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September 22, 1987 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (53) Big 8 2-0 1193 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (7) Big 8 2-0 1129  
3 < 3 Auburn SEC 2-0 1028  
4 < 4 LSU SEC 3-0 995  
5 < 6 Miami (FL) Ind 1-0 888  
6 < 7 Florida State Ind 3-0 869  
7 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 2-0 867  
8 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 2-0 788  
9 < 8 Clemson ACC 3-0 777  
10 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 2-0 643  
11 < 14 Tennessee SEC 3-0 587  
12 < 15 Arizona State Pac-10 2-0 547  
13 < 13 UCLA Pac-10 2-1 507  
14 < 19 Michigan Big Ten 1-1 307  
15 < 20 Penn State Ind 2-1 231  
16 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 1-1 223  
17 < 11 Alabama SEC 2-1 214  
18 < 10 Washington Pac-10 2-1 176  
19 < NR Iowa Big Ten 2-1 164  
20 < 18 Georgia SEC 2-1 145  
NR < 16 Pittsburgh Ind 0  
NR < 17 Michigan State Big Ten 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Florida 143, Syracuse 45, Oklahoma State 34, Pittsburgh 32, South Carolina 30, Michigan State 21, USC 5, Boston College 3, North Carolina 3, Duke 2, Air Force 1, Kent State 1, Kentucky 1, Temple 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.0 2969
Ind 4 8.5 2776
Big Ten 3 13.3 1338
Pac-10 3 14.3 1230
Big 8 2 1.5 2322
Southwest 2 13.0 866
ACC 1 9.0 777

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.