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1988 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Florida State (44) Ind 0-0 1161 DNP
2 < 6 Nebraska (2) Big 8 0-0 952 DNP
3 < 3 Oklahoma (2) Big 8 0-0 946 DNP
4 < 12 Clemson (3) ACC 0-0 929 DNP
5 < 9 UCLA (2) Pac-10 0-0 818 DNP
6 < 18 USC (3) Pac-10 0-0 775 DNP
7 < 7 Auburn SEC 0-0 769 DNP
8 < 1 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 0-0 747 DNP
9 < 16 Iowa (1) Big Ten 0-0 736 DNP
10 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 659 DNP
11 < 19 Michigan (1) Big Ten 0-0 608 DNP
12 < 13 Georgia SEC 0-0 449 DNP
13 < 17 Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 359 DNP
14 < NR Alabama SEC 0-0 342 DNP
15 < 8 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 307 DNP
16 < NR West Virginia Ind 0-0 285 DNP
17 < 14 Tennessee SEC 0-0 250 DNP
18 < 5 LSU SEC 0-0 249 DNP
19 < 15 South Carolina Ind 0-0 216 DNP
20 < NR Penn State Ind 0-0 211 DNP
NR < 4 Syracuse Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 11 Oklahoma State Big 8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 12.8 2979
SEC 5 13.6 2059
Big Ten 3 11.7 1651
Big 8 2 2.5 1898
Pac-10 2 5.5 1593
ACC 1 4.0 929
Southwest 1 10.0 659

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.