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September 21, 1970 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (14) Big Ten 0-0 645 DNP
2 < 2 Texas (16) Southwest 1-0 632  
3 < 4 Stanford (1) Pac-8 2-0 472  
4 < 7 Penn State (2) Ind 1-0 453  
5 < 5 Mississippi (1) SEC 1-0 420  
6 < 6 Notre Dame Ind 1-0 369  
7 < 3 USC (2) Pac-8 1-0-1 368  
8 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 1-0-1 304  
9 < 10 Missouri Big 8 2-0 274  
10 < 8 Michigan (1) Big Ten 1-0 256  
11 < 15 Houston Ind 1-0 168  
12 < 11 Arkansas Southwest 1-1 113  
13 < 14 Florida SEC 2-0 79  
14 < 18 Oklahoma Big 8 2-0 56 W 21-7 H Wisconsin
15 < 16 UCLA Pac-8 2-0 54  
16 < 17 West Virginia Ind 2-0 50  
17 < NR Tennessee SEC 1-0 33  
18 < NR Colorado Big 8 1-0 27  
19 < NR Georgia Tech Ind 2-0 23  
20 < NR Air Force Ind 2-0 21  
NR < 12 LSU SEC 0  
NR < 13 Kansas State Big 8 0  
NR < 19 Georgia SEC 0  
NR < 20 Arizona State WAC 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, North Carolina, Purdue, San Diego State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Toledo, Utah, Washington

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 12.7 1084
Big 8 4 12.3 661
Pac-8 3 8.3 894
SEC 3 11.7 532
Big Ten 2 5.5 901
Southwest 2 7.0 745

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.