Football

Home Last Poll Teams

October 7, 1974 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (33) Big Ten 4-0 1144 W 42-7 A Washington State
2 < 2 Oklahoma (24) Big 8 3-0 1124 W 63-0 H Wake Forest
3 < 3 Alabama (1) SEC 4-0 958  
4 < 4 Michigan (2) Big Ten 4-0 893  
5 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 3-1 664  
6 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 485  
7 < 9 USC Pac-8 2-1 431  
8 < 13 Florida SEC 4-0 418  
9 < 10 Texas Tech Southwest 3-0-1 411  
10 < 11 Auburn (1) SEC 4-0 395  
11 < 8 NC State ACC 4-0 327  
12 < 12 Arizona WAC 4-0 229 W 42-13 H UTEP
13 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 3-1 174  
14 < 20 Arkansas Southwest 3-1 133  
15 < 15 Penn State Ind 3-1 98  
16 < 5 Texas A&M Southwest 3-1 95  
17 < 19 Texas Southwest 3-1 71  
18 < 18 Arizona State WAC 3-1 51  
19 < NR Kansas Big 8 3-1 34 W 28-10 H Texas A&M
20 < NR Miami (OH) MAC 3-0-1 20  
NR < 14 Illinois Big Ten 0  
NR < 16 Miami (FL) Ind 0  
NR < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Southwest 4 14.0 710
Big Ten 3 6.0 2211
SEC 3 7.0 1771
Big 8 3 8.7 1822
Ind 2 10.5 583
WAC 2 15.0 280
Pac-8 1 7.0 431
ACC 1 11.0 327
MAC 1 20.0 20

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)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.