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1990 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Colorado (39) Big 8 11-1-1 1475 W 10-9 N #6 Notre Dame (Orange)
2 < 2 Georgia Tech (20) ACC 11-0-1 1441 W 45-21 N #19 Nebraska (Citrus)
3 < 4 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 10-2 1388 W 46-3 N #3 Texas (Cotton)
4 < 6 Florida State Ind 10-2 1303 W 24-17 N #7 Penn State (Blockbuster)
5 < 8 Washington Pac-10 10-2 1246 W 46-34 N #17 Iowa (Rose)
6 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 9-3 1179 L 10-9 N #1 Colorado (Orange)
7 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 9-3 1025 W 35-3 N #15 Mississippi (Gator)
8 < 10 Tennessee SEC 9-2-2 993 W 23-22 N Virginia (Sugar)
9 < 14 Clemson ACC 10-2 950 W 30-0 N #16 Illinois (Hall of Fame)
10 < 9 Houston Southwest 10-1 940 DNP
11 < 7 Penn State Ind 9-3 907 L 24-17 N #6 Florida State (Blockbuster)
12 < 3 Texas Southwest 10-2 887 L 46-3 N #4 Miami (FL) (Cotton)
13 < 11 Florida SEC 9-2 863 DNP
14 < 18 Louisville Ind 10-1-1 775 W 34-7 N #25 Alabama (Fiesta)
15 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 9-3-1 627  
16 < 22 Michigan State Big Ten 8-3-1 610 W 17-16 N #21 USC (Sun)
17 < 20 Oklahoma Big 8 8-3 452 DNP
18 < 17 Iowa Big Ten 8-4 370.5 L 46-34 N #8 Washington (Rose)
19 < NR Auburn SEC 8-3-1 288  
20 < 21 USC Pac-10 8-4-1 266 L 17-16 N #22 Michigan State (Sun)
21 < 15 Mississippi SEC 9-3 253 L 35-3 N #12 Michigan (Gator)
22 < 13 BYU WAC 10-3 246 L 65-14 N Texas A&M (Holiday)
23 < NR Virginia ACC 8-4 188  
24 < 19 Nebraska Big 8 9-3 185 L 45-21 N #2 Georgia Tech (Citrus)
25 < 16 Illinois Big Ten 8-4 146.5 L 30-0 N #14 Clemson (Hall of Fame)
NR < 23 Southern Miss Ind 0 L 31-27 N NC State (All-American)
NR < 24 Ohio State Big Ten 0 L 23-11 N Air Force (Liberty)
NR < 25 Alabama SEC 0 L 34-7 N #18 Louisville (Fiesta)

Others Receiving Votes

San Jose State 138, Syracuse 121, Colorado State 67, Southern Miss 48, California 37, NC State 30, Alabama 13, Ohio State 7, Wyoming 7, Oregon 6, UCLA 6, Air Force 5, Virginia Tech 5, North Carolina 4, Hawaii 2

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 7.6 5552
SEC 4 15.3 2397
Big Ten 4 16.5 2152
ACC 3 11.3 2579
Southwest 3 12.3 2454
Big 8 3 14.0 2112
Pac-10 2 12.5 1512
WAC 1 22.0 246

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.