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1987 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Miami (FL) (57) Ind 12-0 1140 W 20-14 H #1 Oklahoma (Orange)
2 < 3 Florida State Ind 11-1 1071  
3 < 1 Oklahoma Big 8 11-1 1008 L 20-14 A #2 Miami (FL) (Orange)
4 < 4 Syracuse Ind 11-0-1 966  
5 < 7 LSU SEC 10-1-1 864  
6 < 5 Nebraska Big 8 10-2 825  
7 < 6 Auburn SEC 9-1-2 795  
8 < 8 Michigan State Big Ten 9-2-1 768  
9 < 10 UCLA Pac-10 10-2 641  
10 < 13 Texas A&M Southwest 10-2 629  
11 < 11 Oklahoma State Big 8 10-2 542 W 35-33 N West Virginia (Sun)
12 < 14 Clemson ACC 10-2 537  
13 < 15 Georgia SEC 9-3 423  
14 < 17 Tennessee SEC 10-2-1 379  
15 < 9 South Carolina Ind 8-4 306 L 30-13 N LSU (Gator)
16 < 18 Iowa Big Ten 10-3 296  
17 < 12 Notre Dame Ind 8-4 219  
18 < 16 USC Pac-10 8-4 158  
19 < NR Michigan Big Ten 8-4 137  
20 < NR Arizona State Pac-10 7-4-1 48  
NR < 19 Pittsburgh Ind 0  
NR < 20 Penn State Ind 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Texas 36, Indiana 33, Pittsburgh 31, Wyoming 28, Penn State 26, Eastern Michigan 18, Alabama 17, Washington 9, Arkansas 7, Virginia 5, San Jose State 3, Florida 2, West Virginia 2, Ohio State 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 7.8 3702
SEC 4 9.8 2461
Big 8 3 6.7 2375
Big Ten 3 14.3 1201
Pac-10 3 15.7 847
Southwest 1 10.0 629
ACC 1 12.0 537

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.
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