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1987 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Oklahoma (55) Big 8 0-0 1193 DNP
2 < 5 Nebraska (3) Big 8 0-0 1005 DNP
3 < 14 UCLA (1) Pac-10 0-0 935 DNP
4 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 906 DNP
5 < 6 Auburn SEC 0-0 835 DNP
6 < 10 LSU SEC 0-0 789 DNP
7 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 754 DNP
8 < NR Florida State Ind 0-0 723 DNP
9 < 17 Clemson ACC 0-0 682 DNP
10 < 2 Miami (FL) Ind 0-0 676 DNP
11 < 1 Penn State (1) Ind 0-0 603 DNP
12 < 15 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 598 DNP
13 < 18 Washington Pac-10 0-0 521 DNP
14 < 4 Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 440 DNP
15 < 13 Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 424 DNP
16 < 16 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 318 DNP
17 < NR Tennessee SEC 0-0 231 DNP
18 < NR Notre Dame Ind 0-0 207 DNP
19 < NR USC Pac-10 0-0 141 DNP
20 < NR Florida SEC 0-0 127 DNP
20 < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 127 DNP
NR < 9 Alabama SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 12 Baylor Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Virginia Tech Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Pittsburgh 118, Alabama 67, Colorado 41, Michigan State 33, Mississippi 24, South Carolina 23, San Diego State 17, Arizona 8, BYU 8, Stanford 8, Illinois 5, Maryland 3, Syracuse 3, Boston College 2, Georgia Tech 2, North Carolina 2, Oklahoma State 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 13.6 2109
Ind 4 11.8 2209
Pac-10 4 12.3 2037
Big Ten 3 9.0 1978
Big 8 2 1.5 2198
Southwest 2 13.5 1022
ACC 1 9.0 682

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.
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