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November 6, 1972 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (40) Pac-8 9-0 978 W 44-3 A Washington State
2 < 2 Alabama (3) SEC 8-0 821  
3 < 3 Nebraska (5) Big 8 7-1 797 W 33-10 A #15 Colorado
4 < 4 Michigan (1) Big Ten 8-0 708  
5 < 5 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 7-0 600  
6 < 6 LSU SEC 7-0 524  
7 < 7 Oklahoma Big 8 6-1 485 W 20-6 A #14 Iowa State
8 < 8 UCLA Pac-8 8-1 381  
9 < 9 Texas Southwest 6-1 308  
10 < 10 Penn State Ind 7-1 304  
11 < 11 Auburn SEC 7-1 225  
12 < 12 Notre Dame Ind 6-1 221  
13 < 13 Tennessee SEC 5-2 165  
14 < 16 Missouri Big 8 5-3 65  
15 < 18 Texas Tech Southwest 7-1 50  
16 < 15 Colorado Big 8 6-3 48  
17 < 14 Iowa State Big 8 5-2 45 L 20-6 H Oklahoma
18 < NR North Carolina ACC 6-1 15  
19 < NR Arizona State WAC 6-2 5  
20 < NR Stanford Pac-8 5-3 3  
20 < NR Yale Ivy 5-1 3 W 45-14 H Dartmouth
NR < 17 Louisville MVC 0  
NR < 19 Air Force Ind 0  
NR < 20 Arkansas Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 5 11.4 1440
SEC 4 8.0 1735
Pac-8 3 9.7 1362
Big Ten 2 4.5 1308
Ind 2 11.0 525
Southwest 2 12.0 358
ACC 1 18.0 15
WAC 1 19.0 5
Ivy 1 20.0 3

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.