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1966 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (41) Ind 9-0-1 506 DNP
2 < 2 Michigan State (8) Big Ten 9-0-1 471  
3 < 3 Alabama (7) SEC 10-0 428 W 31-0 N Auburn
4 < 4 Georgia SEC 9-1 332  
5 < 5 UCLA AAWU 9-1 291  
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 9-1 224  
7 < 7 Purdue Big Ten 8-2 193  
8 < 8 Georgia Tech Ind 9-1 165  
9 < 9 Miami (FL) Ind 7-2-1 76  
10 < 10 SMU Southwest 8-2 62  

Others Receiving Votes

Arkansas, Army, Florida, Houston, Mississippi, Oregon State, USC, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Wyoming

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 3 6.0 747
SEC 2 3.5 760
Big Ten 2 4.5 664
AAWU 1 5.0 291
Big 8 1 6.0 224
Southwest 1 10.0 62

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.