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September 23, 1968 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Purdue (25) Big Ten 1-0 888 W 44-6 H Virginia
2 < 3 Notre Dame (19) Ind 1-0 864  
3 < 2 USC (4) Pac-8 1-0 794  
4 < 10 Penn State (1) Ind 1-0 494  
5 < 6 Florida SEC 1-0 323  
6 < 4 Texas Southwest 0-0-1 310  
7 < 7 Alabama SEC 1-0 306  
8 < 16 UCLA Pac-8 1-0 284  
9 < 14 Nebraska Big 8 2-0 281  
10 < 11 Houston Ind 1-0-1 238  
11 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 211 DNP
12 < NR Kansas Big 8 1-0 175 W 47-7 A Illinois
13 < 15 Indiana Big Ten 1-0 158 W 40-36 H Baylor
14 < 20 LSU SEC 1-0 121  
15 < 19 Miami (FL) Ind 1-0 107  
16 < 12 Tennessee SEC 0-0-1 102  
17 < 16 Minnesota Big Ten 0-1 90  
18 < 8 Oregon State (1) Pac-8 0-1 71  
19 < NR Arizona State WAC 1-0 69  
20 < NR Wyoming WAC 1-1 49 W 48-3 H Utah State
NR < 5 Oklahoma Big 8 0-1 0 L 45-21 A #3 Notre Dame
NR < 13 Texas A&M Southwest 0  
NR < 18 Georgia SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 7.8 1703
Big Ten 4 10.5 1347
SEC 4 10.5 852
Pac-8 3 9.7 1149
Big 8 2 10.5 456
WAC 2 19.5 118
Southwest 1 6.0 310

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.