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November 7, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (56) Ind 9-0 1496 W 41-0 H Navy
2 < 2 Colorado (4) Big 8 9-0 1441  
3 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 7-1 1343  
4 < 5 Alabama SEC 8-0 1310  
5 < 6 Florida State Ind 7-2 1220  
6 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 8-1 1180  
7 < 7 Miami (FL) Ind 7-1 1147  
8 < 8 Illinois Big Ten 7-1 1104  
9 < 9 USC Pac-10 7-2 1042  
10 < 11 Arkansas Southwest 7-1 921  
11 < 10 Tennessee SEC 6-1 902  
12 < 12 Auburn SEC 6-2 829  
13 < 16 Penn State Ind 6-2 744  
14 < 14 Pittsburgh Ind 5-1-1 683  
15 < 17 Houston Southwest 6-2 610  
16 < 20 Texas A&M Southwest 7-2 590  
17 < 21 Clemson ACC 8-2 557  
18 < 24 Virginia ACC 8-2 436  
19 < 13 West Virginia Ind 6-2-1 412  
20 < 19 Florida SEC 6-2 317  
21 < 23 BYU WAC 7-2 193  
22 < 18 NC State ACC 7-2 156  
23 < NR Texas Tech Southwest 6-2 145  
24 < 25 Fresno State Big West 9-0 140 W 31-30 H San Jose State
25 < 15 Arizona Pac-10 6-3 124 L 29-28 A California
NR < 22 Texas Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 9.8 5702
SEC 4 11.8 3358
Southwest 4 16.0 2266
ACC 3 19.0 1149
Big 8 2 4.0 2621
Big Ten 2 5.5 2447
Pac-10 2 17.0 1166
WAC 1 21.0 193
Big West 1 24.0 140

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.