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October 28, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (55) Ind 7-0 1193 DNP
2 < 6 Penn State (4) Ind 7-0 1107  
3 < 4 Michigan (1) Big Ten 7-0 1081  
4 < 5 Oklahoma Big 8 6-1 1017 W 38-0 A Iowa State
5 < 7 Auburn SEC 7-0 986  
6 < 8 Washington Pac-10 6-1 818  
7 < 9 Arizona State Pac-10 6-0-1 798  
8 < 2 Alabama SEC 7-1 792  
9 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 6-1 684  
10 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 6-1 679  
11 < 11 Iowa Big Ten 6-1 602  
12 < 12 LSU SEC 5-1 597  
13 < 14 Arkansas Southwest 6-1 467  
14 < 15 Arizona Pac-10 6-1 428 W 33-16 H California
15 < 17 UCLA Pac-10 5-2 343  
16 < 20 NC State ACC 5-1-1 262  
17 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 6-2 188  
18 < NR USC Pac-10 5-2 173  
19 < 13 Mississippi State SEC 6-2 93  
20 < NR Florida State Ind 4-2-1 65  
NR < 16 Clemson ACC 0  
NR < 18 SMU Southwest 0  
NR < 19 Stanford Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 12.0 2560
SEC 4 11.0 2468
Ind 3 7.7 2365
Big Ten 3 10.3 1871
Big 8 2 6.5 1701
Southwest 2 11.5 1146
ACC 1 16.0 262

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.