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November 8, 1988 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (42) Ind 9-0 1160 W 54-11 H Rice
2 < 2 USC (15) Pac-10 8-0 1122  
3 < 3 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 7-1 1065  
4 < 4 West Virginia (1) Ind 9-0 979  
5 < 5 Florida State Ind 8-1 933  
6 < 6 UCLA Pac-10 8-1 864  
7 < 7 Nebraska Big 8 9-1 840  
8 < 8 Oklahoma Big 8 8-1 752 W 31-28 A #12 Oklahoma State
9 < 9 Auburn SEC 8-1 719  
10 < 10 Wyoming WAC 10-0 665 W 51-6 H UTEP
11 < 11 Arkansas Southwest 9-0 593  
12 < 13 LSU SEC 6-2 469  
13 < 14 Michigan Big Ten 6-2-1 425  
14 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 8 6-2 386 L 31-28 H Oklahoma
15 < 16 Syracuse Ind 7-1 384  
16 < 17 Clemson ACC 7-2 321  
17 < 19 Georgia SEC 7-2 298  
18 < 18 Alabama SEC 6-2 95  
19 < NR Colorado Big 8 7-2 66  
20 < NR Washington State Pac-10 5-3 61 W 24-21 A Stanford
NR < 15 South Carolina Ind 0  
NR < 20 BYU WAC 0  
NR < 20 Indiana Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 5.6 4521
Big 8 4 12.0 2044
SEC 4 14.0 1581
Pac-10 3 9.3 2047
WAC 1 10.0 665
Southwest 1 11.0 593
Big Ten 1 13.0 425
ACC 1 16.0 321

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.