Rankings

Let's admit it, the top three priorities of BYU football fans are: 1-Did we win or lose? 2-What were the quarterback's stats? 3-Are we treated fairly in the national rankings?

You can follow and discuss BYU's position in the weekly rankings every Monday.

REACTION TO THE RANKINGS

2012
USA Today Preseason
Associated Press (AP) Preseason
Week 1
Week 2
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2011
Preseason
Week 1
Final

2010
Preseason
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3

2009
November 9, 2009
November 16, 2009
November 23, 2009

AP Poll, November 29, 1965
1. Michigan State (35), 446
2. Arkansas (10), 389
3. Nebraska, 348
4. Alabama (1), 286
5. UCLA, 255
6. Missouri, 186
7. Tennessee, 109
8. Southern California, 91
9. Notre Dame, 78
10. Texas Tech, 56
Others receiving votes: BYU, Dartmouth, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana State, Ohio State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tulsa

AP Poll, Preseason 1966
1. Alabama (15), 296
2. Michigan State (12), 267
3. Nebraska (2), 243
4. UCLA (6), 219
5. Arkansas, 204
6. Notre Dame, 184
7. Syracuse, 114
8. Purdue, 78
9. Southern California, 67
10. Tennessee, 66
Others receiving votes: Arizona, BaylorBYU, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georiga Tech, Illinois, Louisiana State, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Texas, TCU, Utah State

AP Poll, October 16, 1967
1. USC (36), 432
2. Purdue (7), 389
3. UCLA, 325
4. Colorado, 280
5. North Carolina State (1), 227
6. Alabama, 222
7. Tennessee, 109
8. Georgia, 88
9. Houston, 87
10. Wyoming, 79
Others receiving votes: Arizona State, Army, Auburn, BYU, Indiana, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Rice, Texas, Texas Tech, Washington

AP Poll, October 30, 1967
1. USC (43), 430
2. UCLA, 367
3. Tennessee, 305
4. North Carolina State, 288
5. Georgia, 217
6. Purdue, 206
7. Indiana, 172
8. Wyoming, 112
9. Colorado, 86
10. Notre Dame, 35
Others receiving votes: Alabama, Army, BYU, Florida State, Houston,
Miami, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Penn State, Texas, Virginia Tech, Washington

AP Poll, November 25, 1974
1. Oklahoma (49), 1134
2. Alabama (10), 1036
3. Ohio State, 968
4. Michigan, 795
5. Notre Dame, 641
6. USC, 584
7. Auburn, 560
8. Texas A&M, 384
9. Nebraska, 371
10. Penn State, 362
11. Maryland, 222
12. Miami (OH), 184
13. North Carolina State, 172
14. Michigan State, 158
15. Houston, 96
16. Baylor, 95
17. Texas, 60
18. Pittsburgh, 35
19. Wisconsin, 17
20. BYU, 15

AP Poll, December 2, 1974
1. Oklahoma (49), 1198
2. Alabama (10), 1112
3. Ohio State, 982
4. Michigan, 828
5. USC, 616
6. Auburn, 544
7. Penn State, 502
8. Nebraska, 500
9. Notre Dame, 369
10. Maryland, 258
11. Texas, 254
12. Baylor, 239
13. North Carolina State, 228
14. Michigan State, 197
15. Miami (OH), 154
16. Texas A&M, 79
17. BYU, 31
18. Florida, 28
19. Arizona, 20
20. Pittsburgh, 18
20. Wisconsin, 18

AP Poll, September 12, 1977
1. Michigan (42), 1162
2. USC (4), 980
3. Notre Dame (9), 894
4. Alabama (1), 771
5. Oklahoma (2), 701
6. Ohio State (1), 647
7. Texas A&M, 502
8. Texas Tech (1), 498
9. Houston (1), 422
10. Penn State, 375
11. Maryland, 298
12. Colorado, 261
13. Mississippi State, 150
14. UCLA, 111
15. Oklahoma State, 86
16. Pittsburgh, 78
17. Georgia, 73
18. Texas (1), 72
19. Florida, 42
20. BYU, 34

AP Poll, September 19, 1977
1. Michigan (42), 1094
2. USC (5), 1032
3. Oklahoma (7), 955
4. Ohio State (2), 877
5. Penn State (5), 717
6. Texas A&M, 708
7. Texas Tech, 631
8. Colorado, 435
9. Texas (1), 287
10. Alabama, 219
11. Notre Dame, 206
12. Mississippi State, 204
13. Florida, 190
14. Nebraska, 161
15. Washington State, 129
16. Arkansas, 108
17. West Virginia, 83
18. UCLA, 80
19. Houston, 73
20. BYU, 64

AP Poll, September 26, 1977
1. Oklahoma (23), 1164
2. USC (24), 1116
3. Michigan (8), 981
4. Penn State (7), 860
5. Texas A&M, 798
6. Ohio State, 601
7. Colorado, 581
8. Texas (1), 430
9. Florida, 395
10. Alabama, 320
11. Nebraska, 286
12. Arkansas, 224
13. Texas Tech, 201
14. Notre Dame, 189
15. BYU, 106
16. Pittsburgh, 84
17. California, 46
18. Mississippi State, 31
19. Houston, 27
20. Arizona State, 16

AP Poll, October 3, 1977
1. USC (23), 1106
2. Oklahoma (19), 1052
3. Michigan (16), 1048
4. Ohio State, 715
5. Texas (1), 706
6. Colorado, 647
7. Alabama, 424
7. Arkansas, 424
9. Nebraska, 376
10. Penn State, 288
11. Notre Dame, 205
12. Texas A&M, 194
13. BYU (1), 184
14. California, 178
15. Pittsburgh, 168
16. Kentucky, 100
17. Texas Tech, 84
18. LSU, 57
19. Wisconsin, 31
20. Florida, 24

AP Poll, October 17, 1977
1. Michigan (47), 1100
2. Texas (8), 1014
3. Alabama, 811
4. Ohio State, 700
5. USC, 689
6. Oklahoma, 638
7. Colorado, 431
8. Kentucky (1), 369
9. Arkansas, 340
10. Penn State, 328
11. Notre Dame, 296
12. Texas A&M, 220
13. Texas Tech, 151
14. Pittsburgh, 143
15. California, 111
16. Iowa State, 44
17. BYU, 40
18. Nebraska, 38
19. Florida, 33
20. Clemson, 31

AP Poll, October 24, 1977
1. Texas (65), 1336
2. Alabama, 1077
3. Ohio State (1), 963
4. Oklahoma, 952
5. Notre Dame, 740
6. Michigan, 719
7. Kentucky (1), 610
8. Arkansas, 505
9. Penn State, 484
10. USC, 315
11. Texas A&M, 285
12. Nebraska, 260
13. Pittsburgh, 194
14. Texas Tech, 177
15. Colorado, 132
16. Clemson, 94
17. BYU, 60
18. Florida, 24
19. Minnesota, 22
20. Florida State, 14

AP Poll, October 31, 1977
1. Texas (57), 1176
2. Alabama (1), 953
3. Oklahoma, 882
4. Ohio State, 868
5. Notre Dame, 652
6. Michigan, 592
7. Kentucky (1), 569
8. Arkansas, 465
9. Penn State, 448
10. Texas A&M, 309
11. Nebraska, 255
12. Pittsburgh, 253
13. Clemson, 160
14. BYU, 127
15. Florida State, 76
16. USC, 36
17. California, 32
18. LSU, 24
19. Iowa State, 18
19. Arizona State, 18

AP Poll, November 7, 1977
1. Texas (61), 1307
2. Alabama (2), 1072
3. Oklahoma, 1020
4. Ohio State, 908
5. Notre Dame (2), 798
6. Michigan, 688
7. Kentucky (1), 568
8. Arkansas, 536
9. Penn State, 464
10. Pittsburgh, 339
11. Texas A&M, 331
12. Nebraska, 324
13. BYU, 163
14. USC, 94
15. Clemson, 87
16. Florida State, 80
17. Arizona State, 54
18. Texas Tech, 24
19. North Carolina, 16
20. Colgate, 8

AP Poll, November 14, 1977
1. Texas (58), 1214
2. Alabama (1), 983
3. Oklahoma (1), 962
4. Ohio State, 819
5. Michigan, 655
6. Notre Dame, 639
7.  Kentucky (1), 548
8. Arkansas, 529
9. Penn State, 458
10. Pittsburgh, 377
11. Nebraska, 306
12. Arizona State, 165
13. Florida State, 162
14. Texas A&M, 111
15. Clemson, 86
16. Texas Tech, 59
17. BYU, 31
18. North Carolina, 28
19. Washington, 24
20. UCLA, 21

AP Poll, November 21, 1977
1. Texas (60), 1272
2. Alabama, 1044
3. Oklahoma (1), 998
4. Michigan, 912
5. Notre Dame (1), 732
6. Arkansas, 606
7. Kentucky (1), 600
8. Ohio State, 486
9. Penn State, 483
10. Pittsburgh, 398
11. Nebraska, 324
12. Texas A&M, 238
13. Clemson, 164
14. Washington, 80
15. North Carolina, 76
16. San Diego State, 49
17. UCLA 45
18. BYU, 29
19. Arizona State, 19
20. Florida State, 18

