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October 23, 1972 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (44) Pac-8 7-0 986 W 34-7 H #18 Washington
2 < 3 Alabama (2) SEC 6-0 805  
3 < 5 Nebraska (2) Big 8 5-1 718 W 56-0 A Kansas
4 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 5-0 681  
5 < 6 Michigan (1) Big Ten 6-0 629  
6 < 7 LSU SEC 6-0 518  
7 < 9 Colorado Big 8 6-1 506  
8 < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 4-1 457 L 20-14 A #9 Colorado
9 < 11 UCLA Pac-8 6-1 340  
10 < 14 Texas Southwest 4-1 288  
11 < 12 Penn State Ind 5-1 218  
12 < 14 Auburn SEC 5-1 175  
13 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 138  
14 < 10 Tennessee SEC 4-2 116  
15 < 20 Iowa State Big 8 4-1 86 W 55-22 H Kansas State
16 < 19 Arizona State WAC 5-1 66  
17 < NR Florida State Ind 6-1 24  
18 < 17 Arkansas Southwest 4-2 10  
18 < NR SMU Southwest 4-1 10  
18 < NR West Virginia Ind 5-2 10  
NR < 13 Stanford Pac-8 0  
NR < 16 Air Force Ind 0  
NR < 18 Washington Pac-8 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 8 4 8.3 1767
SEC 4 8.5 1614
Ind 4 14.8 390
Southwest 3 15.3 308
Big Ten 2 4.5 1310
Pac-8 2 5.0 1326
WAC 1 16.0 66

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.