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November 4, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (53) Ind 8-0 1153 W 41-23 H #20 Florida State
2 < 2 Penn State (4) Ind 8-0 1076  
3 < 3 Michigan (1) Big Ten 8-0 1053  
4 < 4 Oklahoma Big 8 7-1 953 W 64-3 A Kansas
5 < 7 Arizona State Pac-10 7-0-1 921  
6 < 8 Alabama (1) SEC 8-1 861  
7 < 9 Nebraska Big 8 7-1 793  
8 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 7-1 740  
9 < 5 Auburn SEC 7-1 660  
10 < 13 Arkansas Southwest 7-1 639  
11 < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 7-2 535  
12 < 15 UCLA Pac-10 6-2 500  
13 < 6 Washington Pac-10 6-2 477  
14 < 18 USC Pac-10 6-2 434  
15 < 16 NC State ACC 6-1-1 343  
16 < 11 Iowa Big Ten 6-2 260  
17 < 14 Arizona Pac-10 6-2 178 L 20-13 H USC
18 < 12 LSU SEC 5-2 154  
19 < NR Georgia SEC 6-2 103  
20 < NR Clemson ACC 6-2 56  
NR < 19 Mississippi State SEC 0  
NR < 20 Florida State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 12.2 2510
SEC 4 13.0 1778
Big Ten 3 10.0 1848
Ind 2 1.5 2229
Big 8 2 5.5 1746
Southwest 2 9.0 1379
ACC 2 17.5 399

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.