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1990 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (24) Ind 0-0 1431 DNP
2 < 2 Notre Dame (22) Ind 0-0 1406 DNP
3 < 6 Auburn (3) SEC 0-0 1311 DNP
4 < 3 Florida State (6) Ind 0-0 1268 DNP
5 < 4 Colorado (4) Big 8 0-0 1258 DNP
6 < 7 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 1116 DNP
7 < 11 Nebraska Big 8 0-0 1019 DNP
8 < 5 Tennessee SEC 0-0 982 DNP
9 < 8 USC Pac-10 0-0 977 DNP
10 < 12 Clemson ACC 0-0 919 DNP
11 < 10 Illinois Big Ten 0-0 900 DNP
12 < 9 Alabama SEC 0-0 728 DNP
13 < 20 Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 719 DNP
14 < 13 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 629 DNP
15 < 18 Virginia ACC 0-0 575 DNP
16 < 22 BYU WAC 0-0 557 DNP
17 < 24 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 502 DNP
18 < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 0-0 459 DNP
19 < NR UCLA Pac-10 0-0 404 DNP
20 < 23 Washington Pac-10 0-0 394 DNP
21 < 15 Penn State Ind 0-0 362 DNP
22 < NR Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 311 DNP
23 < 16 Michigan State (1) Big Ten 0-0 288 DNP
24 < 14 Houston Southwest 0-0 195 DNP
25 < 21 West Virginia Ind 0-0 119 DNP
RV < 25 Arizona Pac-10 0-0 114 DNP
RV < NR Syracuse Ind 0-0 97 DNP
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-10 0-0 72 DNP
RV < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 59 DNP
RV < NR Fresno State Big West 0-0 50 DNP
RV < NR Florida SEC 0-0 47 DNP
RV < NR Hawaii WAC 0-0 34 DNP
RV < NR Louisville Ind 0-0 34 DNP
RV < NR Georgia Tech ACC 0-0 27 DNP
RV < NR Texas Southwest 0-0 27 DNP
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 0-0 21 DNP
RV < NR Oregon Pac-10 0-0 21 DNP
RV < NR Washington State Pac-10 0-0 15 DNP
RV < NR South Carolina Ind 0-0 13 DNP
RV < 19 Texas Tech Southwest 0-0 12 DNP
RV < NR LSU SEC 0-0 10 DNP
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 0-0 9 DNP
RV < NR Colorado State WAC 0-0 4 DNP
RV < NR Duke ACC 0-0 3 DNP
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 0-0 1 DNP
RV < NR Toledo MAC 0-0 1 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.8 5045
Big Ten 4 14.3 2806
SEC 3 7.7 3021
Big 8 3 11.3 2588
Pac-10 3 16.0 1775
Southwest 3 17.0 1543
ACC 2 12.5 1494
WAC 1 16.0 557

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.