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October 20, 1987 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (42) Big 8 6-0 1179 W 59-10 A Kansas State
2 < 2 Nebraska (12) Big 8 6-0 1134  
3 < 3 Miami (FL) (6) Ind 4-0 1106  
4 < 4 Florida State Ind 6-1 977  
5 < 6 LSU SEC 6-0-1 923  
6 < 5 Auburn SEC 5-0-1 893  
7 < 7 Clemson ACC 6-0 846  
8 < 9 UCLA Pac-10 5-1 802  
9 < 13 Syracuse Ind 6-0 722  
10 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 676  
11 < 14 Florida SEC 5-2 579  
12 < 18 Georgia SEC 5-2 436  
13 < 8 Tennessee SEC 4-1-1 370  
14 < 19 Michigan State Big Ten 4-2 362  
15 < 20 Indiana Big Ten 5-1 333 W 18-17 A Minnesota
16 < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1-1 294  
17 < NR Alabama SEC 5-2 171  
18 < 10 Penn State Ind 5-2 170  
19 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 8 5-1 154 L 35-0 H Nebraska
20 < NR Michigan Big Ten 4-2 142  
NR < 15 Arkansas Southwest 0  
NR < 16 Oregon Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 10.7 3372
Ind 5 8.8 3651
Big Ten 4 16.3 1131
Big 8 3 7.3 2467
ACC 1 7.0 846
Pac-10 1 8.0 802

Notes

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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.