AP Poll, November 28, 1977
1. Texas (49), 1124
2. Oklahoma (5), 940
3. Alabama (1), 895
4. Michigan, 771
5. Notre Dame (1), 666
6. Arkansas, 568
7. Kentucky (1), 527
8. Penn State, 467
9. Ohio State, 437
10. Pittsburgh, 299
11. Clemson, 198
12. Nebraska, 128
13. Washington, 124
14. North Carolina, 118
15. Arizona State, 109
16. San Diego State, 78
17. BYU, 48
17. Texas A&M, 48
19. Florida State, 35
20. USC, 31

Final AP Poll, January, 3, 1978
1. Notre Dame (37.33), 1180
2. Alabama (19.33), 1132
3. Arkansas (5.33), 1011
4. Texas (2), 797
5. Penn State, 768
6. Kentucky, 605
7. Oklahoma, 592
8. Pittsburgh, 508
9. Mighigan, 443
10. Washington, 437
11. Ohio State, 242
12. Nebraska, 240
13. USC, 140
14. Florida State, 138
15. Stanford, 68
16. San Diego State, 62
17. North Carolina, 53
18. Arizona State, 39
19. Clemson, 37
20. BYU, 23

AP Poll, October 1, 1979
1. USC (47), 4-0, 1222
2. Alabama (14), 3-0, 1180
3. Oklahoma, 3-0, 1080
4. Texas (1), 2-0, 1053
5. Nebraska, 3-0, 999
6. Houston, 3-0, 838
7. Washington, 4-0, 777
8. Ohio State, 4-0, 683
9. Florida State, 4-0, 662
10. Notre Dame, 2-1, 656
11. Michigan, 3-1, 654
12. Purdue, 3-1, 648
13. Arkansas, 3-0, 619
14. North Carolina State, 4-0, 388
15. Missouri, 3-1, 342
16. Michigan State, 3-1, 290
17. LSU, 2-1, 266
18. North Carolina, 3-0, 256
19. Tennessee, 3-0, 174
20. BYU, 3-0, 122

October   8, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 USC (53)       1285                  
2 Alabama (11)       1248                  
3 Oklahoma       1126                  
4 Texas (1)       1101                  
5 Nebraska       1059                  
6 Washington       889                  
7 Houston       884                  
8 Ohio State    781                  
9 Florida State     756                  
10 Notre Dame   664                  
11 Michigan   648                  
12 Arkansas       629                   
13 LSU       504        
14 North Carolina       455
15 Missouri       414                   
16 BYU       323                      
17 NC State    100                
18 Auburn       98                
19 Michigan   State       77                
20 Purdue       62

October 15, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (42)       1332                  
2 Texas (26)       1313                  
3 Nebraska       1204                  
4 USC    1108                  
5 Houston 1011                  
6 Ohio State       1010
7 Florida   State       894                 
8 Oklahoma       883                 
9 Notre   Dame       810
10 Arkansas       803
11 Michigan       746
12 Washington       527                  
13 BYU       497                 
14 Auburn    370                  
15 NC State    359
16 Purdue       229              
17 Pittsburgh       147
18 Tennessee       141
19 North   Carolina       139
20 Navy   (MD)    117

October 22, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (52)       1341
2 Nebraska (6)       1266                
3 USC (9)       1198                
4 Arkansas       1089
4 Ohio State (1)       1089                 
6 Houston       1070
7 Oklahoma       883
8 Florida   State       871
9 Texas       864
10 Michigan       757                  
11 BYU    627                     
12 Pittsburgh   494                  
13 Auburn    488                  
14 Notre Dame       437             
15 North Carolina       401  
16 Purdue       349             
17 Navy (MD)       237
18 Wake Forest (NC)       162
19 Tennessee       123
20 Washington       89

October 29, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (46)     1235                  
2 Nebraska (7)    1176                  
3 USC (4)    1083                  
4 Houston (1)     1058                  
5 Ohio State (5)       1052                  
6 Florida   State       900                  
7 Oklahoma       837                  
8 Texas    811                  
9 Arkansas       755                  
10 Michigan       662                 
11 BYU   653                     
12 Pittsburgh       546                  
13 Notre Dame       472                  
14 Wake Forest (NC)       458                  
15 Purdue       301                  
16 Washington  259                  
17 Tennessee   177                  
18 North Carolina   140                  
19 Penn State   126                  
20 Auburn       92

November 5, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1  Alabama (46)       1290
2 Nebraska (4)       1190
3 Ohio State (8)       1154
4 USC (7)       1151
5 Houston (1)       1093
6 Oklahoma       911
7 Florida State       897                  
8 Texas       857                  
9 Arkansas       818                  
10 Michigan       748                  
11 BYU       676                      
12 Pittsburgh      573                  
13 Notre   Dame      536                  
14 Purdue       432                  
15 Washington       400             
16 Auburn       232                  
17 Baylor       155                  
18 Clemson       139                  
19 South   Carolina       109
20 Wake   Forest (NC)       73

November 12, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (34)       1262                  
2 Ohio State (14)       1218                  
3 Nebraska (5)       1209
4 USC (12)       1164
5 Florida State       983
6 Texas (0.33)       981                  
7 Oklahoma       960                  
8 Arkansas (0.33)       859                  
9 Houston (0.33)       788                     
10 BYU       705                     
11 Pittsburgh       661                  
12 Purdue       614                  
13 Michigan       464                   
14 Clemson       359                  
15 Auburn       338                   
16 Washington       295                  
17 Wake Forest (NC)       214                  
18 Temple   (PA)       162                  
19 Tennessee       123                  
20 Baylor       99                  
20 Tulane   (LA)       99

November   19, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (32)       1238
2 Ohio State (18)       1214                  
3 Nebraska (4)       1157
4 USC (10)       1151
5 Florida State       1019
6 Texas (0.33)       959
7 Arkansas (0.33)       865
8 Oklahoma       848                  
9 Houston (0.33)       811                  
10 BYU       705                  
11 Pittsburgh       652
12 Purdue       598                  
13 Clemson       487              
14 Auburn       376                  
14 Washington     376                  
16 Michigan       357
17 Baylor       215                  
18 Tulane (LA)     184                  
19 South Carolina       124
20 Penn State       93

November 26, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (34)       1193
2 USC (12)       1142
3 Ohio   State (13)       1141
4 Florida   State       997                  
5 Oklahoma (1)       963                  
6 Texas (0.33)       934
7 Nebraska       850                  
8 Arkansas (0.33)   848                     
9 BYU (1)       760                  
10 Houston (0.33)       751
11 Pittsburgh       611
12 Purdue       544                  
13 Washington       454                  
14 Auburn       392                  
15 Michigan       376
16 Tulane   (LA)       354
17 South   Carolina       266
18 Clemson       122                  
19 Penn   State       114                  
20 Baylor       73

December 3, 1979 AP Football Poll 
1 Ohio State (16)      1267
2 Alabama (29)      1265.5                  
3 USC (19)      1257                  
4 Florida State      1103  
5 Oklahoma (1)      1068                  
6 Arkansas (0.5)      951                 
7 Nebraska      908                  
8 Houston (0.5)      893.5                  
9 BYU (1)      848                  
10 Pittsburgh      728                  
11 Texas      677                  
12 Purdue      606                  
13 Washington      489                  
14 Michigan      452                  
15 Tulane   (LA)      376                  
16 South   Carolina      287             
17 Auburn      244                  
18 Clemson      222                  
19 Baylor      106                  
20 Temple   (PA)       65 

1979   Final AP Football Poll 
1 Alabama (46)     1317                  
2 USC (21)       1289
3 Oklahoma       1163                  
4 Ohio State       1160                  
5 Houston       1084
6 Florida State       893
7 Pittsburgh       872
8 Arkansas       857                  
9 Nebraska       852                
10 Purdue       739                  
11 Washington       690                  
12 Texas       484                     
13 BYU       474                  
14 Baylor       358                  
15 North   Carolina   311                  
16 Auburn       263                  
17 Temple   (PA)      213                  
18 Michigan       207
19 Indiana       206                  
20 Penn   State    168

October 20, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Alabama (57) 1250
2. Texas (2) 1147
3. UCLA (4) 1108
4. Notre Dame 1042
5. Georgia 990
6. Florida State 901
7. North Carolina 833
8. USC 817
9. Nebraska 735
10. Ohio State 728
11. Baylor 595
12. Pittsburgh 571
13. Penn State 508
14. South Carolina 447
15. Arkansas 426
16. Missouri 334
17. Oklahoma 238
18. Washington 147
19. BYU 106
20. Southern Mississippi 71

October 27, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Alabama (57) 1289
2. UCLA (8) 1222
3. Notre Dame 1141
4. Georgia 1105
5. Florida State 985
6. North Carolina 940
7. USC 859
8. Nebraska 852
9. Ohio State 771
10. Baylor 719
11. Pittsburgh 644
12. Texas 623
13. Penn State 539
14. South Carolina 493
15. Missouri 387
16. Oklahoma 310
17. BYU 197
18. Michigan 135
19. SMU 131
20. Purdue 90

