— No Previous Poll	1,270	0
5	— No Previous Poll	1,269	0
6	— No Previous Poll	1,186	1
7	— No Previous Poll	1,147	0
8	— No Previous Poll	1,125	0
9	— No Previous Poll	1,119	0
10	— No Previous Poll	995	0
11	— No Previous Poll	852	0
12	— No Previous Poll	840	0
13	— No Previous Poll	764	0
14	— No Previous Poll	703	0
15	— No Previous Poll	672	0
16	— No Previous Poll	611	0
17	— No Previous Poll	534	0
18	— No Previous Poll	496	0
19	— No Previous Poll	451	0
20	— No Previous Poll	234	0
21	— No Previous Poll	229	0
22	— No Previous Poll	211	0
23	— No Previous Poll	199	0
24	— No Previous Poll	134	0
25	— No Previous Poll	133	0

Rankings Only · Individual Ballots Not Yet Available

Historical rankings may contain source or transcription errors. Ranked positions, points and first-place votes have been compared across sources; known differences are documented. Individual voter ballots are not included.

Sources and Coverage

All 17 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 425 ranked positions. Points and first-place counts appear where verified; a dash means unavailable, not zero. Known source differences, reviewed selections and unresolved arithmetic exceptions are documented with the affected polls and downloads.

This edition includes the published ranked teams. Other teams receiving votes and individual voter ballots are not included. Sources can share upstream data, so agreement is not proof that every original ballot was correct. Current logos identify programs; they do not represent historical artwork or conference membership.

Week labels follow the retained source sequence. A preseason poll appears only when the sources include one. The final poll belongs to the 2020 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.