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1972 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conf	Rec	Pts	Last Week
1	<	1	Nebraska (28)	Big 8	0-0	920	DNP
2	<	3	Colorado (13)	Big 8	0-0	746	DNP
3	<	NR	Ohio State (4)	Big Ten	0-0	620	DNP
4	<	16	Arkansas (2)	Southwest	0-0	578	DNP
5	<	5	Penn State	Ind	0-0	550	DNP
6	<	2	Oklahoma (2)	Big 8	0-0	538	DNP
7	<	4	Alabama	SEC	0-0	410	DNP
8	<	20	USC	Pac-8	0-0	299	DNP
9	<	19	Washington (1)	Pac-8	0-0	294	DNP
10	<	6	Michigan	Big Ten	0-0	266	DNP
11	<	11	LSU	SEC	0-0	257	DNP
12	<	8	Arizona State	WAC	0-0	221	DNP
13	<	13	Notre Dame	Ind	0-0	205	DNP
14	<	18	Texas	Southwest	0-0	202	DNP
15	<	9	Tennessee	SEC	0-0	163	DNP
16	<	15	Mississippi	SEC	0-0	88	DNP
17	<	7	Georgia	SEC	0-0	79	DNP
18	<	NR	Purdue	Big Ten	0-0	67	DNP
19	<	NR	Florida State	Ind	0-0	40	DNP
20	<	10	Stanford	Pac-8	0-0	27	DNP
NR	<	12	Auburn	SEC	0-0	0	DNP
NR	<	14	Toledo	MAC	0-0	0	DNP
NR	<	17	Houston	Ind	0-0	0	DNP

Conference	Teams	Avg Rank	Total Points
SEC	5	13.2	997
Big 8	3	3.0	2204
Big Ten	3	10.3	953
Pac-8	3	12.3	620
Ind	3	12.3	795
Southwest	2	9.0	780
WAC	1	12.0	221

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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.