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1974 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (51) Big 8 11-0 1162 DNP
2 < 5 USC (6) Pac-8 10-1-1 1050  
3 < 4 Michigan (2) Big Ten 10-1 788  
4 < 3 Ohio State Big Ten 10-2 778  
5 < 2 Alabama SEC 11-1 761  
6 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 10-2 675  
7 < 7 Penn State Ind 10-2 567  
8 < 6 Auburn (1) SEC 10-2 555  
9 < 8 Nebraska Big 8 9-3 440  
10 < 15 Miami (OH) MAC 10-0-1 231  
11 < 13 NC State ACC 9-2-1 223  
12 < 14 Michigan State Big Ten 7-3-1 198  
13 < 10 Maryland ACC 8-4 105  
14 < 12 Baylor Southwest 8-4 102  
15 < 18 Florida SEC 8-4 91  
16 < 16 Texas A&M Southwest 8-3 58  
17 < 11 Texas Southwest 8-4 57  
17 < NR Mississippi State SEC 9-3 57  
19 < NR Houston Ind 8-3-1 51  
20 < NR Tennessee SEC 7-3-2 46  
NR < 17 BYU WAC 0  
NR < 19 Arizona WAC 9-2 0 DNP
NR < 20 Pittsburgh Ind 0  
NR < 20 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 13.0 1510
Big Ten 3 6.3 1764
Ind 3 10.7 1293
Southwest 3 15.7 217
Big 8 2 5.0 1602
ACC 2 12.0 328
Pac-8 1 2.0 1050
MAC 1 10.0 231

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.