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1984 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Auburn (30) SEC 0-0 1057 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (5) Big 8 0-0 922 DNP
3 < 18 Pittsburgh (2) Ind 0-0 890 DNP
4 < 11 Clemson (11) ACC 0-0 817 DNP
5 < 17 UCLA (5) Pac-10 0-0 816 DNP
6 < 5 Texas Southwest 0-0 734 DNP
7 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 661 DNP
8 < NR Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 639 DNP
9 < 15 Alabama (1) SEC 0-0 632 DNP
10 < 1 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 0-0 602 DNP
11 < NR Penn State Ind 0-0 589 DNP
12 < 14 Iowa (1) Big Ten 0-0 581 DNP
13 < NR Arizona State (2) Pac-10 0-0 578 DNP
14 < 8 Michigan (1) Big Ten 0-0 453 DNP
15 < 12 SMU Southwest 0-0 419 DNP
16 < NR Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 374 DNP
17 < 6 Florida SEC 0-0 295 DNP
18 < NR Washington Pac-10 0-0 285 DNP
19 < 19 Boston College Ind 0-0 184 DNP
20 < NR Florida State Ind 0-0 119 DNP
NR < 4 Georgia SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 7 BYU WAC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 10 Illinois Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 13 Air Force WAC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 16 West Virginia Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 East Carolina Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.8 3023
SEC 3 9.0 1984
Big Ten 3 11.0 1695
Pac-10 3 12.0 1679
Big 8 2 9.0 1296
Southwest 2 10.5 1153
ACC 1 4.0 817

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.