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1983 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 5 Miami (FL) (47.5) Ind 11-1 1168.5 W 31-30 H #1 Nebraska (Orange)
2 < 1 Nebraska (4.5) Big 8 12-1 1109.5 L 31-30 A #5 Miami (FL)
3 < 3 Auburn (7) SEC 11-1 1079  
4 < 7 Georgia SEC 10-1-1 977  
5 < 2 Texas Southwest 11-1 954  
6 < 11 Florida SEC 9-2-1 823  
7 < 9 BYU WAC 11-1 804  
8 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 9-3 649  
9 < 14 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 640  
10 < 4 Illinois Big Ten 10-2 594  
11 < 12 Clemson ACC 9-1-1 585  
12 < 6 SMU Southwest 10-2 540  
13 < 16 Air Force WAC 10-2 354  
14 < 10 Iowa Big Ten 9-3 341  
15 < NR Alabama SEC 8-4 281.5  
16 < 18 West Virginia Ind 9-3 273  
17 < NR UCLA Pac-10 7-4-1 272  
18 < 15 Pittsburgh Ind 8-3-1 189.5  
19 < 13 Boston College Ind 9-3 153  
20 < 19 East Carolina Ind 8-3 127 DNP
NR < 16 Maryland ACC 0  
NR < 20 Baylor Southwest 0  
NR < 20 Oklahoma Big 8 8-4 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Tennessee 106.5, Penn State 87.5, Oklahoma State 80, Oklahoma 62, Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 31, Maryland 26, Notre Dame 15, Washington 12, Northern Illinois 7, Washington State 6, Missouri 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 14.8 1911
SEC 4 7.0 3160.5
Big Ten 4 10.3 2224
Southwest 2 8.5 1494
WAC 2 10.0 1158
Big 8 1 2.0 1109.5
ACC 1 11.0 585
Pac-10 1 17.0 272

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.