November 3, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Notre Dame (47) 1281
2. Georgia (15) 1238
3. Florida State (1) 1094
4. USC (1) 1077
5. Nebraska 1025
6. Alabama 986
7. Ohio State (1) 908
8. UCLA 867
9. Pittsburgh 812
10. Penn State 717
11. Oklahoma 612
12. Michigan 420
13. BYU 395
14. North Carolina 357
15. South Carolina 354
16. Baylor 335
17. Purdue 260
18. SMU 242
19. Mississippi State 209
20. Florida 138

November 10, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Georgia (54.5) 1299.5
2. USC (6) 1180
3. Florida State (3) 1172
4. Nebraska (2) 1105
5. Alabama 1067
6. Notre Dame 1045
7. Ohio State (0.5) 924.5
8. Pittsburgh 868
9. Penn State 765
10. Oklahoma 618
11. Michigan 577
12. Baylor 550
13. BYU 464.5
14. South Carolina 455
15. North Carolina 454
16. Purdue 339
17. UCLA 251
18. SMU 243
19. Mississippi State 225
20. Florida 90.5

November 17, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Georiga (55) 1306
2. Notre Dame (4) 1188
3. Florida State (3) 1175
4. Nebraska (4) 1173
5. Ohio State 1012
6. Pittsburgh 978
7. Penn State 896
8. Alabama 735
9. Oklahoma 719
10. Michigan 685
11. Baylor 682
12. USC 650
13. BYU 469
14. South Carolina 452
15. North Carolina 436
16. Washington 347
17. Mississippi State 346
18. UCLA 239
19. Florida 141
20. Texas 124

November 24, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Georgia (59) 1311
2. Notre Dame (3) 1222
3. Florida State (4) 1206
4. Pittsburgh 1079
5. Penn State 990
6. Oklahoma 940
7. Michigan 902
8. Baylor 863
9. Alabama 784
10. Nebraska 728
11. Ohio State 582
12. BYU 534
13. North Carolina 521
14. UCLA 502
15. Washington 460
16. Mississippi State 378
17. USC 282
18. Florida 213
19. South Carolina 85
20. SMU 75

December 1, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Georgia (54) 1187
2. Notre Dame (4) 1116
3. Florida State (4) 1092
4. Pittsburgh 1007
5. Oklahoma 926
6. Michigan 865
7. Baylor 843
8. Alabama 728
9. Nebraska 682
10. Penn State 627
11. Ohio State 550
12. North Carolina 498
13. BYU 491
14. UCLA 459
15. Washington 437
16. Mississippi State 359
17. USC 265
18. South Carolina 135
19. SMU 124
20. Miami (FL) 73.5

 December 8, 1980 AP Football Poll
1. Georgia (60) 1274
2. Florida State (4) 1208
3. Pittsburgh 1127
4. Oklahoma 1027
5. Michigan 947
6. Baylor 914
7. Notre Dame 860
8. Nebraska 801
9. Alabama 800
10. Penn State 644
11. Ohio State 578
12. USC 563
13. North Carolina 495
14. BYU 470
15. UCLA 464
16. Washington 439
17. Mississippi State 343
18. South Carolina 177
19. SMU 123
20. Miami (FL) 67

 1980 Final AP Football Poll
1. Georgoa (58.5) 1251.5
2. Pittsburgh (3.5) 1187.5
3. Oklahoma 1100
4. Michigan 1033
5. Florida State (1) 970
6. Alabama 928
7. Nebraska 879
8. Penn State 797
9. Notre Dame 699
10. North Carolina 665
11. USC 610
12. BYU 584
13. UCLA  502
14. Baylor 494
15. Ohio State 389
16. Washington 253
17. Purdue 198.33
18. Miami (FL) 192
19. Mississippi State 159
20. SMU 98.33

1981 Preseason AP Football Poll
1. Michigan (38) 1183
2. Oklahoma (7) 1100
3. Notre Dame (7) 1050
4. Alabama (3) 1020
5. USC (5) 1014
6. Nebraska 768
7. Penn State (1) 716
8. Pittsburgh 686
9. Texas 647
10. Georgia 624
11. Ohio State (1) 594
12. North Carolina 462
13. UCLA 454
14. Mississippi State 359
15. Washington 272
16. BYU 269
17. Florida 268
18. Stanford 205
19. Florida State 198
20. Arizona State 158

September 7, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Michigan (37) 1184
2. Alabama (11) 1110
3. Oklahoma 1049
4. Notre Dame (4) 1024
5. USC (3) 1009
6. Georgia (4) 929
7. Nebraska 779
8. Texas 747
9. Penn State 742
10. Pittsburgh 724
11. Ohio State 538
12. UCLA 466
13. North Carolina
14. Mississippi State
15. BYU 373
16. Miami (FL) 356
17. Washington 222
18. Florida State 186
19. Stanford 180
20 Arizona State 173

September 14, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Notre Dame (24) 1233
2. USC (12) 1181
3. Oklahoma (12) 1153
4. Georgia (12) 1113
5. Penn State (1) 996
6. Texas (1) 963
7. Pittsburgh 763
8. Ohio State 710
9. UCLA 690
10. North Carolina 661
11. Michigan 560
12. Alabama 538
13. BYU 439
14. Mississippi State 397
15. Washington 313
16. Miami (FL) 311
17. Nebraska 276
18. Arizona State 275
19. Florida State 232
20. Wisconsin 174

September 21, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. USC (46) 1258
2. Oklahoma (15) 1203
3. Penn State (2) 1092
4. Texas (1) 1038
5. PIttsburgh 976
6. UCLA  912
7. Michigan (1) 903
8. Ohio State 832
9. North Carolina 806
10. Alabama 556
11. BYU 554
12. Mississippi State 549
13. Notre Dame 548
14. Miami (FL) 439
15. Nebraska 412
16. Washington 378
17. Georgia 365
18. Arizona State 265
19. Clemson 227
20. SMU 125

September 28, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. USC (57.5) 1311
2. Penn State (5.5) 1208
3. Texas (1) 1104
4. Pittsburgh 1027
5. Oklahoma 1022
6. North Carolina 967
7. Ohio State 922
8. Michigan 835
9. Mississippi State 743
10. BYU 703
11. Alabama 658
12. Washington 533
13. Georgia 492
14. Clemson 386
15. SMU 324
16. UCLA 266
17. Miami (FL) 225
18. Iowa 169
19. Arkansas 156
20. Iowa State 134

October 5, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. USC (58) 1293
2. Penn State (6) 1205
3. Texas (1) 1134
4. Pittsburgh 1103
5. North Carolina 1047
6. Michigan 904
7. Alabama 763
8. BYU 735
9. Clemson 651
10. Oklahoma 607.5
11. Georgia 581
12. Iowa State 455.5
13. Missouri 412
14. SMU 393
15. Iowa 384
16. Miami (FL) 369
17. UCLA 330
18. Ohio State 286.5
19. Mississippi State 188
20. Florida State 152

October 12, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Texas (35) 1274
2. Penn State (24) 1262
3. Pittsburgh (3) 1192
4. North Carolina (4)
5. Michigan 898
6. Clemson 889
7. USC 874
8. Missouri 824
9. Georgia 765
10. SMU 629
11. Florida State 591
12. Iowa 558
13. Miami (FL) 481
14. Wisconsin 427
15. Alabama 358
16. Mississippi State 344
17. BYU 220
18. Washington State 195
19. Nebraska 161
20. Arizona State 125

October 19, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Penn State (36.5) 1283.5
2. Pittsburgh (26.5) 1277.5
3. North Carolina (3) 1155
4. Clemson 1033
5. USC 994
6. Iowa 928
7. Georgia 902
8. SMU 848
9. Mississippi State 641
10. Texas 618
11. Alabama 559
12. Arkansas 479
13. BYU 413
14. Iowa State 410
15. Nebraska 346
16. Washington State 335
17. Arizona State 326
18. Michigan 298
19. Missouri 267
20. Florida State 147

November 16, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Pittsburgh (63) 1354
2. Clemson (5) 1290
3. Georgia 1169
4. Alabama 1128
5. Nebraska 972
6. SMU 924
7. Michigan 875
8. Texas 873
9. Southern Mississippi 810
10. USC 678
11. Miami (FL) 661
12. North Carolina 521
13. Penn State 509
14. Washington State 461
15. UCLA 457
16. Arkansas 443
17. Washington 320
18. BYU 184
19. Iowa 166
20. Arizona State 165

November 23, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Pittsburgh (60) 1294
2. Clemson (5) 1234
3. Georgia 1157
4. Alabama 1054
5. Nebraska 1015
6. SMU 965
7. Texas 907
8. USC 797
9. Miami (FL) 708
10. North Carolina 656
11. Penn State 645
12. Washington 604
13. Iowa 491
14. BYU 377
15. Ohio State 330
16. Michigan 292
17. Southern Mississippi 264
18. Arizona State 253
19. UCLA 199
20. Washington State 139

