Final 1996 college football polls
ASSOCIATED PRESS 1. Florida (65½) 12-1 1673½ 2. Ohio St. (1½) 11-1 1585½ 3. Fla. State 11-1 1529 4. Arizona St. 11-1 1486 5. BYU 14-1 1360 6. Nebraska 11-2 1316 7. Penn State 11-2 1293 8. Colorado 10-2 1228 9. Tennessee 10-2 1172 10. N. Carolina 10-2 1070 11. Alabama 10-3 977 12. LSU 10-2 849 13. Va. Tech 10-2 786 14. Miami Fla. 9-3 690 15. Northwestern 9-3 663 16. Washington 9-3 643 17. Kansas State 9-3 625 18. Iowa 9-3 535 19. Notre Dame 8-3 511 20. Michigan 8-4 466 21. Syracuse 9-3 451 22. Wyoming 10-2 314 23. Texas 8-5 169 24. Auburn 8-4 130 25. Army 10-2 71
USA TODAY (COACHES) 1. Florida (58) 12-1 1546 2. Ohio St. (4) 11-1 1466 3. Fla. State 11-1 1408 4. Arizona St. 11-1 1341 5. BYU 14-1 1261 6. Nebraska 11-2 1235 7. Penn State 11-2 1205 8. Colorado 10-2 1128 9. Tennessee 10-2 1077 10. N. Carolina 10-2 971 11. Alabama 10-3 906 12. Va. Tech 10-2 791 13. LSU 10-2 746 14. Miami Fla. 9-3 636 15. Washington 9-3 622 16. Northwestern 9-3 594 17. Kansas State 9-3 564 18. Iowa 9-3 549 19. Syracuse 9-3 446 20. Michigan 8-4 390 21. Notre Dame 8-3 381 22. Wyoming 10-2 259 23. Texas 8-5 141 24. Army 10-2 106 25. Auburn 8-4 103
First-place votes in parentheses