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1972 Final AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

USC (50)

 

Pac-10

 

12-0

 

1000

 

 

W 42-17 vs #3 Ohio State

2

  <  2

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 8

 

11-1

 

872

 

 

W 14-0 vs #5 Penn State (Sugar)

3

  <  7

 

Texas

 

SWC

 

10-1

 

667

 

 

 

4

  <  9

 

Nebraska

 

Big 8

 

9-2-1

 

665

 

 

 

5

  <  6

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

10-1

 

631

 

 

 

6

  <  8

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

10-1

 

502

 

 

 

7

  <  4

 

Alabama

 

SEC

 

10-2

 

453

 

 

 

8

  <  11

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

10-2

 

409

 

 

 

9

  <  3

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

9-2

 

372

 

 

 

10

  <  5

 

Penn State

 

Ind

 

10-2

 

340

 

 

 

11

  <  10

 

LSU

 

SEC

 

9-2-1

 

209

 

 

 

12

  <  16

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

11-1

 

179

 

 

 

13

  <  15

 

Arizona State

 

WAC

 

10-2

 

158

 

 

 

14

  <  12

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

8-3

 

75

 

 

 

15

  <  14

 

UCLA

 

Pac-10

 

8-3

 

71

 

 

 

16

  <  13

 

Colorado

 

Big 8

 

8-4

 

58

 

 

 

17

  <  NR

 

NC State

 

ACC

 

8-3-1

 

35

 

 

 

18

  <  17

 

Louisville

 

MVC

 

9-1

 

19

 

 

DNP

19

  <  19

 

Washington State

 

Pac-10

 

7-4

 

9

 

 

DNP

20

  <  NR

 

Georgia Tech

 

Ind

 

7-4-1

 

5

 

 

 

NR

  <  20

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

 

 

 

 

NR

  <  18

 

West Virginia

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES
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- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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