September 30, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  2

Miami (FL) (56)

Ind

4-0

1156

W 28-16 vs #1 Oklahoma

2

<  3

Alabama (1)

SEC

4-0

1058

3

<  4

Nebraska

Big 8

3-0

1020

4

<  5

Michigan

Big Ten

3-0

953

5

<  7

Penn State (1)

Ind

3-0

908

6

<  1

Oklahoma

Big 8

2-1

891

L 28-16 at #2 Miami (FL)

7

<  8

Auburn

SEC

3-0

819

8

<  9

Arkansas

SWC

3-0

716

9

<  12

USC

Pac-10

3-0

707

10

<  10

Arizona

Pac-10

4-0

629

W 24-21 at Colorado

11

<  15

Iowa

Big Ten

3-0

510

12

<  6

Washington

Pac-10

2-1

455

13

<  17

Baylor

SWC

3-1

420

14

<  14

Texas A&M

SWC

2-1

381

15

<  16

UCLA

Pac-10

2-1

290

16

<  11

Arizona State

Pac-10

2-0-1

278

17

<  19

Michigan State

Big Ten

2-1

259

18

<  18

LSU

SEC

1-1

166

19

<  NR

Fresno State

Big West

3-0

85

W 34-10 vs Louisiana Tech

20

<  NR

NC State

ACC

3-0-1

62

RV

<  NR

Mississippi State

SEC

58

RV

<  NR

BYU

WAC

55

RV

<  NR

Stanford

Pac-10

53

RV

<  NR

Clemson

ACC

51

RV

<  13

Maryland

ACC

48

RV

<  NR

North Carolina

ACC

28

RV

<  NR

Georgia

SEC

24

RV

<  20

Florida State

Ind

16

RV

<  NR

Indiana

Big Ten

16

RV

<  NR

Miami (OH)

MAC

16

RV

<  NR

Rutgers (NJ)

Ind

14

RV

<  NR

Pittsburgh

Ind

12

RV

<  NR

Ohio State

Big Ten

9

RV

<  NR

Wyoming

WAC

9

RV

<  NR

Air Force

WAC

3

RV

<  NR

SMU

SWC

3

RV

<  NR

Notre Dame

Ind

1

RV

<  NR

Virginia Tech

Ind

1

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