November 30, 1981 AP Football Poll
1. Clemson (63) 1351
2. Georgia (1) 1255
3. Alabama 1188
4. Nebraska (1) 1104
5. SMU (1) 1050
6. Texas 959
7. Penn State (1) 918
8. USC 844
9. Miami (FL) 827
10. Pittsburgh 796
11. North Carolina 653
12. Washington 614
13. Iowa 537
14. BYU 397
15. Ohio State 364
16. Michigan 284
17. Arizona State 280
18. Southern Mississippi 278
19. UCLA 190
20. Washington State 132

1981 Final AP Football Poll
1. Clemson (47) 977
2. Texas 862
3. Penn State (1) 845
4. Pittsburgh 834
5. SMU (1) 774
6. Georgia 691
7. Alabama 638
8. Miami (FL) 594
9. North Carolina 590
10. Washington 587
11. Nebraska 535
12. Michigan 416
13. BYU 388
14. USC 325
15. Ohio State 310
16. Arizona State 245
17. West Virginia 111
18. Iowa 103
19. Missouri 85
20. Oklahoma 76

October 3, 1983
1. Nebraska (60) 1200
2. Texas 1138
3. Alabama 982
4. North Carolina 981
5. West Virginia 943
6. Ohio State 779
7.  Auburn 761
8. Oklahoma 754
9. Florida 687
10. Arizona 680
11. Georgia 677
12. Miami (FL) 506
13. SMU 485
14. Michigan 457
15. Iowa 395
16. Maryland 243
16. Washington 243
18. Arizona State 231
19. Illinois 101
20. BYU 64

 October 10. 1983

1. Nebraska (55) 1195
2. Texas (5) 1144
3. North Carolina 1014
4. West Virginia 983
5. Auburn 866
6. Ohio State 861
7. Florida 836
8. Georgia 725
9. Arizona 702
10. Miami (FL) 600
11. Alabama 588
12. SMU 583
13. Michigan 515
14. Iowa 416
15. Oklahoma 314
16. Maryland 277
17. Washington 246
18. Arizona State 245
19. Illinois 209
20. BYU 96

 October 17, 1983

1. Nebraska (52) 1154
2. Texas (6) 1107
3. North Carolina 997
4. West Virginia 978
5. Auburn 888
6. Florida 861
7. Georgia 795
8. Miami (FL) 722
9. SMU 657
10. Michigan 625
11. Illinois 555
12. Iowa 526
13. Arizona State 422
14. Washington 359
15. Maryland 336
16. Oklahoma 253
17. Ohio State 243
18. BYU 237
19. Arizona 186
20. Alabama 84

 October 24, 1983
1. Nebraska (54) 1156
2. Texas (4) 1106
3. North Carolina 1010
4. Auburn 944
5. Florida 892
6. Georgia 883
7. Miami (FL) 792
8. Michigan 743
9. Illinois 688
10. SMU 602
11. Washington 545
12. West Virginia 513
13. Maryland 452
14. Oklahoma 370
15. BYU 350
16. Ohio State 309
17. Iowa 283
18. Alabama 92
19. Boston College 79
19. Notre Dame 79

October 31, 1983
1. Nebraska (57) 1178
2. Texas (2) 1123
3. Auburn 1048
4. Georgia 954
5. Miami (FL) 952
6. Illinois 895
7. Maryland 754
8. SMU 750
9. Florida 676
10. North Carolina 620
11. Oklahoma 526
12. BYU 446
13. Michigan 404
14. Ohio State 398
15. Iowa 391
16. Boston College 326
17. West Virginia 213
18. Notre Dame 179
19. Alabama 171
20. Washington 128

November 7, 1983
1. Nebraska (58) 1198
2. Texas (2) 1140
3. Auburn 1063
4. Georgia 999
5. Illinois 975
6. Miami (FL)
7. SMU 815
8. BYU 650
9. Michigan 642
10. Ohio State 557
11. Maryland 530
12. Iowa 528
13. Boston College 508
14. Florida 506
15. West Virginia 298
16. Alabama 258
17. Clemson 257
18. Washington 210
19. North Carolina 207
20. Pittsburgh 199

November 14, 1983
1. Nebraska (59) 1199
2. Texas (1) 1137
3. Auburn 1072
4. Illinois 990
5. Miami (FL) 985
6. SMU 882
7. Georgia 754
8. Michigan 718
9. BYU 706
10. Ohio State 657
11. Iowa 590
12. Florida 508
13. Clemson 491
14. West Virginia 425
15. Washington 388
16. Alabama 346
17. Pittsburgh 304
18. Boston College 107
19. Missouri 84
20. Maryland 73

November 21, 1983
1. Nebraska (58) 1179
2. Texas (1) 1118
3. Auburn 1052
4. Illinois 977
5. Miami (FL) 962
6. SMU 878
7. Georgia 776
8. Michigan 761
9. BYU 686
10. Iowa 647
11. Florida 572
12. Clemson 571
13. Alabama 440
14. Ohio State 415
15. Boston College 318
16. Pittsburgh 235.5
17. Maryland 209
18. Air Force 105
19. West Virginia 92
20. East Carolina 58

November 28, 1983
1. Nebraska (52) 1097
2. Texas (3) 1048
3. Auburn 973
4. Illinois 910
5. Miami (FL) 885
6. SMU 824
7. Georgia 732
8. Michigan 694
9. BYU 649
10. Iowa 586
11. Clemson 548
12. Florida 521
13. Boston College 425
14. Ohio State 386
15. Pittsburgh 289
16. Maryland 223
17. Air Force 149
18. West Virginia 146
19. Alabama 126
20. East Carolina 93

December 5, 1983
1. Nebraska (51) 1077
2. Texas (3) 1028
3. Auburn 961
4. Illinois 889
5. Miami (FL) 875
6. SMU 813
7. Georgia 731
8. Michigan 671
9. BYU 619
10. Iowa 566
11. Florida 560
12. Clemson 536
13. Boston College 385
14. Ohio State 368
15. Pittsburgh 308
16. Air Force 217
16. Maryland 217
18. West Virginia 146
19. East Carolina 89
20. Baylor 41

1983 Final AP Football Poll
1. Miami (FL) (47.5) 1168.5
2. Nebraska (4.5) 1109.5
3. Auburn 1079
4. Georgia 977
5. Texas 954
6. Florida 823
7. BYU 804
8. Michigan 649
9. Ohio State 640
10. Illinois 594
11. Clemson 585
12. SMU 540
13. Air Force 354
14. Iowa 341
15. Alabama 281.5
16. West Virginia 273
17. UCLA 272
18. Pittsburgh 189.5
19. Boston College 153
20. East Carolina 127

AP Poll September 3, 1984
1. Miami (FL) (36) 1040
2. Nebraska (7) 949
3. Clemson (2) 900
4. UCLA (6) 866
5. Texas 783
6. Ohio State 696
7. Notre Dame (1) 619
8. Auburn 602
9. Alabama (1) 595
10. Iowa (1) 581
11. Penn State 570
12. Arizona State 541
13. BYU 438 
14. Michigan (1) 400
15. SMU 309
16. Oklahoma 302
17. Pittsburgh 273
18. Boston College 257
19. Washington 213
20. Florida State 202

AP Poll September 10, 1984 
1. Nebraska (35) 1150
2. Clemson (15) 1100
3. Michigan (3) 948
4. Texas (1) 922
5. Iowa (2) 824
5. Miami (FL) (1) 824
7. UCLA (2) 800
8. BYU (1) 749 
9. Ohio State 693
10. Boston College 668
11. Auburn 664
12. Penn State 489
13. Oklahoma State 456
14. SMU 443
15. Oklahoma 409
16. Washington 352
17. Pittsburgh 219
18. Florida State 196
19. Alabama 192
20. USC 97

AP Poll September 17, 1984
1. Nebraska (37) 1151
2. Clemson (15) 1083
3. Texas (4) 1046
4. Miami (FL) (1) 897
5. Ohio State 860
6. BYU 817 
7. Penn State 745
8. UCLA (2) 726
9. Washington 718
10. Boston College 698
11. Oklahoma 663
12. Oklahoma State 585
13. SMU 522
14. Iowa 398
15. Florida State 360
16. Michigan 352
17. USC 173
18. West Virginia 100
19. Auburn 94
20. Georgia 57

AP Poll September 24, 1984 
1. Nebraska (52) 1116
2. Texas (2) 1027
3. Ohio State (2) 995
4. Penn State 834
5. Boston College 831
6. Washington 830
7. Oklahoma 797
8. BYU 781 
9. Florida State 665
10. Oklahoma State 597
11. SMU 560
12. Georgia 557
13. Clemson 473
14. Michigan 366
15. USC 341
16. Miami (FL) 200
17. UCLA 153
18. Georgia Tech 100
19. Notre Dame 96
20. Auburn 94

AP Poll October 1, 1984 
1. Texas (51) 1183
2. Ohio State (5) 1113
3. Washington (1) 1008
4. Boston College (2) 1005
5. Oklahoma (1) 959
6. Florida State 846
7. BYU 836 
8. Nebraska 794
9. Oklahoma State 751
10. SMU 691
11. Penn State 502
12. Georgia Tech 474
13. Michigan 462
14. Miami (FL) 382
15. LSU 319
16. Notre Dame 206
17. UCLA 198
18. Auburn 179
19. Vanderbilt 134
20. Georgia 97

