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1973 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (55) Pac-8 0-0 1238 DNP
2 < 9 Ohio State (2) Big Ten 0-0 896 DNP
3 < 3 Texas (1) Southwest 0-0 785 DNP
4 < 4 Nebraska (2) Big 8 0-0 769 DNP
5 < 6 Michigan (2) Big Ten 0-0 712 DNP
6 < 7 Alabama SEC 0-0 673 DNP
7 < 10 Penn State (1) Ind 0-0 558 DNP
8 < 14 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 534 DNP
9 < 8 Tennessee SEC 0-0 449 DNP
10 < 15 UCLA Pac-8 0-0 427 DNP
11 < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 265 DNP
11 < 16 Colorado Big 8 0-0 265 DNP
13 < 5 Auburn SEC 0-0 224 DNP
14 < 13 Arizona State WAC 0-0 220 DNP
15 < NR Florida SEC 0-0 102 DNP
16 < 11 LSU SEC 0-0 89 DNP
17 < 17 NC State ACC 0-0 62 DNP
18 < NR Houston Ind 0-0 54 DNP
19 < 12 North Carolina ACC 0-0 40 DNP
20 < NR Texas Tech Southwest 0-0 23 DNP
NR < 18 Louisville MVC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 19 Washington State Pac-8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Georgia Tech Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.8 1537
Big 8 3 8.7 1299
Ind 3 11.0 1146
Big Ten 2 3.5 1608
Pac-8 2 5.5 1665
Southwest 2 11.5 808
ACC 2 18.0 102
WAC 1 14.0 220

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.