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October 17, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (52) Ind 6-0 1443 W 41-27 A #17 Air Force
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (3) Ind 6-0 1374  
3 < 3 Colorado (3) Big 8 6-0 1352  
4 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 6-0 1243  
5 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 1187  
6 < 6 Tennessee SEC 5-0 1162  
7 < 7 Arkansas Southwest 5-0 1118  
8 < 9 Pittsburgh Ind 5-0-1 1011  
9 < 10 USC Pac-10 5-1 983  
10 < 11 Alabama SEC 5-0 900  
11 < 12 Auburn SEC 4-1 873  
12 < 13 NC State ACC 6-0 779  
13 < 16 Illinois Big Ten 4-1 680  
14 < 19 Florida State Ind 4-2 644  
15 < 17 Washington State Pac-10 6-1 627 W 31-13 H Stanford
16 < 8 Houston Southwest 4-1 611  
17 < 23 Penn State Ind 5-1 434  
18 < 20 West Virginia Ind 4-1-1 419  
19 < 17 Air Force WAC 6-1 317  
20 < 25 Florida SEC 5-1 272  
21 < 25 BYU WAC 5-1 260  
22 < NR Arizona Pac-10 4-2 245 W 42-7 H UCLA
23 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 4-2 203  
24 < 24 South Carolina Ind 4-1-1 173 DNP
25 < 15 Oklahoma Big 8 4-2 151 L 28-24 N Texas
NR < 14 Clemson ACC 0  
NR < 21 Michigan State Big Ten 0  
NR < 22 UCLA Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 7 12.0 5498
SEC 4 11.8 3207
Big 8 3 10.7 2746
Pac-10 3 15.3 1855
Southwest 3 15.3 1932
Big Ten 2 9.0 1867
WAC 2 20.0 577
ACC 1 12.0 779

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.