1983 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  3

Nebraska (30)

Big 8

12-1

976

DNP

2

<  16

Oklahoma (11)

Big 8

8-4

860

DNP

3

<  17

Texas (3)

SWC

9-3

857

DNP

4

<  1

Penn State (2)

Ind

11-1

756

DNP

5

<  14

Auburn (2)

SEC

9-3

749

DNP

6

<  NR

Notre Dame

Ind

6-4-1

617

DNP

7

<  13

Florida State (1)

Ind

9-3

575

DNP

8

<  15

USC

Pac-10

8-3

553

DNP

9

<  12

Ohio State

Big Ten

9-3

518

DNP

10

<  NR

Michigan (1)

Big Ten

8-4

515

DNP

11

<  18

North Carolina

ACC

8-4

497

DNP

12

<  11

LSU

SEC

8-3-1

394

DNP

13

<  NR

Alabama

SEC

8-4

376

DNP

14

<  NR

Arizona

Pac-10

6-4-1

279

DNP

15

<  4

Georgia

SEC

11-1

246

DNP

16

<  NR

Iowa

Big Ten

8-4

218

DNP

17

<  20

Maryland

ACC

8-4

210

DNP

18

<  7

Washington

Pac-10

10-2

199

DNP

19

<  2

SMU

SWC

11-0-1

191

DNP

20

<  5

UCLA

Pac-10

10-1-1

189

DNP

NR

<  6

Arizona State

Pac-10

10-2

DNP

NR

<  9

Arkansas

SWC

DNP

NR

<  8

Clemson

ACC

9-1-1

DNP

NR

<  10

Pittsburgh

Ind

9-3

DNP

NR

<  19

West Virginia

Ind

9-3

DNP

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NOTES
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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