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December 12, 1989 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Colorado (51) Big 8 11-0 1392 DNP
2 < 2 Miami (FL) (4) Ind 10-1 1314  
3 < 3 Michigan (1) Big Ten 10-1 1279  
4 < 4 Notre Dame Ind 11-1 1236  
5 < 5 Florida State Ind 9-2 1185  
6 < 6 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 1112  
7 < 7 Alabama SEC 10-1 1022  
8 < 8 Tennessee SEC 10-1 1001  
9 < 9 Auburn SEC 9-2 966  
10 < 10 Arkansas Southwest 10-1 914  
11 < 11 Illinois Big Ten 9-2 860  
12 < 12 USC Pac-10 8-2-1 778  
13 < 13 Houston Southwest 9-2 695  
14 < 14 Clemson ACC 9-2 643  
15 < 15 Virginia ACC 10-2 615  
16 < 16 Texas A&M Southwest 8-3 540  
17 < 17 West Virginia Ind 8-2-1 472  
18 < 18 Penn State Ind 7-3-1 429  
19 < 19 BYU WAC 10-2 356  
20 < 20 Duke ACC 8-3 303  
21 < 21 Ohio State Big Ten 8-3 296  
22 < 22 Michigan State Big Ten 7-4 258  
23 < 24 Pittsburgh Ind 7-3-1 177  
24 < 25 Texas Tech Southwest 8-3 153  
25 < 23 Hawaii WAC 9-2-1 95 T 35-35 H Air Force

Others Receiving Votes

Florida 25, Washington 19, Arizona 17, Fresno State 14, Air Force 13, Oregon 8, Oklahoma 5, Georgia Tech 4, Syracuse 2, NC State 1, Northern Illinois 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.5 4813
Big Ten 4 14.3 2693
Southwest 4 15.8 2302
SEC 3 8.0 2989
ACC 3 16.3 1561
Big 8 2 3.5 2504
WAC 2 22.0 451
Pac-10 1 12.0 778

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.