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1982 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Penn State (44) Ind 11-1 1089 W 27-23 N #1 Georgia (Sugar)
2 < 4 SMU (9) Southwest 11-0-1 1023  
3 < 3 Nebraska (2) Big 8 12-1 978  
4 < 1 Georgia SEC 11-1 953 L 27-23 N #2 Penn State (Sugar)
5 < 5 UCLA Pac-10 10-1-1 894  
6 < 11 Arizona State Pac-10 10-2 729  
7 < 9 Washington Pac-10 10-2 679  
8 < 7 Clemson ACC 9-1-1 656  
9 < 14 Arkansas Southwest 9-2-1 611  
10 < 6 Pittsburgh Ind 9-3 593  
11 < 13 LSU SEC 8-3-1 473  
12 < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 429  
13 < NR Florida State Ind 9-3 380  
14 < 18 Auburn SEC 9-3 360  
15 < 15 USC Pac-10 8-3 337  
16 < 12 Oklahoma Big 8 8-4 250 L 32-21 N #11 Arizona State (Fiesta)
17 < 8 Texas Southwest 9-3 240  
18 < NR North Carolina ACC 8-4 172  
19 < 10 West Virginia Ind 9-3 154  
20 < 16 Maryland ACC 8-4 147  
NR < 19 Michigan Big Ten 0  
NR < 20 Tulsa MVC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 4 8.3 2639
Ind 4 10.8 2216
Southwest 3 9.3 1874
SEC 3 9.7 1786
ACC 3 15.3 975
Big 8 2 9.5 1228
Big Ten 1 12.0 429

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.