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December 6, 1982 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (46) SEC 11-0 995 DNP
2 < 2 Penn State Ind 10-1 952  
3 < 3 Nebraska (2) Big 8 11-1 894  
4 < 4 SMU Southwest 10-0-1 869  
5 < 5 UCLA Pac-10 9-1-1 792  
6 < 7 Pittsburgh Ind 9-2 719  
7 < 8 Clemson ACC 9-1-1 635  
8 < 12 Texas Southwest 9-2 622  
9 < 9 Washington Pac-10 9-2 564  
10 < 10 West Virginia Ind 9-2 511  
11 < 11 Arizona State Pac-10 9-2 474  
12 < 14 Oklahoma Big 8 8-3 385 DNP
13 < 13 LSU SEC 8-2-1 383  
14 < 6 Arkansas Southwest 8-2-1 381  
15 < 16 USC Pac-10 8-3 301  
16 < 17 Maryland ACC 8-3 238  
17 < 18 Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 182  
18 < 19 Auburn SEC 8-3 162  
19 < 20 Michigan Big Ten 8-3 120  
20 < NR Tulsa MVC 10-1 85 DNP
NR < 15 Florida State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 4 10.0 2131
Ind 3 6.0 2182
Southwest 3 8.7 1872
SEC 3 10.7 1540
Big 8 2 7.5 1279
ACC 2 11.5 873
Big Ten 2 18.0 302
MVC 1 20.0 85

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.