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September 5, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Notre Dame (31) Ind 1-0 1430 W 36-13 N Virginia (Kickoff Classic)
2 < 1 Michigan (18) Big Ten 0-0 1419 DNP
3 < 4 Miami (FL) (4) Ind 0-0 1342 DNP
4 < 3 Nebraska (6) Big 8 0-0 1335 DNP
5 < 8 Auburn SEC 0-0 1149 DNP
6 < 9 UCLA Pac-10 0-0 1110 DNP
7 < 10 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 968 DNP
8 < 15 Oklahoma Big 8 1-0 886 W 73-3 H New Mexico State
9 < 14 Colorado Big 8 1-0 860  
10 < 12 Clemson ACC 1-0 812  
11 < 22 Illinois Big Ten 1-0 811  
12 < 11 Penn State Ind 0-0 774 DNP
13 < 5 USC Pac-10 0-1 650  
14 < 13 Syracuse Ind 0-0 606 DNP
15 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 1-0 569  
16 < 6 Florida State Ind 0-1 548  
17 < 17 West Virginia Ind 1-0 515  
18 < NR Southern Miss Ind 1-0 486 W 30-26 N #6 Florida State
19 < 16 Alabama SEC 0-0 434 DNP
20 < 18 Arizona Pac-10 1-0 396 W 19-3 H Stanford
21 < 7 LSU SEC 0-1 369 L 28-16 A Texas A&M
22 < 21 Houston Southwest 1-0 326  
23 < 20 Pittsburgh Ind 1-0 319  
24 < 19 BYU WAC 1-0 272  
25 < 24 NC State ACC 1-0 157  
NR < 23 Iowa Big Ten 0  
NR < 25 Ohio State Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 8 13.0 6020
Big 8 3 7.0 3081
Pac-10 3 13.0 2156
Southwest 3 14.7 1863
SEC 3 15.0 1952
Big Ten 2 6.5 2230
ACC 2 17.5 969
WAC 1 24.0 272

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.