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September 30, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Miami (FL) (56) Ind 4-0 1156 W 28-16 H #1 Oklahoma
2 < 3 Alabama (1) SEC 4-0 1058  
3 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 3-0 1020  
4 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 3-0 953  
5 < 7 Penn State (1) Ind 3-0 908  
6 < 1 Oklahoma Big 8 2-1 891 L 28-16 A #2 Miami (FL)
7 < 8 Auburn SEC 3-0 819  
8 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 3-0 716  
9 < 12 USC Pac-10 3-0 707  
10 < 10 Arizona Pac-10 4-0 629 W 24-21 A Colorado
11 < 15 Iowa Big Ten 3-0 510  
12 < 6 Washington Pac-10 2-1 455  
13 < 17 Baylor Southwest 3-1 420  
14 < 14 Texas A&M Southwest 2-1 381  
15 < 16 UCLA Pac-10 2-1 290  
16 < 11 Arizona State Pac-10 2-0-1 278  
17 < 19 Michigan State Big Ten 2-1 259  
18 < 18 LSU SEC 1-1 166  
19 < NR Fresno State Big West 3-0 85 W 34-10 H Louisiana Tech
20 < NR NC State ACC 3-0-1 62  
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 58  
RV < NR BYU WAC 55  
RV < NR Stanford Pac-10 53  
RV < NR Clemson ACC 51  
RV < 13 Maryland ACC 48  
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 28  
RV < NR Georgia SEC 24  
RV < 20 Florida State Ind 16  
RV < NR Indiana Big Ten 16  
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 16  
RV < NR Rutgers Ind 14  
RV < NR Pittsburgh Ind 12  
RV < NR Ohio State Big Ten 9  
RV < NR Wyoming WAC 9  
RV < NR Air Force WAC 3  
RV < NR SMU Southwest 3  
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 1  
RV < NR Virginia Tech Ind 1  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 12.4 2359
SEC 3 9.0 2043
Big Ten 3 10.7 1722
Southwest 3 11.7 1517
Ind 2 3.0 2064
Big 8 2 4.5 1911
Big West 1 19.0 85
ACC 1 20.0 62

Notes

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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.