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1970 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 4 Ohio State (19) Big Ten 0-0 646 DNP
2 < 1 Texas (7) Southwest 0-0 599 DNP
3 < 3 USC (6) Pac-8 0-0 551 DNP
4 < 7 Arkansas (1) Southwest 0-0 378 DNP
5 < 8 Mississippi (1) SEC 0-0 361 DNP
6 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 341 DNP
7 < 2 Penn State (1) Ind 0-0 308 DNP
8 < 9 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 237 DNP
9 < 11 Nebraska Big 8 0-0 216 DNP
10 < 19 Stanford Pac-8 0-0 201 DNP
11 < 6 Missouri Big 8 0-0 157 DNP
12 < 10 LSU (1) SEC 0-0 131 DNP
13 < 12 Houston Ind 0-0 123 DNP
14 < NR Kansas State Big 8 0-0 107 DNP
15 < 14 Florida SEC 0-0 84 DNP
16 < NR Alabama SEC 0-0 49 DNP
17 < NR South Carolina ACC 0-0 40 DNP
18 < 13 UCLA Pac-8 0-0 38 DNP
19 < NR Arizona State WAC 0-0 35 DNP
20 < 17 West Virginia Ind 0-0 28 DNP
20 < 20 Auburn SEC 0-0 28 DNP
20 < NR Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 28 DNP
NR < 15 Tennessee SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 16 Colorado Big 8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Purdue Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 13.6 653
Ind 4 11.5 800
Big 8 4 13.5 508
Pac-8 3 10.3 790
Southwest 2 3.0 977
Big Ten 2 4.5 883
ACC 1 17.0 40
WAC 1 19.0 35

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.