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December 6, 1988 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (49) Ind 11-0 1055 DNP
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 10-1 994  
3 < 3 West Virginia (3) Ind 11-0 950  
4 < 4 Florida State Ind 10-1 906  
5 < 5 USC Pac-10 10-1 839  
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 11-1 775  
7 < 7 Auburn SEC 10-1 767  
8 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 10-1 647  
9 < 8 UCLA Pac-10 10-1 643  
10 < 10 Oklahoma Big 8 9-2 567 DNP
11 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 8-2-1 534  
12 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 8 9-2 476 W 45-42 N Texas Tech (Coca-Cola Classic)
13 < 13 Clemson ACC 9-2 426  
14 < 14 Houston Southwest 9-2 340  
15 < 15 Wyoming WAC 11-1 245 DNP
16 < 16 LSU SEC 8-3 225  
17 < 18 Syracuse Ind 9-2 195  
18 < 17 Washington State Pac-10 8-3 174 DNP
19 < 19 Georgia SEC 8-3 122  
20 < 20 Alabama SEC 8-3 118  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 5.4 4100
SEC 4 15.5 1232
Big 8 3 9.3 1818
Pac-10 3 10.7 1656
Southwest 2 11.0 987
Big Ten 1 11.0 534
ACC 1 13.0 426
WAC 1 15.0 245

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.