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November 12, 1985 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Penn State (44) Ind 9-0 1143 W 31-10 A Cincinnati
2 < 3 Nebraska (9) Big 8 8-1 1083 W 49-0 H Iowa State
3 < 4 Ohio State (2) Big Ten 8-1 1021 W 35-17 A Northwestern
4 < 5 Air Force (2) WAC 10-0 941 W 45-7 H Army
5 < 6 Iowa Big Ten 8-1 905 W 59-0 H Illinois
6 < 8 Miami (FL) Ind 8-3 891 W 29-22 A Maryland
7 < 7 Oklahoma (1) Big 8 6-1 883 W 51-6 A Missouri
8 < 9 Michigan Big Ten 7-1-1 744 W 47-0 H Purdue
9 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 8-1 662 W 20-14 H #11 Baylor
10 < 10 Oklahoma State Big 8 7-1 646 W 35-3 H Kansas State
11 < 1 Florida SEC 7-1-1 577 L 24-3 N #17 Georgia
12 < 17 Georgia SEC 7-1-1 548 W 24-3 N #1 Florida
13 < 14 UCLA Pac-10 7-1-1 494 W 24-19 A Arizona
14 < 13 Auburn SEC 7-2 436 W 35-10 H East Carolina
15 < 16 Florida State Ind 7-2 323 W 56-14 H South Carolina
16 < 18 BYU WAC 8-2 238 W 44-0 A Utah State
17 < 11 Baylor Southwest 7-2 225 L 20-14 A #12 Arkansas
18 < 19 Tennessee SEC 5-1-2 204 W 17-7 A Memphis
19 < 15 LSU SEC 5-1-1 172 T 14-14 H #20 Alabama
20 < 20 Alabama SEC 6-2-1 82 T 14-14 A #15 LSU

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 15.7 2019
Big Ten 3 5.3 2670
Big 8 3 6.3 2612
Ind 3 7.3 2357
WAC 2 10.0 1179
Southwest 2 13.0 887
Pac-10 1 13.0 494

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.