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October 21, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (55) Ind 7-0 1174 W 45-13 A Cincinnati
2 < 2 Alabama (3) SEC 7-0 1111  
3 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 6-0 1024  
4 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 6-0 997  
5 < 5 Oklahoma Big 8 5-1 937 W 19-0 H Oklahoma State
6 < 6 Penn State (1) Ind 6-0 902  
7 < 7 Auburn SEC 6-0 861  
8 < 9 Washington Pac-10 5-1 704  
9 < 10 Arizona State Pac-10 5-0-1 695  
10 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 5-1 606  
11 < 8 Iowa Big Ten 5-1 601  
12 < 12 LSU SEC 4-1 561  
13 < 13 Mississippi State SEC 6-1 411  
14 < 14 Arkansas Southwest 5-1 388  
15 < 16 Arizona Pac-10 5-1 348 W 23-12 H Oregon State
16 < 17 Clemson ACC 5-1 335  
17 < 19 UCLA Pac-10 4-2 192  
18 < 20 SMU Southwest 5-1 175  
19 < NR Stanford Pac-10 5-1 93  
20 < NR NC State ACC 4-1-1 71  
NR < 15 USC Pac-10 0  
NR < 18 North Carolina ACC 0  
NR < 20 Baylor Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 13.6 2032
SEC 4 8.5 2944
Southwest 3 14.0 1169
Ind 2 3.5 2076
Big 8 2 4.0 1961
Big Ten 2 7.5 1598
ACC 2 18.0 406

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.