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September 26, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (57) Ind 3-0 1497 W 21-13 H Michigan State
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (3) Ind 3-0 1432  
3 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 3-0 1315  
4 < 4 Auburn SEC 2-0 1284  
5 < 6 Colorado Big 8 3-0 1236  
6 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 1-1 1193  
7 < 7 Clemson ACC 4-0 1186  
8 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 2-0 1030  
9 < 9 West Virginia Ind 4-0 955  
10 < 13 Pittsburgh Ind 3-0 943  
11 < 12 USC Pac-10 2-1 852  
12 < 14 Tennessee SEC 3-0 803  
13 < 15 Alabama SEC 2-0 725  
14 < 17 Houston Southwest 2-0 659  
15 < 18 NC State ACC 4-0 565  
16 < 16 Oklahoma Big 8 2-1 544 DNP
17 < 23 Arizona Pac-10 3-1 495 W 20-17 H Washington
18 < 10 Syracuse Ind 2-1 462  
19 < 19 Washington State Pac-10 4-0 422 W 29-23 A Wyoming
20 < 20 Illinois Big Ten 2-1 366  
21 < 11 Washington Pac-10 2-1 320  
22 < 21 Texas A&M Southwest 2-1 233  
23 < NR Georgia SEC 2-0 213  
24 < NR Air Force WAC 4-0 163  
25 < NR Florida State Ind 2-2 145  
NR < 22 Oregon Pac-10 0  
NR < 24 UCLA Pac-10 0  
NR < 25 Ohio State Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 10.8 5434
SEC 4 13.0 3025
Pac-10 4 17.0 2089
Big 8 3 8.0 3095
Southwest 3 14.7 1922
ACC 2 11.0 1751
Big Ten 2 13.0 1559
WAC 1 24.0 163

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.