October 14, 1996 AP Poll
RankTeam
1Florida
2Ohio State
3Florida State
4Arizona State
5Nebraska
6Tennessee
7Alabama
8Notre Dame
9Colorado
10Penn State
11North Carolina
12Miami, FL
13Michigan
14Northwestern
15West Virginia
16Auburn
17LSU
18BYU
19California
20Virginia
21Kansas State
22Georgia Tech
23Wyoming
24Utah
25Washington