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