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October 10, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (54) Ind 5-0 1494 W 27-17 A Stanford
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (4) Ind 5-0 1428  
3 < 3 Colorado (2) Big 8 5-0 1371  
4 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 5-0 1298  
5 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 3-1 1232  
6 < 6 Tennessee SEC 5-0 1205  
7 < 7 Arkansas Southwest 4-0 1108  
8 < 12 Houston Southwest 4-0 1002  
9 < 8 Pittsburgh Ind 4-0-1 994  
10 < 9 USC Pac-10 4-1 951  
11 < 13 Alabama SEC 4-0 888  
12 < 11 Auburn SEC 3-1 869  
13 < 14 NC State ACC 6-0 727  
14 < 15 Clemson ACC 5-1 684  
15 < 16 Oklahoma Big 8 4-1 679 W 37-15 H Oklahoma State
16 < 18 Illinois Big Ten 3-1 593  
17 < 20 Air Force WAC 6-0 498  
17 < 21 Washington State Pac-10 5-1 498 W 51-38 A Oregon
19 < 22 Florida State Ind 3-2 470  
20 < 9 West Virginia Ind 4-1-1 394  
21 < 24 Michigan State Big Ten 2-2 273  
22 < 25 UCLA Pac-10 3-2 226  
23 < NR Penn State Ind 4-1 82  
24 < NR South Carolina Ind 4-1-1 77 W 47-14 H East Carolina
25 < NR BYU WAC 4-1 66  
25 < NR Florida SEC 4-1 66  
NR < 17 Syracuse Ind 0  
NR < 19 Texas A&M Southwest 0  
NR < 23 Oregon Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 7 14.0 4939
SEC 4 13.5 3028
Big 8 3 7.3 3348
Big Ten 3 14.0 2098
Pac-10 3 16.3 1675
Southwest 2 7.5 2110
ACC 2 13.5 1411
WAC 2 21.0 564

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.