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September 23, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (55) Big 8 2-0 1175 W 63-0 H Minnesota
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 3-0 1104  
3 < 4 Alabama SEC 4-0 1020  
4 < 6 Nebraska (1) Big 8 2-0 954  
5 < 3 Michigan Big Ten 2-0 946  
6 < 7 Washington (1) Pac-10 2-0 903  
7 < 5 Penn State (1) Ind 2-0 878  
8 < 10 Auburn SEC 2-0 722  
9 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 2-0 639  
10 < 17 Arizona Pac-10 3-0 583 W 41-17 A Oregon
11 < 18 Arizona State Pac-10 2-0 544  
12 < NR USC Pac-10 2-0 356  
13 < NR Maryland ACC 3-0 321  
14 < 16 Texas A&M Southwest 1-1 312  
15 < NR Iowa Big Ten 2-0 307  
16 < 19 UCLA Pac-10 1-1 304  
17 < 9 Baylor Southwest 2-1 297  
18 < 8 LSU SEC 1-1 186  
19 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 1-1 148  
20 < 15 Florida State Ind 1-1-1 108  
NR < 11 BYU WAC 0  
NR < 13 Florida SEC 0  
NR < 14 Georgia SEC 0  
NR < 20 Notre Dame Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 11.0 2690
Ind 3 9.7 2090
SEC 3 9.7 1928
Big Ten 3 13.0 1401
Southwest 3 13.3 1248
Big 8 2 2.5 2129
ACC 1 13.0 321

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.