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October 8, 1985 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Iowa (34) Big Ten 4-0 1137 W 35-31 H Michigan State
2 < 2 Oklahoma (14) Big 8 2-0 1106 W 41-6 A Kansas State
3 < 7 Michigan (7) Big Ten 4-0 1037  
4 < 4 Florida State (3) Ind 4-0 993  
5 < 6 Oklahoma State (1) Big 8 4-0 896 W 25-13 H Tulsa
6 < 10 Arkansas Southwest 4-0 806  
7 < 11 Florida SEC 3-0-1 779 W 20-0 A #8 LSU
8 < 9 Penn State Ind 4-0 745  
9 < 13 Nebraska Big 8 3-1 656  
10 < 12 Alabama SEC 4-0 650  
11 < 15 BYU WAC 4-1 529  
12 < 14 Auburn SEC 3-1 514  
13 < 17 Air Force WAC 5-0 452  
14 < 16 Tennessee SEC 2-0-1 442  
15 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 430  
16 < 3 SMU Southwest 2-1 300 L 28-6 A Arizona
17 < 20 Texas Southwest 3-0 170  
18 < 18 Georgia SEC 3-1 161  
19 < 19 Baylor Southwest 4-1 159  
20 < 8 LSU SEC 2-1 115 L 20-0 H #11 Florida

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 13.5 2661
Southwest 4 14.5 1435
Big 8 3 5.3 2658
Big Ten 3 6.3 2604
Ind 2 6.0 1738
WAC 2 12.0 981

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.