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December 8, 1987 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (47) Big 8 11-0 1129 DNP
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (9) Ind 11-0 1088  
3 < 3 Florida State Ind 10-1 1018  
4 < 4 Syracuse (1) Ind 11-0 955  
5 < 5 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 926  
6 < 6 Auburn SEC 9-1-1 847  
7 < 7 LSU SEC 9-1-1 794  
8 < 9 Michigan State Big Ten 8-2-1 687  
9 < 8 South Carolina Ind 8-3 653 L 20-16 A Miami (FL)
10 < 10 UCLA Pac-10 9-2 642  
11 < 11 Oklahoma State Big 8 9-2 509 DNP
12 < 12 Notre Dame Ind 8-3 467  
13 < 15 Texas A&M Southwest 9-2 400  
14 < 13 Clemson ACC 9-2 392  
15 < 14 Georgia SEC 8-3 370  
16 < 17 USC Pac-10 8-3 296  
17 < 16 Tennessee SEC 9-2-1 274  
18 < 18 Iowa Big Ten 9-3 165  
19 < 19 Pittsburgh Ind 8-3 131  
20 < 20 Penn State Ind 8-3 96  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 7 9.9 4408
SEC 4 11.3 2285
Big 8 3 5.7 2564
Big Ten 2 13.0 852
Pac-10 2 13.0 938
Southwest 1 13.0 400
ACC 1 14.0 392

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.