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September 26, 1966 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan State (22) Big Ten 2-0 367 W 42-8 H Penn State
2 < 2 UCLA (11) AAWU 2-0 332  
3 < 3 Alabama (2) SEC 1-0 266 W 34-0 H Louisiana Tech
4 < 8 Notre Dame (2) Ind 1-0 261  
5 < 5 USC (1) AAWU 2-0 208  
6 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 2-0 203  
7 < 6 Arkansas (1) Southwest 2-0 201  
8 < 9 Michigan (1) Big Ten 2-0 122  
9 < NR Georgia Tech Ind 2-0 66  
10 < NR Tennessee SEC 1-0 64  
NR < 7 Purdue Big Ten 0  
NR < 10 Baylor Southwest 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Baylor, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Houston, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue, SMU, Wyoming

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
AAWU 2 3.5 540
Big Ten 2 4.5 489
Ind 2 6.5 327
SEC 2 6.5 330
Big 8 1 6.0 203
Southwest 1 7.0 201

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.