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October 7, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (55) Ind 5-0 1155 W 34-0 H Northern Illinois
2 < 2 Alabama (2) SEC 5-0 1084  
3 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 4-0 988  
4 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 4-0 959  
5 < 5 Penn State (1) Ind 4-0 937  
6 < 6 Oklahoma Big 8 3-1 867 W 56-10 H Kansas State
7 < 7 Auburn SEC 4-0 828  
8 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 4-0 726  
9 < 9 USC Pac-10 4-0 709  
10 < 11 Iowa Big Ten 4-0 614  
11 < 10 Arizona Pac-10 4-0 605 DNP
12 < 12 Washington Pac-10 3-1 504  
13 < 13 Baylor Southwest 4-1 438  
14 < 14 Texas A&M Southwest 3-1 393  
15 < 16 Arizona State Pac-10 3-0-1 392  
16 < 18 LSU SEC 2-1 268  
17 < 20 NC State ACC 3-0-1 133  
18 < NR Stanford Pac-10 4-0 111  
19 < NR Mississippi State SEC 4-1 86  
20 < NR Clemson ACC 3-1 77  
NR < 15 UCLA Pac-10 0  
NR < 17 Michigan State Big Ten 0  
NR < 19 Fresno State Big West 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 13.0 2321
SEC 4 11.0 2266
Southwest 3 11.7 1557
Ind 2 3.0 2092
Big 8 2 4.5 1855
Big Ten 2 7.0 1573
ACC 2 18.5 210

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.