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November 3, 1987 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (38) Big 8 8-0 1173 W 71-10 A Kansas
2 < 2 Nebraska (15) Big 8 8-0 1137  
3 < 3 Miami (FL) (7) Ind 6-0 1108  
4 < 4 Florida State Ind 7-1 987  
5 < 5 LSU SEC 7-0-1 943  
6 < 6 Auburn SEC 7-0-1 906  
7 < 7 UCLA Pac-10 7-1 835  
8 < 8 Syracuse Ind 8-0 798  
9 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 6-1 751  
10 < 12 Georgia SEC 6-2 599  
10 < 14 Clemson ACC 7-1 599  
12 < 17 Oklahoma State Big 8 7-1 437 W 56-7 H Kansas State
13 < 16 Alabama SEC 6-2 393  
13 < 19 South Carolina Ind 6-2 393 W 48-0 H NC State
15 < 20 Michigan State Big Ten 5-2-1 386  
16 < 18 Penn State Ind 6-2 309  
17 < 10 Florida SEC 5-3 229  
18 < 11 Indiana Big Ten 6-2 224 L 29-21 A Iowa
19 < 13 Tennessee SEC 5-2-1 90  
20 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 6-2 84  
NR < 15 Ohio State Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 8.8 4346
SEC 6 11.7 3160
Big 8 3 5.0 2747
Big Ten 2 16.5 610
Pac-10 1 7.0 835
ACC 1 10.0 599
Southwest 1 20.0 84

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.