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1985 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Oklahoma (55) Big 8 11-1 1138 W 25-10 N #1 Penn State (Orange)
2 < 5 Michigan (1) Big Ten 10-1-1 1032  
3 < 1 Penn State Ind 11-1 990 L 25-10 N #3 Oklahoma (Orange)
4 < 8 Tennessee (1) SEC 9-1-2 957  
5 < 6 Florida SEC 9-1-1 929  
6 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 10-2 792  
7 < 13 UCLA Pac-10 9-2-1 767  
8 < 10 Air Force WAC 12-1 755  
9 < 2 Miami (FL) Ind 10-2 699  
10 < 4 Iowa Big Ten 10-2 621  
11 < 7 Nebraska Big 8 9-3 500  
12 < 14 Arkansas Southwest 10-2 495  
13 < 15 Alabama SEC 9-2-1 484  
14 < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 409  
15 < 18 Florida State Ind 9-3 359  
16 < 9 BYU WAC 11-3 228  
17 < NR Baylor Southwest 9-3 184  
18 < 20 Maryland ACC 9-3 158  
19 < NR Georgia Tech ACC 9-2-1 128  
20 < 12 LSU SEC 9-2-1 126  
NR < 16 Auburn SEC 0  
NR < 19 Oklahoma State Big 8 8-4 0 L 34-23 N Florida State
NR < 20 Bowling Green MAC 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Fresno State 85, Auburn 79, Army 37, Oklahoma State 6, Georgia 4, Minnesota 4, Arizona 3, West Virginia 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 10.5 2496
Big Ten 3 8.7 2062
Ind 3 9.0 2048
Southwest 3 11.7 1471
Big 8 2 6.0 1638
WAC 2 12.0 983
ACC 2 18.5 286
Pac-10 1 7.0 767

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.