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October 31, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (58) Ind 8-0 1498 W 45-7 H #7 Pittsburgh
2 < 3 Colorado (2) Big 8 8-0 1432  
3 < 4 Nebraska Big 8 8-0 1366  
4 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 1312  
5 < 6 Alabama SEC 7-0 1260  
6 < 9 Florida State Ind 6-2 1159  
7 < 2 Miami (FL) Ind 6-1 1114  
8 < 8 Illinois Big Ten 6-1 1083  
9 < 10 USC Pac-10 6-2 1038  
10 < 11 Tennessee SEC 6-1 927  
11 < 13 Arkansas Southwest 6-1 912  
12 < 16 Auburn SEC 5-2 711  
13 < 15 West Virginia Ind 6-1-1 694  
14 < 7 Pittsburgh Ind 5-1-1 653  
15 < 17 Arizona Pac-10 6-2 638 W 38-14 H Pacific
16 < 14 Penn State Ind 5-2 525  
17 < 12 Houston Southwest 5-2 460  
18 < 20 NC State ACC 7-1 457  
19 < 19 Florida SEC 6-1 449  
20 < 21 Texas A&M Southwest 6-2 437  
21 < 22 Clemson ACC 7-2 412  
22 < 24 Texas Southwest 4-2 286  
23 < 18 BYU WAC 6-2 113  
24 < NR Virginia ACC 7-2 112  
25 < NR Fresno State Big West 8-0 91 W 31-17 H UNLV
NR < 23 Washington State Pac-10 0  
NR < 25 South Carolina Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 9.5 5643
SEC 4 11.5 3347
Southwest 4 17.5 2095
ACC 3 21.0 981
Big 8 2 2.5 2798
Big Ten 2 6.0 2395
Pac-10 2 12.0 1676
WAC 1 23.0 113
Big West 1 25.0 91

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.