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August 30, 1988 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida State (41) Ind 0-0 1032 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (4) Big 8 1-0 939  
3 < 3 Oklahoma (1) Big 8 0-0 845 DNP
4 < 4 Clemson (3) ACC 0-0 832 DNP
5 < 5 UCLA (2) Pac-10 0-0 754 DNP
6 < 8 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 0-0 714 DNP
7 < 7 Auburn SEC 0-0 707 DNP
8 < 6 USC (1) Pac-10 0-0 687 DNP
9 < 9 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 619 DNP
10 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 562 DNP
11 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 0-1 453  
12 < 12 Georgia SEC 0-0 378 DNP
13 < 13 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 351 DNP
14 < 14 Alabama SEC 0-0 343 DNP
15 < 15 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 288 DNP
16 < 16 West Virginia Ind 0-0 270 DNP
17 < 18 LSU SEC 0-0 267 DNP
18 < 17 Tennessee SEC 0-0 232 DNP
19 < 19 South Carolina Ind 0-0 157 DNP
20 < 20 Penn State Ind 0-0 153 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Texas 118, Washington 99, Syracuse 85, Oklahoma State 69, BYU 29, Arkansas 28, Ohio State 21, Pittsburgh 18, Arizona State 17, Boston College 17, Indiana 17, Florida 11, Oregon 11, NC State 3, Arizona 2, UTEP 1, Virginia 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 12.5 2677
SEC 5 13.6 1927
Big Ten 3 11.3 1469
Big 8 2 2.5 1784
Pac-10 2 6.5 1441
ACC 1 4.0 832
Southwest 1 11.0 453

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.
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