AP Poll October 8, 1984 
1. Texas (55) 1170
2. Washington (1) 1049
3. Oklahoma (1) 1038
4. Boston College (2) 1026
5. BYU 932 
6. Nebraska 869
7. SMU 807
8. Ohio State 690
9. Florida State 646
10. Miami (FL) 605
11. Penn State 566
12. LSU 557
13. Oklahoma State 469
14. Purdue 360
15. Georgia 317
16. Auburn 278
17. South Carolina 264
18. Florida 167
19. Kentucky 156
20. Georgia Tech 101

AP Poll October 15, 1984 
1. Washington (37) 1135
2. Oklahoma (10.5) 1072
3. Texas (4.5) 1057
4. Boston College (6) 1032
5. Nebraska 884
6. SMU (1) 862
7. BYU 843 
8. Ohio State 744
9. Miami (FL) 668
10. LSU 652
11. South Carolina 494
12. Oklahoma State 489
13. Auburn 459.5
14. Georgia 403
15. Florida State 333.5
16. Kentucky 288
17. Florida 284
18. Iowa 157
19. Penn State 93
20. West Virginia 67

AP Poll October 22, 1984 
1. Washington (45) 1161
2. Oklahoma (7.5) 1121.5
3. Texas (3.5) 1096.5
4. Nebraska 980
5. BYU (3) 926 
6. Ohio State 842
7. LSU (1) 829
8. Miami (FL) 752
9. South Carolina 719
10. Oklahoma State 613
11. Boston College 512
12. Auburn 500
13. Georgia 486
14. SMU 370
15. Florida State 342
16. Florida 328
17. Iowa 319
18. West Virginia 308
19. Penn State 122
20. USC 60

AP Poll October 29, 1984
1. Washington (50) 1184
2. Texas (3) 1121
3. Nebraska (3) 1076
4. BYU (4) 970 
5. South Carolina 919
6. Miami (FL) 872
7. Oklahoma State 741
8. Georgia 714
9. Boston College 703
10. Oklahoma 586
11. Auburn 558
12. West Virginia 540
13. Florida 425
14. Florida State 406
15. LSU 357
16. Ohio State 341
17. Iowa 272
18. USC 233
19. SMU 166
20. TCU 113

AP Poll November 5, 1984
1. Washington (50) 1147
2. Nebraska (4) 1062
3. Texas (1) 1032
4. BYU (3) 1008 
5. South Carolina 921
6. Miami (FL) 832
7. Oklahoma State 781
8. Georgia 719
9. Oklahoma 686
10. Florida 665
11. Florida State 509
12. LSU 481
13. Ohio State 467
14. USC 403
15. TCU 310
16. Boston College 258
17. SMU 164
18. Iowa 159
19. West Virginia 102
20. Auburn 92

AP Poll November 12, 1984 
1. Nebraska (37) 1148
2. South Carolina (11) 1104
3. BYU (11) 1096 
4. Oklahoma State 949
5. Florida 892
6. Oklahoma 870
7. USC 805
8. Washington 754
9. LSU 693
10. Texas 643
11. Ohio State 636
12. TCU 567
13. Boston College 412
14. Miami (FL) 347
15. Georgia 321
16. SMU 311
17. Florida State 219
18. Auburn 203
19. Virginia 167
20. Clemson 102

AP Poll November 19, 1984 
1. BYU (40) 1124 
2. Oklahoma (7) 1053
3. Oklahoma State (3) 1042
4. Florida (7) 1015
5. Washington (1) 874
6. Texas 830
7. Nebraska 826
8. Ohio State 768
9. South Carolina 706
10. Boston College 611
11. SMU 470
12. Miami (FL) 466
13. Auburn 460
14. USC 381
15. Florida State 350
16. LSU 309
17. TCU 277
18. Maryland 176
19. UCLA 97
20. Georgia 76

AP Poll November 26, 1984
1. BYU (34.5) 1133.5
2. Oklahoma (18.5) 1128.5
3. Florida (5) 1048
4. Washington (1) 991
5. Nebraska 939
6. Ohio State 837
7. South Carolina 830
8. Boston College 764
9. Oklahoma State 762
10. SMU 612
11. Auburn 539
12. Florida State 454
13. Texas 430
14. LSU 427
15. Maryland 391
16. Miami (FL) 325
17. UCLA 222
18. Georgia 163
19. Notre Dame 116
20. USC 83

AP Poll December 3, 1984 
1. BYU (33.5) 1091.5 
2. Oklahoma (16.5) 1083.5
3. Florida (6) 1033
4. Washington (1) 963
5. Nebraska 888
6. Ohio State 811
7. South Carolina 808
8. Boston College 767
9. Oklahoma State 725
10. SMU 608
11. LSU 525
12. Maryland 484
13. Miami (FL) 416
14. UCLA 342
15. Florida State 271
16. Auburn 213
17. Notre Dame 210
18. USC 191
19. Texas 136
20. Wisconsin 74

1984 Final AP Football Poll
1. BYU (38) 1160 
2. Washington (16) 1140
3. Florida (6) 1092
4. Nebraska 1017
5. Boston college 932
6. Oklahoma 883
7. Oklahoma State 864
8. SMU 761
9. UCLA 613
10. USC 596
11. South Carolina 557
12. Maryland 552
13. Ohio State 497
14. Auburn 432
15. LSU 314
16. Iowa 228
17. Florida State 207
18. Miami (FL) 166
19. Kentucky 152
20. Virginia 119

1985 Preseason AP Football Poll 
1. Oklahoma (23) 1090
2. Auburn (13) 1027
3. SMU (3) 924
4. Iowa (7) 837
5. Florida (4) 788
6. USC (2) 754
7. Maryland (3) 738
8. Ohio State 709
9. Nebraska 676
10. BYU (1) 608 
11. Illinois (2) 599
12. Washington (2) 578
13. LSU 447
14. Notre Dame 426
15. Arkansas 378
16. Oklahoma State 319
17. South Carolina 309
18. Penn State 219
19. Florida State 195
20. UCLA 175

AP Poll September 3, 1985
1. Oklahoma (27) 1049
2. Auburn (10) 948
3. SMU (2) 834
4. Iowa (5) 810
5. Florida (2) 735
6. USC (1) 715
7. Maryland (3) 701
8. BYU (3) 691 
9. Ohio State 645
10. Nebraska 640
11. Illinois (1) 559
12. Washington (1) 521
13. LSU 383
14. Notre Dame 367
15. Arkansas 307
16. Oklahoma State 301
17. Florida State 291
18. South Carolina 286
19. Penn State 145
20. UCLA 142

AP Poll September 10, 1985 
1. Auburn (16) 1118
2. Oklahoma (28) 1116
3. Florida (3) 974
4. USC (6) 970
5. Iowa (5) 911
6. SMU (2) 908
7. Florida State 755
8. Oklahoma State 741
9. Ohio State 686
10. UCLA 612
11. Penn State 516
12. LSU 476
13. Notre Dame 456
14. Arkansas 439
15. South Carolina 329
16. BYU 294 
17. Maryland 251
18. Nebraska 240
19. Illinois 198
20. Alabama 175

AP Poll September 17, 1985 
1. Auburn (23) 1137
2. Oklahoma (23) 1125
3. USC (6) 1010
4. Iowa (5) 998
5. SMU (3) 913
6. Florida State 850
7. Ohio State 761
8. Oklahoma State 697
9. LSU 682
10. Penn State 610
11. Florida 538
12. UCLA 487
13. BYU 485 
14. Arkansas 473
15. South Carolina 376
16. Alabama 360
17. Maryland 310
18. Nebraska 207
19. Michigan 127
20. Illinois 93

AP Poll September 24, 1985 
1. Auburn (26) 1083
2. Oklahoma (21) 1076
3. Iowa (5) 1008
4. Florida State 877
5. Ohio State 807
6. SMU (3) 787
7. Oklahoma State 695
8. LSU 681
9. Penn State 624
10. Arkansas 515
11. Florida 503
12. Michigan (1) 475
13. UCLA 467
14. BYU 443 
15. Alabama 413
16. Nebraska 404
17. Maryland (1) 351
18. USC 328
19. Air Force 109
20. Virginia 73

AP Poll October 1, 1985 
1. Iowa (35) 1111
2. Oklahoma (13) 1046
3. SMU (6) 1001
4. Florida State (1) 928
5. Ohio State 921
6. Oklahoma State 850
7. Michigan (3) 842
8. LSU 670
9. Penn State 640
10. Arkansas 616
11. Florida 561
12. Alabama 532
13. Nebraska 526
14. Auburn 482
15. BYU 463 
16. Tennessee 393
17. Air Force 282
18. Georgia 116
19. Baylor 94
20. Texas 84

