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1988 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (58.5) Ind 12-0 1198.5 W 34-21 N #3 West Virginia (Fiesta)
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (1.5) Ind 11-1 1141.5  
3 < 4 Florida State Ind 11-1 1073  
4 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 9-2-1 926  
5 < 3 West Virginia Ind 11-1 917  
6 < 9 UCLA Pac-10 10-2 864  
7 < 5 USC Pac-10 10-2 803  
8 < 7 Auburn SEC 10-2 801  
9 < 13 Clemson ACC 10-2 708  
10 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 11-2 704  
11 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 8 10-2 671 W 62-14 N Wyoming (Holiday)
12 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 10-2 489  
13 < 17 Syracuse Ind 10-2 469  
14 < 10 Oklahoma Big 8 9-3 438 L 13-6 N #13 Clemson (Citrus)
15 < 19 Georgia SEC 9-3 333  
16 < 18 Washington State Pac-10 9-3 330 W 24-22 N Houston
17 < 20 Alabama SEC 9-3 213  
18 < 14 Houston Southwest 9-3 147  
19 < 16 LSU SEC 8-4 92  
20 < NR Indiana Big Ten 8-3-1 75 W 34-10 N South Carolina (Liberty)
NR < 15 Wyoming WAC 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Wyoming 58, NC State 57, Southern Miss 41, BYU 17, Colorado 9, Fresno State 7, Michigan State 7, Army 4, UTEP 3, Hawaii 2, Florida 1, Louisville 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 4.8 4799
SEC 4 14.8 1439
Pac-10 3 9.7 1997
Big 8 3 11.7 1813
Big Ten 2 12.0 1001
Southwest 2 15.0 636
ACC 1 9.0 708

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.