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September 16, 1986 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (55) Big 8 1-0 1175 DNP
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 2-0 1099  
3 < 3 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 1000  
4 < 4 Alabama (1) SEC 3-0 992  
5 < 5 Penn State (1) Ind 1-0 938  
6 < 6 Nebraska (1) Big 8 1-0 924  
7 < 17 Washington (1) Pac-10 1-0 751  
8 < 14 LSU SEC 1-0 747  
9 < 12 Baylor Southwest 2-0 629  
10 < 9 Auburn SEC 1-0 615  
11 < 11 BYU WAC 2-0 441  
12 < 18 Arkansas Southwest 1-0 402  
13 < 13 Florida SEC 1-1 396  
14 < 19 Georgia SEC 1-0 383  
15 < 15 Florida State Ind 1-1 298  
16 < 7 Texas A&M Southwest 0-1 218  
17 < NR Arizona Pac-10 2-0 199 W 37-10 H Colorado State
18 < NR Arizona State Pac-10 1-0 187  
19 < 16 UCLA Pac-10 0-1 169  
20 < NR Notre Dame Ind 0-1 143  
NR < 8 Tennessee SEC 0 L 27-23 H Mississippi State
NR < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 0 L 40-7 A #17 Washington
NR < 20 Michigan State Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.8 3133
Ind 4 10.5 2478
Pac-10 4 15.3 1306
Southwest 3 12.3 1249
Big 8 2 3.5 2099
Big Ten 1 3.0 1000
WAC 1 11.0 441

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.