1986 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  1

Oklahoma (44)

Big 8

11-1

1171

DNP

2

<  2

Michigan (6)

Big Ten

10-1-1

1016

DNP

3

<  9

Miami (FL) (1)

Ind

10-2

976

DNP

4

<  7

UCLA (3)

Pac-10

9-2-1

972

DNP

5

<  13

Alabama

SEC

9-2-1

911

DNP

6

<  3

Penn State (3)

Ind

11-1

892

DNP

7

<  6

Texas A&M (1)

SWC

10-2

871

DNP

8

<  11

Nebraska (1)

Big 8

9-3

826

DNP

9

<  14

Ohio State

Big Ten

9-3

673

DNP

10

<  4

Tennessee

SEC

9-1-2

578

DNP

11

<  15

Florida State

Ind

9-3

422

DNP

12

<  17

Baylor

SWC

9-3

404

DNP

13

<  5

Florida

SEC

9-1-1

398

DNP

14

<  NR

Auburn

SEC

8-4

269

DNP

15

<  20

LSU

SEC

9-2-1

229

DNP

16

<  NR

Georgia

SEC

7-3-2

220

DNP

16

<  NR

Washington

Pac-10

7-5

220

DNP

18

<  16

BYU

WAC

11-3

210

DNP

19

<  12

Arkansas

SWC

10-2

188

DNP

20

<  NR

Michigan State

Big Ten

7-5

182

DNP

NR

<  8

Air Force

WAC

12-1

DNP

NR

<  19

Georgia Tech

ACC

9-2-1

DNP

NR

<  10

Iowa

Big Ten

10-2

DNP

NR

<  18

Maryland

ACC

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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