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December 3, 1985 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Penn State (47) Ind 11-0 1164 DNP
2 < 4 Miami (FL) (3) Ind 10-1 1063  
3 < 2 Iowa (3) Big Ten 10-1 1050  
4 < 3 Oklahoma (5) Big 8 9-1 1048 W 13-0 A #17 Oklahoma State
5 < 5 Michigan (1) Big Ten 9-1-1 935  
6 < 6 Florida SEC 9-1-1 903  
7 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 9-2 779  
8 < 10 Tennessee SEC 8-1-2 746  
9 < 9 BYU WAC 10-2 657  
10 < 11 Air Force WAC 11-1 617  
11 < 15 Texas A&M Southwest 9-2 562  
12 < 13 LSU SEC 8-1-1 531  
13 < 14 Arkansas Southwest 9-2 416  
14 < 16 UCLA Pac-10 8-2-1 410  
15 < NR Alabama SEC 8-2-1 363  
16 < 7 Auburn SEC 8-3 318  
17 < 19 Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 255  
18 < 12 Florida State Ind 8-3 140  
19 < 17 Oklahoma State Big 8 8-3 97 L 13-0 H Oklahoma
20 < NR Bowling Green MAC 11-0 73 DNP
NR < 18 Texas Southwest 0  
NR < 20 Georgia SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 11.4 2861
Ind 3 7.0 2367
Big Ten 3 8.3 2240
Big 8 3 10.0 1924
WAC 2 9.5 1274
Southwest 2 12.0 978
Pac-10 1 14.0 410
MAC 1 20.0 73

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.