1989 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

WLT

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  4

Michigan (23)

Big Ten

9-2-1

1439

DNP

2

<  1

Notre Dame (20)

Ind

12-0

1378

DNP

3

<  10

Nebraska (10)

Big 8

11-2

1333

DNP

4

<  2

Miami (FL) (4)

Ind

11-1

1322

DNP

5

<  7

USC (1)

Pac-10

10-2

1288

DNP

6

<  3

Florida State (2)

Ind

11-1

1202

DNP

7

<  19

LSU

SEC

8-4

1059

DNP

8

<  8

Auburn

SEC

10-2

1007

DNP

9

<  6

UCLA

Pac-10

10-2

996

DNP

10

<  12

Arkansas

SWC

10-2

884

DNP

11

<  NR

Penn State

Ind

5-6

746

DNP

12

<  9

Clemson

ACC

10-2

695

DNP

13

<  13

Syracuse

Ind

10-2

644

DNP

14

<  NR

Colorado

Big 8

8-4

630

DNP

15

<  14

Oklahoma

Big 8

9-3

620

DNP

16

<  17

Alabama

SEC

9-3

479

DNP

17

<  5

West Virginia

Ind

11-1

457

DNP

18

<  NR

Arizona

Pac-10

7-4

319

DNP

19

<  NR

BYU

WAC

9-4

306

DNP

20

<  NR

Pittsburgh

Ind

6-5

282

DNP

21

<  18

Houston

SWC

9-3

281

DNP

22

<  NR

Illinois

Big Ten

6-5-1

277

DNP

23

<  NR

Iowa

Big Ten

6-4-3

250

DNP

24

<  NR

NC State

ACC

8-3-1

238

DNP

25

<  NR

Ohio State

Big Ten

4-6-1

200.5

DNP

NR

<  15

Georgia

SEC

9-3

DNP

NR

<  20

Indiana

Big Ten

8-3-1

DNP

NR

<  11

Oklahoma State

Big 8

10-2

DNP

NR

<  16

Washington State

Pac-10

9-3

DNP

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NOTES
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- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
- Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
- 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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