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1968 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 9 Purdue (14) Big Ten 0-0 567 DNP
2 < 1 USC (10) Pac-8 0-0 549 DNP
3 < 5 Notre Dame (3) Ind 0-0 542 DNP
4 < 3 Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 331 DNP
5 < NR Texas (3) Southwest 0-0 330 DNP
6 < 7 Oregon State (2) Pac-8 0-0 271 DNP
7 < NR Florida (1) SEC 0-0 269 DNP
8 < 10 Penn State Ind 0-0 198 DNP
9 < 2 Tennessee SEC 0-0 195 DNP
10 < 8 Alabama SEC 0-0 192 DNP
11 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 188 DNP
12 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 186 DNP
13 < 4 Indiana Big Ten 0-0 103 DNP
14 < NR Nebraska Big 8 0-0 88 DNP
15 < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 72 DNP
16 < NR UCLA Pac-8 0-0 50 DNP
17 < NR Arizona State WAC 0-0 44 DNP
18 < NR LSU SEC 0-0 35 DNP
19 < NR Syracuse Ind 0-0 31 DNP
20 < NR Miami (FL) Ind 0-0 29 DNP
NR < 6 Wyoming WAC 0-0 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Arkansas, Army, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Houston, Kansas, Michigan State, Missouri, NC State, North Texas, Ohio, UTEP, Wyoming, Yale

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 10.0 930
SEC 4 11.0 691
Ind 4 12.5 800
Pac-8 3 8.0 870
Southwest 2 8.5 516
Big 8 2 9.0 419
WAC 1 17.0 44

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.