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December 2, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (53) Ind 11-0 1155 *1 W 36-10 H East Carolina
2 < 2 Penn State (5) Ind 11-0 1092 *2  
3 < 3 Oklahoma Big 8 10-1 1053 3 DNP
4 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 10-1 984 4  
5 < 5 LSU SEC 9-2 877 6  
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 9-2 861 5  
7 < 8 Arizona State Pac-10 9-1-1 777 8  
8 < 10 Texas A&M Southwest 9-2 710 7  
9 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 9-2 692 10  
10 < 14 Auburn SEC 9-2 631 9  
11 < 11 Ohio State Big Ten 9-3 578 12  
12 < 13 Washington Pac-10 8-2-1 561 11  
13 < 7 Alabama SEC 9-3 452 14  
14 < 16 Baylor Southwest 8-3 337 16  
15 < 15 UCLA Pac-10 7-3-1 316 15  
16 < 12 Arizona Pac-10 8-3 307 13 L 29-24 N Stanford (Coco-Cola Classic)
17 < 18 Georgia SEC 8-3 234 RV  
18 < 19 NC State ACC 8-2-1 135.5 RV  
19 < 20 Iowa Big Ten 8-3 127 RV  
20 < NR Stanford Pac-10 8-3 125 17  
RV < NR Clemson ACC 47 18  
RV < NR Boston College Ind 27 RV  
RV < NR Virginia Tech Ind 24 20  
RV < NR San Jose State Big West 20 19  
RV < NR San Diego State WAC 15  
RV < 17 USC Pac-10 14.5  
RV < NR Florida State Ind 7  
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 7  
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5  
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 4  
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 2 RV  
RV < NR Colorado Big 8 1  
RV < NR Fresno State Big West 1  
RV < NR Texas Tech Southwest 1  
NR < NR Air Force WAC 0 RV  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Pac-10 5 14.0 2086
SEC 4 11.3 2194
Southwest 3 10.3 1739
Big Ten 3 11.3 1689
Ind 2 1.5 2247
Big 8 2 4.5 1914
ACC 1 18.0 135.5

Notes

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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.