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September 28, 1970 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (25) Big Ten 1-0 782 W 56-13 H Texas A&M
2 < 2 Texas (14) Southwest 2-0 758  
3 < 3 Stanford (1) Pac-8 3-0 568  
4 < 6 Notre Dame Ind 2-0 528  
5 < 7 USC (1) Pac-8 2-0-1 422  
6 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 2-0-1 392  
7 < 5 Mississippi SEC 2-0 368  
8 < 18 Colorado Big 8 2-0 346 W 41-13 H #4 Penn State
9 < 10 Michigan (1) Big Ten 2-0 260  
10 < 20 Air Force Ind 3-0 209  
11 < 12 Arkansas Southwest 2-1 172  
12 < NR Auburn SEC 2-0 141  
13 < 15 UCLA Pac-8 3-0 99  
14 < 16 West Virginia Ind 3-0 98  
15 < 19 Georgia Tech Ind 3-0 94  
16 < 4 Penn State Ind 1-1 60 L 41-13 A #18 Colorado
17 < NR Alabama SEC 2-1 41  
18 < NR Arizona State WAC 2-0 37  
19 < NR North Carolina ACC 3-0 36  
20 < 9 Missouri Big 8 2-1 32  
NR < 11 Houston Ind 0  
NR < 13 Florida SEC 0  
NR < 14 Oklahoma Big 8 2-1 0 L 23-14 H Oregon State
NR < 17 Tennessee SEC 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Florida, Georgia, Houston, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, San Diego State, Tennessee, Toledo, Tulane, Washington

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 11.8 989
Pac-8 3 7.0 1089
Big 8 3 11.3 770
SEC 3 12.0 550
Big Ten 2 5.0 1042
Southwest 2 6.5 930
WAC 1 18.0 37
ACC 1 19.0 36

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.