AP Poll October 8, 1985 
1. Iowa (34) 1137
2. Oklahoma (14) 1106
3. Michigan (7) 1037
4. Florida State (3) 993
5. Oklahoma State (1) 896
6. Arkansas 806
7. Florida 779
8. Penn State 745
9. Nebraska 656
10. Alabama 650
11. BYU 529 
12. Auburn 514
13. Air Force 452
14. Tennessee 442
15. Ohio State 430
16. SMU 300
17. Texas 170
18. Georgia 161
19. Baylor 159
20. LSU 115

AP Poll October 15, 1985 
1. Iowa (27) 1146
2. Michigan (20) 1126
3. Oklahoma (12) 1124
4. Arkansas 936
5. Florida 905
6. Penn State (1) 902
7. Nebraska 868
8. Auburn 777
9. BYU 685 
10. Air Force 624
11. Ohio State 522
12. Oklahoma State 493
13. Florida State 459
14. Baylor 375
15. Alabama 364
16. Georgia 336
17. LSU 212
18. UCLA 182
19. Army 146
20. Tennessee 141

AP Poll October 22, 1985 
1. Iowa (60) 1200
2. Florida 1086
3. Penn State 1007
4. Michigan 986
5. Nebraska 946
6. Auburn 864
7. BYU 761 
8. Air Force 750
9. Ohio State 676
10. Oklahoma 598
11. Florida State 553
12. Oklahoma State 514
13. Baylor 465
14. Arkansas 435
15. Miami (FL) 396
16. Tennessee 317
17. UCLA 264
18. LSU 243
19. Texas 220
20. Minnesota 89

AP Poll October 29, 1985 
1. Iowa (58) 1160
2. Florida 1060
3. Penn State 1025
4. Michigan 994
5. Nebraska 912
6. Auburn 866
7. Air Force 764
8. Ohio State 682
9. Oklahoma 655
10. Florida State 592
11. Miami (FL) 548
12. Oklahoma State 539
13. Baylor 537
14. Arkansas 466
15. UCLA 394
16. LSU 287
17. BYU 162 
18. Georgia 113
19. Tennessee 81
20. SMU 77

AP Poll November 5, 1985 
1. Florida (42) 1159
2. Penn State (15) 1113
3. Nebraska 1027
4. Ohio State (1) 958
5. Air Force 882
6. Iowa 831
7. Oklahoma (1) 821
8. Miami (FL) 815
9. Michigan 685
10. Oklahoma State 600
11. Baylor 597
12. Arkansas 556
13. Auburn 462
14. UCLA 452
15. LSU 359
16. Florida State 243
17. Georgia 228
18. BYU 193 
19. Tennessee 158
20. Alabama 94

AP Poll November 12, 1985 
1. Penn State (44) 1143
2. Nebraska (9) 1083
3. Ohio State (2) 1021
4. Air Force (2) 941
5. Iowa 905
6. Miami (FL) 891
7. Oklahoma (1) 883
8. Michigan 744
9. Arkansas 662
10. Oklahoma State 646
11. Florida 577
12. Georgia 548
13. UCLA 494
14. Auburn 436
15. Florida State 323
16. BYU 238 
17. Baylor 225
18. Tennessee 204
19. LSU 172
20. Alabama 82

AP Poll November 19, 1985 
1. Penn State (46) 1180
2. Nebraska (12) 1122
3. Iowa 1020
4. Miami (FL) 1011
5. Oklahoma (2) 992
6. Michigan 923
7. Oklahoma State 769
8. UCLA 720
9. Florida 700
10. Auburn 646
11. BYU 518 
12. Ohio State 509
13. Air Force 492
14. Florida State 436
15. Baylor 316
16. Tennessee 310
17. LSU 217
18. Arkansas 186
19. Texas A&M 183
20. Georgia 135

AP Poll November 26, 1985 
1. Penn State (49) 1186
2. Iowa (3) 1082
3. Oklahoma (6) 1074
4. Miami (FL) (1) 1058
5. Michigan (1) 971
6. Florida 848
7. Auburn 761
8. Nebraska 722
9. BYU 631 
10. Tennessee 590
11. Air Force 583
12. Florida State 581
13. LSU 425
14. Arkansas 370
15. Texas A&M 367
16. UCLA 286
17. Oklahoma State 269
18. Texas 238
19. Ohio State 196
20. Georgia 168

AP Poll December 3, 1985 
1. Penn State (47) 1164
2. Miami (FL) (3) 1063
3. Iowa (3) 1050
4. Oklahoma (5) 1048
5. Michigan (1) 935
6. Florida 903
7. Nebraska 779
8. Tennessee 746
9. BYU 657 
10. Air Force 617
11. Texas A&M 562
12. LSU 531
13. Arkansas 416
14. UCLA 410
15. Alabama 363
16. Auburn 318
17. Ohio State 255
18. Florida State 140
19. Oklahoma State 97
20. Bowling Green 73

AP Poll December 10, 1985 
1. Penn State (45) 1086
2. Miami (FL) 1001
3. Oklahoma (5) 978
4. Iowa (2) 973
5. Michigan (1) 886
6. Florida 809
7. Nebraska 707
8. Tennessee 690
9. BYU 633 
10. Air Force 561
11. Texas A&M 556
12. LSU 490
13. UCLA 387
14. Arkansas 381
15. Alabama 377
16. Auburn 277
17. Ohio State 226
18. Florida State 130
19. Oklahoma State 112
20. Bowling Green 74
20. Maryland 74

1985 Final AP Football Poll 
1. Oklahoma (55) 1138
2. Michigan (1) 1032
3. Penn State 990
4. Tennessee (1) 957
5. Florida 929
6. Texas A&M 792
7. UCLA 767
8. Air Force 755
9. Miami (FL) 699
10. Iowa 621
11. Nebraska 500
12. Arkansas 495
13. Alabama 484
14. Ohio State 409
15. Florida State 359
16. BYU 228
17. Baylor 184
18. Maryland 158
19. Georgia Tech 128
20. LSU 126

1986 Preseason AP Football Poll 
1. Oklahoma (44) 1171
2. Michigan (6) 1016
3. Miami (FL) (1) 976
4. UCLA (3) 972
5. Alabama 911
6. Penn State (3) 892
7. Texas A&M (1) 871
8. Nebraska (1) 826
9. Ohio State 673
10. Tennessee 578
11. Florida State 422
12. Baylor 404
13. Florida 398
14. Auburn 269
15. LSU 229
16. Georgia 220
16. Washington 220
18. BYU 210 
19. Arkansas 188
20. Michigan State 182

AP Poll, September 9, 1986 
1. Oklahoma (55) 1175
2. Miami (FL) (1) 1050
3. Michigan (1) 1026
4. Alabama 986
5. Penn State (1) 952
6. Nebraska (1) 896
7. Texas A&M 868
8. Tennessee 713
9. Aubutn 509
10. Ohio State 502
11. BYU 425 
12. Baylor 422
13. Florida 366
14. LSU 392
15. Florida State 300
16. UCLA 298
17. Washington 253
18. Arkansas 250
19. Georgia 235
20. Michigan State 196

AP Poll, September 16, 1986 
1. Oklahoma (55) 1175
2. Miami (FL) (1) 1099
3. Michigan 1000
4. Alabama (1) 992
5. Penn State (1) 938
6. Nebraska (1) 924
7. Washington (1) 751
8. LSU 747
9. Baylor 629
10. Auburn 615
11. BYU 441 
12. Arkansas 402
13. Florida 396
14. Georgia 383
15. Florida State 298
16. Texas A&M 218
17. Arizona 199
18. Arizona State 187
19. UCLA 169
20. Notre Dame 143

AP Poll, November 1, 1988 
1. Notre Dame (44) 1144
2. USC (11) 1097
3. Miami (FL) (1) 1041
4. West Virginia (2) 950
5. Florida State 886
6. UCLA 847
7. Nebraska 835
8. Oklahoma 739
9. Auburn 715
10. Wyoming 658
11. Arkansas 564
12. Oklahoma State 490
13. LSU 379
14. Michigan 352
15. South Carolina 301
16. Syracuse 281
17. Clemson 266
18. Alabama 216
19. Georiga 162
20. BYU 81 
20. Indiana 81

1989 Preseason AP Football Poll 
1. Michigan (23) 1439
2. Notre Dame (20) 1378
3. Nebraska (10) 1333
4. Miami (FL) (4) 1322
5. USC (1) 1288
6. Florida State (2) 1202
7. LSU 1059
8. Auburn 1007
9. UCLA 996
10. Arkansas 884
11. Penn State 746
12. Clemson 695
13. Syracuse 644
14. Colorado 630
15. Oklahoma 620
16. Alabama 479
17. West Virginia 457
18. Arizona 319
19. BYU 306 
20. Pittsburgh 282
21. Houston 281
22. Illinois 277
23. Iowa 250
24. North Carolina State 238
25. Ohio State 200.5

AP Poll, September 5, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (31) 1430
2. Michigan (18) 1419
3. Miami (FL) (4) 1342
4. Nebraska (6) 1335
5. Auburn 1149
6. UCLA 1110
7. Arkansas 968
8. Oklahoma 886
9. Colorado 860
10. Clemson 812
11. Illinois 811
12. Penn State 774
13. USC 650
14. Syracuse 606
15. Texas A&M 569
16. Florida State 548
17. West Virginia 515
18. Southern Miss 486
19. Alabama 434
20. Arizona 396
21. LSU 369
22. Houston 326
23. Pittsburgh 319
24. BYU 272 
25. North Carolina State 157

