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September 5, 1983 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (44) Big 8 1-0 993 W 44-6 N #4 Penn State (Kickoff Classic)
2 < 2 Oklahoma (3) Big 8 0-0 868 DNP
3 < 3 Texas (2) Southwest 0-0 865 DNP
4 < 5 Auburn (1) SEC 0-0 757 DNP
5 < 6 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 659 DNP
6 < 10 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 593 DNP
7 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 586 DNP
8 < 11 North Carolina ACC 1-0 568  
9 < 8 USC Pac-10 0-0 560 DNP
10 < 15 Georgia SEC 1-0 528  
11 < 14 Arizona Pac-10 1-0 459 W 50-6 H Oregon State
12 < 7 Florida State Ind 1-0 408  
13 < 12 LSU SEC 0-0 400 DNP
14 < 13 Alabama SEC 0-0 340 DNP
15 < 19 SMU Southwest 1-0 250  
16 < 16 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 215 DNP
17 < 17 Maryland ACC 0-0 193 DNP
18 < NR Florida SEC 1-0 179  
19 < 18 Washington Pac-10 0-0 152 DNP
20 < 4 Penn State Ind 0-1 148 L 44-6 N #1 Nebraska (Kickoff Classic)
NR < 20 UCLA Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.8 2204
Big Ten 3 9.7 1394
Ind 3 12.3 1215
Pac-10 3 13.0 1171
Big 8 2 1.5 1861
Southwest 2 9.0 1115
ACC 2 12.5 761

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.