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1970 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Nebraska (39) Big 8 11-0-1 946 W 17-12 N #5 LSU (Orange)
2 < 6 Notre Dame (8) Ind 10-1 814  
3 < 1 Texas (3) Southwest 10-1 721 L 24-11 N #6 Notre Dame (Cotton)
4 < 4 Tennessee SEC 11-1 683  
5 < 2 Ohio State Big Ten 9-1 588  
6 < 8 Arizona State (2) WAC 11-0 472  
7 < 5 LSU SEC 9-3 464  
8 < 12 Stanford Pac-8 9-3 440  
9 < 7 Michigan Big Ten 9-1 346  
10 < 10 Auburn SEC 9-2 289  
11 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 9-2 199  
12 < 15 Toledo MAC 12-0 157 W 40-12 N William & Mary (Tangerine)
13 < 13 Georgia Tech Ind 9-3 124  
14 < 14 Dartmouth Ivy 9-0 90 DNP
15 < 16 USC Pac-8 6-4-1 85  
16 < 11 Air Force Ind 9-3 67  
17 < NR Tulane Ind 8-4 31 W 17-3 N Colorado (Liberty)
18 < 18 Penn State Ind 7-3 17  
19 < 17 Houston Ind 8-3 14  
20 < 20 Oklahoma Big 8 7-4-1 12 T 24-24 N Alabama (Bluebonnet)
20 < NR Mississippi SEC 7-4 12  
NR < 19 Texas Tech Southwest 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 14.2 1067
SEC 4 10.3 1448
Big Ten 2 7.0 934
Southwest 2 7.0 920
Big 8 2 10.5 958
Pac-8 2 11.5 525
WAC 1 6.0 472
MAC 1 12.0 157
Ivy 1 14.0 90

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.