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September 30, 1974 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (25.2) Big Ten 3-0 1044 W 28-9 H SMU
2 < 3 Oklahoma (24.2) Big 8 2-0 1002 W 72-3 H Utah State
3 < 4 Alabama (3.2) SEC 3-0 898  
4 < 5 Michigan (4.2) Big Ten 3-0 878  
5 < 9 Texas A&M (1.2) Southwest 3-0 554  
6 < 10 Nebraska Big 8 2-1 452  
7 < 2 Notre Dame Ind 2-1 406  
8 < 13 NC State ACC 3-0 344  
9 < 18 USC Pac-8 1-1 258  
10 < NR Texas Tech Southwest 2-0-1 257  
11 < NR Auburn SEC 3-0 224  
12 < 15 Arizona WAC 3-0 210 W 15-10 A New Mexico
13 < NR Florida SEC 3-0 191  
14 < 16 Illinois Big Ten 3-0 183  
15 < 19 Penn State Ind 2-1 168  
16 < 20 Miami (FL) Ind 2-0 144  
17 < 8 Pittsburgh Ind 2-1 77  
18 < 7 Arizona State WAC 2-1 74  
19 < 6 Texas Southwest 2-1 72 L 26-3 A Texas Tech
20 < NR Arkansas Southwest 2-1 44  
NR < 11 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  
NR < 12 Oklahoma State Big 8 2-1 0 L 31-14 A Baylor
NR < 14 Tennessee SEC 0  
NR < 17 LSU SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Southwest 4 13.5 927
Ind 4 13.8 795
Big Ten 3 6.3 2105
SEC 3 9.0 1313
Big 8 2 4.0 1454
WAC 2 15.0 284
ACC 1 8.0 344
Pac-8 1 9.0 258

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.