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November 21, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (57) Ind 11-0 1497 W 34-23 A #17 Penn State
2 < 2 Colorado (3) Big 8 11-0 1439  
3 < 3 Michigan Big Ten 9-1 1359  
4 < 4 Alabama SEC 10-0 1319  
5 < 5 Florida State Ind 8-2 1244  
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 1200  
7 < 7 Miami (FL) Ind 9-1 1169  
8 < 9 Tennessee SEC 8-1 1065  
9 < 10 Arkansas Southwest 8-1 988  
10 < 11 Auburn SEC 8-2 925  
11 < 12 Illinois Big Ten 8-2 907  
12 < 8 USC Pac-10 8-2-1 815  
13 < 13 Houston Southwest 7-2 730  
14 < 14 Texas A&M Southwest 7-2 716  
15 < 15 Clemson ACC 9-2 670  
16 < 16 Virginia ACC 10-2 603  
17 < 18 West Virginia Ind 7-2-1 413  
18 < 20 Texas Tech Southwest 8-2 390  
19 < 19 Pittsburgh Ind 6-2-1 384  
20 < 22 Ohio State Big Ten 8-2 375  
21 < 21 BYU WAC 9-2 330  
22 < 17 Penn State Ind 6-3-1 314  
23 < 25 Duke ACC 8-3 231  
24 < 24 Hawaii WAC 8-2 182 DNP
25 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 6-4 131  
NR < 23 Fresno State Big West 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.8 5021
Southwest 4 13.5 2824
Big Ten 4 14.8 2772
SEC 3 7.3 3309
ACC 3 18.0 1504
Big 8 2 4.0 2639
WAC 2 22.5 512
Pac-10 1 12.0 815

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.