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Leonhart4 posted...

I wonder when the last time was a team other than Alabama, Clemson, and maybe Ohio State was #1

I went ahead and went through all the AP polls.

Alabama and Clemson have been #1 a bunch in the last few years, obviously.

LSU at the end of 2019, when they were champs. Already pointed out.

Ohio State was the previous one before that that wasn't Alabama or Clemson... way back on November 1, 2015. It was allllll Alabama and Clemson throughout these years. Nothing interesting happened here - Ohio State sat atop the polls most of the season, eventually got leapfrogged by Clemson while both were undefeated, then later lost to Michigan State.

Florida State on November 23, 2014. Again, nothing super interesting happened - Alabama just leapfrogged them on the back of impressive SEC wins. Neither would have the last laugh as they were upset by respective underdogs Oregon and Ohio State in the CFP semis.

Mississippi State was the last TRULY weird entrant to be at #1, in fitting with the spirit of your question - on November 9, 2014. Remember that season where both Mississippi State and Ole Miss were really good? It was this one. Mississippi State got here because they had a bunch of really good wins while Alabama lost to Ole Miss, but sadly, Alabama came back for their revenge.

Notre Dame on December 2, 2012. This was, of course, just before Alabama squashed them like a bug in the BCS championship game.

Oregon on November 11, 2012. This was just for one week, as Alabama stumbled by losing to Texas A&M. #2 this week was... Kansas State. They would have surely taken over #1 after Oregon's loss to Stanford, but sadly, they got crushed by Baylor the same week, allowing Notre Dame and Alabama to take over and never look back.

USC in the preseason of 2012. lol. They slipped to #2 immediately just after not looking as good as Bama week 1. They finished 7-6 after losing their bowl game and did not receive votes in the final AP poll.

Oklahoma hasn't been #1 since September 18, 2011. Once again, they were simply leapfrogged by better performers and didn't actually lose for four weeks after this.

Auburn at the end of 2010, when they won the championship.

Florida on November 29, 2009. They were 12-0, they lost to Bama in the SEC CG, and that was that.

Texas was a unanimous #1 on October 26, 2008, over an undefeated Bama! They lost to Texas Tech, who rose to #2 as a result, but lost to Oklahoma before Alabama could slip to Florida later.

Georgia was #1 last, before they will presumably be this week, in the preseason poll of 2008, with 22 1st place votes to Ohio State's 21. After week 1, USC took over #1 with 21 1st place votes to Georgia's 20. Who knocked them out? It was Bama obviously did you even have to ask

Missouri was #1 for one glorious week on November 25, 2007, after having just beaten #2 Kansas, and with previous #1 LSU dropping a 3OT game to Arkansas. West Virginia was #2 this week. The 2007 season was awesome. Sadly, Kansas never hit #1, despite being undefeated underneath LSU's 10-1 team.

Miami (FL) is who you have to go all the way back to to get a new #1 on December 8, 2002. They were #1 for a couple of years there! They lost to Ohio State in the BCS championship and haven't been back since.

Nebraska was #1 on October 22, 2000. Remember when Nebraska was good? They lost to eventual champs Oklahoma.

Tennessee was #1 when they were champs at the end of 1998, and this feels like a good place to stop, since we're in the 90's now.