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September 11, 1972 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 8 USC (13) Pac-8 1-0 779 W 31-10 A #4 Arkansas
2 < 2 Colorado (12) Big 8 1-0 769  
3 < 3 Ohio State (5) Big Ten 0-0 710 DNP
4 < 6 Oklahoma (12) Big 8 0-0 694 DNP
5 < 7 Alabama SEC 1-0 528  
6 < 5 Penn State (1) Ind 0-0 473 DNP
7 < 15 Tennessee (1) SEC 1-0 426  
8 < NR UCLA Pac-8 1-0 415  
9 < 11 LSU SEC 0-0 375 DNP
10 < 1 Nebraska (1) Big 8 0-1 344 L 20-17 A UCLA
11 < 10 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 199 DNP
12 < 9 Washington (1) Pac-8 1-0 186  
13 < 12 Arizona State WAC 1-0 174  
14 < 13 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 162 DNP
15 < 14 Texas Southwest 0-0 132 DNP
16 < 17 Georgia SEC 0-0 81 DNP
17 < 4 Arkansas Southwest 0-1 79 L 31-10 H #8 USC
18 < 18 Purdue Big Ten 0-0 55 DNP
19 < 16 Mississippi SEC 0-0 43 DNP
20 < 19 Florida State Ind 1-0 40  
NR < 20 Stanford Pac-8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.2 1453
Big 8 3 5.3 1807
Pac-8 3 7.0 1380
Big Ten 3 10.7 964
Ind 3 13.3 675
Southwest 2 16.0 211
WAC 1 13.0 174

Notes

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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.