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1986 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Penn State (54) Ind 12-0 1137 W 14-10 N #1 Miami (FL) (Fiesta)
2 < 1 Miami (FL) Ind 11-1 1064 L 14-10 N #2 Penn State (Fiesta)
3 < 3 Oklahoma (3) Big 8 11-1 1045 W 42-8 H #9 Arkansas (Orange)
4 < 7 Arizona State Pac-10 10-1-1 938  
5 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 10-2 937  
6 < 10 Auburn SEC 10-2 791  
7 < 11 Ohio State Big Ten 10-3 762  
8 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 11-2 758  
9 < 13 Alabama SEC 10-3 680  
10 < 5 LSU SEC 9-3 526  
11 < 16 Arizona Pac-10 9-3 494 W 30-21 N North Carolina (Aloha)
12 < 14 Baylor Southwest 9-3 491  
13 < 8 Texas A&M Southwest 9-3 458  
14 < 15 UCLA Pac-10 8-3-1 439  
15 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 9-3 342  
16 < 19 Iowa Big Ten 9-3 247  
17 < NR Clemson ACC 8-2-2 209  
18 < 12 Washington Pac-10 8-3-1 206.5  
19 < NR Boston College Ind 9-3 140  
20 < NR Virginia Tech Ind 9-2-1 107.5  
NR < 17 Georgia SEC 0  
NR < 18 NC State ACC 0  
NR < 20 Stanford Pac-10 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Florida State 60, San Jose State 41, NC State 27, Georgia 19, Stanford 19, Mississippi 15, San Diego State 14, USC 9, Tennessee 4

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 10.5 2448.5
Pac-10 4 11.8 2077.5
SEC 3 8.3 1997
Big Ten 3 10.3 1767
Southwest 3 13.3 1291
Big 8 2 4.0 1982
ACC 1 17.0 209

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.