Total Points in All AP Polls: 1980 to 1989
| RK |
Team |
Points |
Behind* |
| 1. |
Nebraska |
148,651 |
0 |
| 2. |
Oklahoma |
111,283 |
37,368 |
| 3. |
Miami (FL) |
110,384 |
900 |
| 4. |
Michigan |
92,263 |
18,121 |
| 5. |
Auburn |
87,789 |
4,474 |
| 6. |
Alabama |
87,236 |
554 |
| 7. |
Penn State |
84,859 |
2,377 |
| 8. |
Florida State |
82,218 |
2,641 |
| 9. |
USC |
80,645 |
1,573 |
| 10. |
Notre Dame |
78,766 |
1,880 |
| 11. |
Georgia |
74,935 |
3,831 |
| 12. |
UCLA |
68,562 |
6,373 |
| 13. |
Ohio State |
66,495 |
2,067 |
| 14. |
Pittsburgh |
60,821 |
5,674 |
| 15. |
Clemson |
58,419 |
2,402 |
| 16. |
Texas |
57,703 |
717 |
| 17. |
Arkansas |
56,461 |
1,242 |
| 18. |
Washington |
53,863 |
2,598 |
| 19. |
SMU |
46,959 |
6,904 |
| 20. |
LSU |
46,646 |
314 |
| 21. |
BYU |
41,003 |
5,643 |
| 22. |
Florida |
40,885 |
118 |
| 23. |
Iowa |
39,608 |
1,277 |
| 24. |
West Virginia |
34,965 |
4,643 |
| 25. |
North Carolina |
34,579 |
386 |
| 26. |
Oklahoma State |
28,579 |
6,001 |
| 27. |
Arizona State |
27,931 |
648 |
| 28. |
Tennessee |
27,929 |
3 |
| 29. |
Illinois |
22,837 |
5,092 |
| 30. |
Texas A&M |
21,999 |
838 |
| 31. |
Colorado |
21,923 |
76 |
| 32. |
South Carolina |
21,122 |
801 |
| 33. |
Syracuse |
14,970 |
6,152 |
| 34. |
Houston |
14,127 |
843 |
| 35. |
Baylor |
14,106 |
21 |
| 36. |
Boston College |
13,570 |
536 |
| 37. |
Arizona |
13,467 |
103 |
| 38. |
Maryland |
10,045 |
3,422 |
| 39. |
Air Force |
9,986 |
59 |
| 40. |
Michigan State |
8,820 |
1,166 |
| 41. |
Mississippi State |
7,940 |
880 |
| 42. |
NC State |
5,977 |
1,964 |
| 43. |
Washington State |
5,724 |
253 |
| 44. |
Missouri |
5,091 |
633 |
| 45. |
Virginia |
4,440 |
651 |
| 46. |
Wyoming |
4,287 |
153 |
| 47. |
Stanford |
3,290 |
997 |
| 48. |
Southern Miss |
2,527 |
763 |
| 49. |
Indiana |
2,298 |
229 |
| 50. |
Purdue |
2,008 |
290 |
| 51. |
Texas Tech |
1,789 |
219 |
| 52. |
Iowa State |
1,677 |
113 |
| 53. |
Duke |
1,279 |
398 |
| 54. |
TCU |
1,267 |
12 |
| 55. |
Oregon |
1,001 |
266 |
| 56. |
Hawaii |
939 |
62 |
| 57. |
Georgia Tech |
803 |
136 |
| 58. |
Wisconsin |
675 |
128 |
| 59. |
Kentucky |
596 |
79 |
| 60. |
Fresno State |
549 |
47 |
| 61. |
East Carolina |
367 |
182 |
| 62. |
Tulsa |
259 |
108 |
| 63. |
Minnesota |
169 |
90 |
| 64. |
Bowling Green (OH) |
147 |
22 |
| 65. |
Army (NY) |
146 |
1 |
| 66. |
Vanderbilt |
134 |
12 |
| 67. |
Virginia Tech |
108 |
27 |
| 68. |
Mississippi |
68 |
40 |
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* Number of points behind the previous team in the list
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Points do not include instances where a team was not ranked but received votes.
- In an average season, there are about 24,000 points possible for the #1 team, and 960 for the #25 team.
- Updated through December 7, 2025.
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