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October 3, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (57) Ind 4-0 1497 W 40-7 A Purdue
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (3) Ind 4-0 1426  
3 < 5 Colorado Big 8 4-0 1344  
4 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 4-0 1324  
5 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 2-1 1234  
6 < 12 Tennessee SEC 4-0 1193  
7 < 8 Arkansas Southwest 3-0 1118  
8 < 10 Pittsburgh Ind 3-0-1 961  
9 < 9 West Virginia Ind 4-0-1 939  
9 < 11 USC Pac-10 3-1 939  
11 < 4 Auburn SEC 2-1 892  
12 < 14 Houston Southwest 3-0 879  
13 < 13 Alabama SEC 3-0 807  
14 < 15 NC State ACC 5-0 669  
15 < 7 Clemson ACC 4-1 665  
16 < 16 Oklahoma Big 8 3-1 637 W 45-6 A Kansas
17 < 18 Syracuse Ind 2-1 496  
18 < 20 Illinois Big Ten 2-1 419  
19 < 22 Texas A&M Southwest 3-1 375  
20 < 24 Air Force WAC 5-0 371  
21 < 19 Washington State Pac-10 4-1 334 L 18-17 H USC
22 < 25 Florida State Ind 2-2 171  
23 < NR Oregon Pac-10 3-1 162  
24 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 1-2 128  
25 < NR UCLA Pac-10 2-2 103  
NR < 17 Arizona Pac-10 3-2 0 L 16-10 A Oregon
NR < 21 Washington Pac-10 0  
NR < 23 Georgia SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 9.8 5490
Pac-10 4 19.5 1538
Big 8 3 7.7 3305
SEC 3 10.0 2892
Southwest 3 12.7 2372
Big Ten 3 15.7 1781
ACC 2 14.5 1334
WAC 1 20.0 371

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.