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September 15, 1987 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (54) Big 8 2-0 1193 W 28-0 H North Carolina
2 < 2 Nebraska (6) Big 8 2-0 1127  
3 < 4 Auburn SEC 2-0 1027  
4 < 6 LSU SEC 2-0 926  
5 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 908  
6 < 7 Miami (FL) Ind 1-0 873  
7 < 8 Florida State Ind 2-0 830  
8 < 10 Clemson ACC 2-0 689  
9 < 16 Notre Dame Ind 1-0 619  
10 < 12 Washington Pac-10 2-0 608  
11 < 19 Alabama SEC 2-0 563  
12 < 13 Arkansas Southwest 1-0 556  
13 < 3 UCLA Pac-10 1-1 550  
14 < 14 Tennessee SEC 3-0 525  
15 < 15 Arizona State Pac-10 1-0 434  
16 < 18 Pittsburgh Ind 2-0 286  
17 < 17 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 251  
18 < 20 Georgia SEC 2-0 187  
19 < 9 Michigan Big Ten 0-1 183  
20 < 11 Penn State Ind 1-1 140  

Others Receiving Votes

Iowa 33, Boston College 25, Texas A&M 19, South Carolina 23, Syracuse 14, Oklahoma State 5, Indiana 3, Eastern Michigan 1, Florida 1, Oregon 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 10.0 3228
Ind 5 11.6 2748
Pac-10 3 12.7 1592
Big Ten 3 13.7 1342
Big 8 2 1.5 2320
ACC 1 8.0 689
Southwest 1 12.0 556

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.