AP Poll, October 10, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (54) 1494
2. Miami (FL) (4) 1428
3. Colorado (2) 1371
4. Nebraska 1298
5. Michigan 1232
6. Tennessee 1205
7. Arkansas 1108
8. Houston 1002
9. Pittsburgh 994
10. USC 951
11. Alabama 888
12. Auburn 869
13. North Carolina State 727
14. Clemson 684
15. Oklahoma 679
16. Illinois 593
17. Air Force 498
17. Washington State 498
19. Florida State 470
20. West Virginia 394
21. Michigan State 273
22. UCLA 226
23. Penn State 82
24. Sourth Carolina 77
25. BYU 66 
25. Florida 66

AP Poll, October 17, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (52) 1443
2. Miami (FL) (3) 1374
3. Colorado (3) 1352
4. Nebraska 1243
5. Michigan 1187
6. Tennessee 1162
7. Arkansas 1118
8. Pittsburgh 1011
9. USC 983
10. Alabama 900
11. Auburn 873
12. NC State 779
13. Illinois 680
14. Florida State 644
15. Washington State 627
16. Houston 611
17. Penn State 434
18. West Virginia 419
19. Air Force 317
20. Florida 272
21. BYU 260 
22. Arizona 245
23. Texas A&M 203
24. South Carolina 173
25. Oklahoma 151

AP Poll, October 24, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (56) 1496
2. Miami (FL) (3) 1424
3. Colorado (1) 1379
4. Nebraska 1295
5. Michigan 1234
6. Alabama 1217
7. Pittsburgh 1117
8. Illinois 997
9. Florida State 961
10. USC 917
11. Tennessee 853
12. Houston 814
13. Arkansas 683
14. Penn State 651
15. West Virginia 612
16. Auburn 538
17. Arizona 535
18. BYU 443 
19. Florida 436
20. North Carolina State 313
21. Texas A&M 300
22. Clemson 266
23. Washington State 246
24. Texas 211
25. South Carolina 183

AP Poll, October 31, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (58) 1498
2. Colorado (2) 1432
3. Nebraska 1366
4. Michigan 1312
5. Alabama 1260
6. Florida State 1159
7. Miami (FL) 1114
8. Illinois 1083
9. USC 1038
10. Tennessee 927
11. Arkansas 912
12. Auburn 711
13. West Virginia 694
14. Pittsburgh 653
15. Arizona 638
16. Penn State 525
17. Houston 460
18. North Carolina State 457
19. Florida 449
20. Texas A&M 437
21. Clemson 412
22. Texas 286
23. BYU 113 
24. Virginia 112
25. Fresno State 91

AP Poll, November 7, 1989
1. Notre Dame (56) 1496
2. Colorado (4) 1441
3. Michigan 1343
4. Alabama 1310
5. Florida State 1220
6. Nebraska 1180
7. Miami (FL) 1147
8. Illinois 1104
9. UCS 1042
10. Arkansas 921
11. Tennessee 902
12. Auburn 829
13. Penn State 744
14. Pittsburgh 683
15. Houston 610
16. Texas A&M 590
17. Clemson 557
18. Virginia 436
19. West Virginia 412
20. Florida 317
21. BYU 193 
22. North Carolina State 156
23. Texas Tech 145
24. Fresno State 140
25. Arizona 124

AP Poll, November 14, 1989
1. Notre Dame (57) 1497
2. Colorado (3) 1439
3. Michigan 1360
4. Alabama 1312
5. Florida State 1240
6. Nebraska 1197
7. Miami (FL) 1163
8. USC 1076
9. Tennessee 991
10. Arkansas 979
11. Auburn 866
12. Illinois 855
13. Houston 754
14. Texas A&M 680
15. Clemson 632
16. Virginia 564
17. Penn State 425
18. West Virginia 393
19. Pittsburgh 379
20. Texas Tech 334
21. BYU 310 
22. Ohio State 262
23. Fresno State 233
24. Hawaii 131
25. Duke 114

AP Poll, November 21, 1989 
1. Notre Dame (57) 1497
2. Colorado (3) 1439
3. Michigan 1359
4. Alabama 1319
5. Florida State 1244
6. Nebraska 1200
7. Miami (FL)
8. Tennessee 1065
9. Arkansas 988
10. Auburn 925
11. Illinois 907
12. USC 815
13. Houston 730
14. Texas A&M 716
15. Clemson 670
16. Virginia 603
17. West Virginia 413
18. Texas Tech 390
19. Pittsburgh 384
20. Ohio State 375
21. BYU 330 
22. Penn State 314
23. Duke 231
24. Hawaii 182
25. Michigan State 131

AP Poll, November 28, 1989 
1. Colorado (53) 1468
2. Alabama (2) 1351
3. Michigan (1) 1332
4. Miami (FL) (3) 1319
5. Notre Dame 1231
6. Florida State 1200
7. Nebraska 1154
8. Tennessee 1045
9. Arkansas  1000
10. Illinois 913
11. Auburn 893
12. USC 802
13. Houston 750
14. Clemson 684
15. Virginia 640
16. Texas A&M 534
17. West Virginia 499
18. Penn State 450
19. BYU 401 
20. Duke 301
21. Ohio State 264
22. Michigan State 247
23. Hawaii 197
24. Pittsburgh 180
25. Texas Tech 177

AP Poll, December 5, 1989 
1. Colorado (55) 1492
2. Miami (FL) (4) 1407
3. Michigan (1) 1374
4. Notre Dame 1323
5. Florida State 1265
6. Nebraska 1198
7. Alabama 1090
8. Tennessee 1069
9. Auburn 1024
10. Arkansas 983
11. Illinois 931
12. USC 831
13. Houston 748
14. Clemson 681
15. Virginia 657
16. Texas A&M 570
17. West Virginia 490
18. Penn State 466
19. BYU 378 
20. Duke 330
21. Ohio State 298
22. Michigan State 271
23. Hawaii 207
24. Pittsburgh 190
25. Texas Tech 139

AP Poll, December 12, 1989 
1. Colorado (51) 1392
2. Miami (FL) (4) 1314
3. Michigan (1) 1279
4. Notre Dame 1236
5. Florida State 1185
6. Nebraska 1112
7. Alabama 1022
8. Tennessee 1001
9. Auburn 966
10. Arkansas 914
11. Illinois 860
12. USC 778
13. Houston 695
14. Clemson 643
15. Virginia 615
16. Texas A&M 540
17. West Virginia 472
18. Penn State 429
19. BYU 356 
20. Duke 303
21. Ohio State 296
22. Michigan State 258
23. Pittsburgh 177
24. Texas Tech 153
25. Hawaii 95

1989 Final AP Football Poll 
1. Miami (FL) (38) 1449
2. Notre Dame (19) 1428
3. Florida State (2) 1361
4. Colorado 1299
5. Tennessee 1208
6. Auburn 1143
7. Michigan 1072
8. USC 1045
9. Alabama 1012
10. Illinois 1003
11. Nebraska 849
12. Clemson 805
13. Arkansas 795
14. Houston 734
15. Penn State 620
16. Michigan State 507
17. Pittsburgh 468
18. Virginia 454
19. Texas Tech 451
20. Texas A&M 328
21. West Virginia 260
22. BYU 224 
23. Washington 191
24. Ohio State 154
25. Arizona 69

1990 Preseason AP Football Poll 
1. Miami (FL) (24) 1431
2. Notre Dame (22) 1406
3. Auburn (3) 1311
4. Florida State (6) 1268
5. Colorado (4) 1258
6. Michigan 1116
7. Nebraska 1019
8. Tennessee 982
9. USC 977
10. Clemson 919
11. Illinois 900
12. Alabama 728
13. Texas A&M 719
14. Arkansas 629
15. Virginia 575
16. BYU 557 
17. Ohio State 502
18. Pittsburgh 459
19. UCLA 404
20. Washington 394
21. Penn State 362
22. Oklahoma 311
23. Michigan State (1) 288
24. Houston 195
25. West Virginia 119

AP Poll, September 4, 1990 
1. Miami (FL) (27) 1444
2. Notre Dame (20) 1421
3. Auburn (4) 1304
3. Florida State (7) 1304
5. Michigan 1176
6. Colorado 1100
7. UCS 1091
8. Tennessee 1073
9. Clemson 998
10. Nebraska (1) 992
11. Illinois 896
12. Texas A&M 806
13. Alabama 704
14. Virginia 668
15. Arkansas 612
16. BYU 536 
17. Pittsburgh 505
18. Ohio State 489
19. UCLA 420
20. Washington 358
21. Penn State 309
22. Michigan State (1) 291
23. Oklahoma 266
24. Houston 184
25. West Virginia 146

