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October 8, 1973 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (41) Big Ten 3-0 1150 W 27-3 H Washington State
2 < 2 Nebraska (9) Big 8 4-0 1032  
3 < 3 Alabama (6) SEC 4-0 876  
4 < 4 USC (1) Pac-8 3-0-1 782  
5 < 5 Michigan (1) Big Ten 4-0 697  
6 < 6 Oklahoma Big 8 2-0-1 632 W 24-20 H #17 Miami (FL)
7 < 7 Penn State (3) Ind 4-0 620  
8 < 9 Tennessee SEC 4-0 419  
9 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 417  
10 < 10 LSU SEC 4-0 416  
11 < 12 Arizona State WAC 4-0 241  
12 < 15 Missouri Big 8 4-0 215.5  
13 < 13 Texas Southwest 2-1 161.5  
14 < 14 Houston Ind 4-0 124  
15 < 16 UCLA Pac-8 3-1 103  
16 < 17 Miami (FL) Ind 2-1 63.5  
17 < 18 Colorado Big 8 3-1 34  
18 < NR Tulane Ind 3-0 28 W 24-6 A Pittsburgh
19 < NR Kansas Big 8 3-1 21 L 28-27 N Tennessee
20 < NR Miami (OH) MAC 4-0 9  
NR < 11 Oklahoma State Big 8 3-1 0 L 20-7 H Texas Tech
NR < 19 SMU Southwest 0  
NR < 20 West Virginia Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 5 11.2 1934.5
Ind 5 12.8 1252.5
SEC 3 7.0 1711
Big Ten 2 3.0 1847
Pac-8 2 9.5 885
WAC 1 11.0 241
Southwest 1 13.0 161.5
MAC 1 20.0 9

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.