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1968 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (44) Big Ten 10-0 968 W 27-16 N #2 USC (Rose)
2 < 3 Penn State (2) Ind 11-0 782  
3 < 5 Texas (2) Southwest 9-1-1 762  
4 < 2 USC Pac-8 9-1-1 693 L 27-16 N #1 Ohio State (Rose)
5 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 7-2-1 482  
6 < 9 Arkansas (1) Southwest 10-1 476  
7 < 6 Kansas Big 8 9-2 465 L 15-14 N Penn State (Orange)
8 < 4 Georgia SEC 8-1-2 349  
9 < 16 Missouri Big 8 8-3 297  
10 < 11 Purdue Big Ten 8-2 263  
11 < 10 Oklahoma Big 8 7-4 257 L 28-27 N #20 SMU (Bluebonnet)
12 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 8-2 197  
13 < 8 Tennessee SEC 8-2-1 165  
14 < 20 SMU Southwest 8-3 143  
15 < 14 Oregon State Pac-8 7-3 105  
16 < NR Auburn SEC 7-4 36  
17 < 12 Alabama SEC 8-3 32  
18 < 18 Houston Ind 6-2-2 31  
19 < NR LSU SEC 8-3 23  
20 < 15 Ohio MAC 10-1 22 L 49-42 N Richmond (Tangerine)
NR < 17 Arizona State WAC 0  
NR < 19 Florida State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 14.6 605
Big Ten 3 7.7 1428
Southwest 3 7.7 1381
Ind 3 8.3 1295
Big 8 3 9.0 1019
Pac-8 2 9.5 798
MAC 1 20.0 22

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.