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December 5, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Colorado (55) Big 8 11-0 1492 DNP
2 < 4 Miami (FL) (4) Ind 10-1 1407  
3 < 3 Michigan (1) Big Ten 10-1 1374  
4 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 11-1 1323  
5 < 6 Florida State Ind 9-2 1265  
6 < 7 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 1198  
7 < 2 Alabama SEC 10-1 1090  
8 < 8 Tennessee SEC 10-1 1069  
9 < 11 Auburn SEC 9-2 1024  
10 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 10-1 983  
11 < 10 Illinois Big Ten 9-2 931  
12 < 12 USC Pac-10 8-2-1 831  
13 < 13 Houston Southwest 9-2 748  
14 < 14 Clemson ACC 9-2 681  
15 < 15 Virginia ACC 10-2 657  
16 < 16 Texas A&M Southwest 8-3 570  
17 < 17 West Virginia Ind 8-2-1 490  
18 < 18 Penn State Ind 7-3-1 466  
19 < 19 BYU WAC 10-2 378  
20 < 20 Duke ACC 8-3 330  
21 < 21 Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 298  
22 < 22 Michigan State Big Ten 7-4 271  
23 < 23 Hawaii WAC 9-2 207 DNP
24 < 24 Pittsburgh Ind 7-3-1 190  
25 < 25 Texas Tech Southwest 8-3 139  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.7 5141
Big Ten 4 14.3 2874
Southwest 4 16.0 2440
SEC 3 8.0 3183
ACC 3 16.3 1668
Big 8 2 3.5 2690
WAC 2 21.0 585
Pac-10 1 12.0 831

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.