AP Poll, September 11, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (37) 1451
2. Auburn (8) 1385
3. Florida State (11) 1367
4. Michigan 1230
5. BYU (3) 1171 
6. USC 1126
7. Tennessee 1108
8. Nebraska (1) 1047
9. Colorado 1041
10. Miami (FL) 1013
11. Virginia 1005
12. Texas A&M 802
13. Pittsburgh 673
14. Oklahoma 662
15. Arkansas 647
16. Clemson 471
17. Ohio State 467
18. Houston 395
19. Michigan State 382
20. Arizona 370
21. Illinois 365
22. Washington 345
23. Texas 214
24. Florida 163
25. Arizona State 113

AP Poll, September 18, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (44) 1480
2. Florida State (10) 1385
3. Auburn (4) 1382
4. BYU (2) 1236
5. USC 1201
6. Tennessee 1158
7. Michigan 1084
8. Nebraska 1050
9. Miami (FL) 1036
10. Virginia 1033
11. Oklahoma 973
12. Texas A&M 885
13. Arkansas 704
14. Houston 601
15. Illinois 565
16. Ohio State 563
17. Clemson 479
18. Arizona 462
19. Florida 446
20. Colorado 438
21. Washington 323
22. Texas 267
23. Arizona State 228
24. Michigan State 128
25. Pittsburgh 70

AP Poll September 25, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (43) 1478
2. Florida State (11) 1397
3. Auburn (3) 1384
4. BYU (3) 1261 
5. Tennessee 1168
6. Michigan 1156
7. Virginia 1106
8. Nebraska 1082
9. Oklahoma 1042
10. Miami (FL) 1034
11. Texas A&M 916
12. Washington 787
13. Houston 696
14. Illinois 621
15. Ohio State 595
16. Arizona 582
17. Florida 525
18. USC 518
19. Clemson 510
20. Colorado 493
21. Arizona State 281
22. Michigan State 212
23. Arkansas 155
24. Fresno State 106
25. South Carolina 64

AP Poll October 2, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (48) 1489
2. Florida State (10) 1420
3. Michigan 1296
4. Virginia (1) 1244
5. Auburn 1227
6. Tennessee 1217
7. Oklahoma 1129
8. Nebraska 1106
9. Miami (FL) 1096
10. Florida 816
11. BYU 779 
12. Colorado 777
13. Illinois 748
13. Houston 748
15. USC 713
16. Clemson 636
17. Washington 580
18. Michigan State 342
19. Texas A&M 333
20. Ohio State 280
21. Arkansas 273
22. Oregon 257
23. Georgia Tech 197.5
24. Fresno State 193
25. Arizona 191

AP Poll, October 9, 1990
1. Michigan (34) 1453
2. Virginia (14) 1384
3. Miami (FL) (6) 1324
4. Oklahoma (1) 1244
5. Tennessee (1) 1235
6. Auburn 1176
7. Nebraska (2) 1145
8. Notre Dame 1122
9. Florida (1) 1017
10. Florida State 993
11. Illinois 796
12. Houston (1) 763
13. BYU 751 
14. Colorado 705
15. Clemson 690
16. USC 667
17. Washington 648
18. Georgia Tech 451
19. Oregon 424
20. Texas A&M 395
21. Arizona 319
22. Indiana 212
23. Wyoming 132
24. Mississippi 93
25. Iowa 86

AP Poll, October 16, 1990 
1. Virginia (38) 1454
2. Miami (FL) (15) 1414
3. Tennessee (2) 1354
4. Nebraska (3) 1258
5. Auburn 1238
6. Notre Dame (1) 1208
7. Florida State 1046
8. Illinois 971
9. Houston (1) 963
10. Michigan 939
11. Georgia Tech 835
12. BYU 830 
13. Washington 786
14. Colorado 762
15. USC 761
16. Oklahoma 724
17. Florida 485
18. Mississippi 374
19. Texas 354
20. Indiana 312
21. Wyoming 291
22. Clemson 278
22. Iowa 278
24. Michigan State 193
25. Texas A&M 116

AP Poll, October 23, 1990
1. Virginia (45) 1469
2. Auburn (4) 1370
3. Notre Dame (5) 1369
4. Nebraska (5) 1352
5. Illinois 1219
6. Houston (1) 1180
7. Washington 1106
8. Miami (FL) 1061
9. BYU 972 
10. Colorado 930
11. Tennessee 899
12. Florida State 795
13. Texas 689
14. Florida 681
15. Iowa 665
16. Georgia Tech 628
17. Mississippi 606
18. Wyoming 426
19. Clemson 414
20. Michigan 373
21. USC 300
22. Oklahoma 196
23. Arizona 172
24. TCU 161
25. Oregon 98

AP Poll, October 30, 1990
1. Virginia (44) 1462
2. Notre Dame (6) 1380
3. Nebraska (5) 1350
4. Auburn (2) 1284
5. Illinois 1230
6. Houston (2) 1196
7. Washington 1189
8. Miami (FL) 1074
9. Colorado 1009
10. BYU 943 
11. Tennessee 870
12. Florida State 807
13. Iowa 759
14. Teas 742
15. Florida 638
16. Georgia Tech 612
17. Mississippi 519
18. Clemson 424
19. Wyoming 407
20. Michigan 403
21. USC 333
22. Oregon 230
23. Arizona 225
24. Penn State 123
25. Louisville 108

AP Poll, November 6, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (37) 1456
2. Washington (13) 1403
3. Houston (5) 1337
4. Colorado (5) 1310
5. Miami (FL) 1228
6. Iowa 1129
7. Georgia Tech 1074
8. BYU 1039 
9. Tennessee 980
10. Florida 949
11. Virginia 924
12. Florida State 845
13. Nebraska 818
14. Texas 782
15. Auburn 650
16. Mississippi 600
17. Illinois 568
18. Clemson 509
19. Michigan 438
20. Oregon 362
21. Penn State 279
22. Louisville 224
23. USC 148
24. Michigan State 106
25. Wyoming 84

AP Poll, November 13, 1990 
1. Notre Dame (55) 1495
2. Colorado (5) 1419
3. Miami (FL) 1349
4. Georgia Tech 1207
5. BYU 1206 
6. Florida 1163
7. Texas 1149
8. Virginia 1064
9. Florida State 1001
10. Washington 992
11. Nebraska 897
12. Houston 806
13. Iowa 749
14. Tennessee 725
15. Mississippi 693
16. Michigan 600
17. Clemson 576
18. Penn State 495
19. USC 323
20. Louisville 311
21. Ohio State 304
22. Illinois 236
23. Michigan State 206
24. Auburn 172
25. Southern Miss 85

AP Poll, November 20, 1990 
1. Colorado (45) 1476
2. Miami (FL) (3) 1344
3. Georgia Tech (8) 1333
4. BYU (2) 1263 
5. Florida (1) 1229
6. Texas (1) 1228
7. Notre Dame 1113
8. Florida State 1060
9. Washington 1043
10. Nebraska 926
11. Penn State 923
12. Houston 839
13. Iowa 810
14. Tennessee 791
15. Michigan 634
16. Clemson 595
17. Virginia 533
18. USC 432
19. Ohio State 364
20. Louisville 330
21. Mississippi 301
22. Illinois 290
23. Auburn 205
24. Michigan State 168
25. Southern Miss 124

AP Poll, November 27, 1990
1. Colorado (41) 1468
2. Georgia Tech (10) 1338
3. Miami (FL) (2) 1332
4. BYU (3) 1275 
5. Texas (3) 1260
6. Florida (1) 1218
7. Notre Dame 1170
8. Florida State 1060
9. Washington 1051
10. Penn State 1026
11. Houston 862
12. Tennessee 856
13. Michigan 793
14. Clemson 707
15. Mississippi 487
16. Illinois 449
17. Louisville 444
18. Iowa 402
19. Nebraska 397
20. Auburn 339
21. USC 292
22. Oklahoma 259
23. Michigan State 230.5
24. Southern Miss 216
25. Ohio State 194

AP Poll, December 4, 1990 
1. Colorado (42) 1476
2. Georgia Tech (16) 1397
3. Texas (2) 1338
4. Miami (FL) 1303
5. Notre Dame 1252
6. Florida State 1196
7. Penn State 1125
8. Washington 1117
9. Houston 945
10. Tennessee 944
11. Florida 905
12. Michigan 833
13. BYU 786 
14. Clemson 737
15. Mississippi 535
16. Illinois 500
17. Iowa 461
18. Louisville 450
19. Nebraska 406
20. Oklahoma 360
21. USC 352
22. Michigan State 260
23. Southern Miss 226
24. Ohio State 197
25. Alabama 115

1990 Final AP Football Poll 
1. Colorado (39) 1475
2. Georgia Tech (20) 1441
3. Miami (FL) (1) 1388
4. Florida State 1303
5. Washington 1246
6. Notre Dame 1179
7. Michigan 1025
8. Tennessee 993
9. Clemson 950
10. Houston 940
11. Penn State 907
12. Texas 887
13. Florida 863
14. Louisville 775
15. Texas A&M 627
16. Michigan State 610
17. Oklahoma 452
18. Iowa 370.5
19. Auburn 288
20. USC 266
21. Mississippi 253
22. BYU 246 
23. Virginia 188
24. Nebraska 185
25. Illinois 146.5




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