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1999
1 Florida State 12 0
2 Virginia Tech 11 1
3 Nebraska 12 1
4 Wisconsin 10 2
5 Michigan 10 2
6 Kansas State 11 1
7 Michigan State 10 2
8 Alabama 10 3
9 Tennessee 9 3
10 Marshall 13 0
11 PENN STATE 10 3
12 Florida 9 4
13 Mississippi St 10 2
14 Southern Miss 9 3
15 Miami(Fla) 9 4
16 Georgia 8 4
17 Arkansas 8 4
18 Minnesota 8 4
19 Oregon 9 3
20 Georgia Tech 8 4
21 Texas 9 5
22 Mississippi 8 4
23 Texas A&M 8 4
24 Illinois 8 4
25 Purdue 7 5
1995
1 Nebraska 12 0
2 Florida 12 1
3 Tennessee 11 1
4 Florida State 10 2
5 Colorado 10 2
6 Ohio State 11 2
7 Kansas State 10 2
8 Northwestern 10 2
9 Kansas 10 2
10 Virginia Tech 10 2
11 Notre Dame 9 3
12 USC 9 2 1
13 PENN STATE 9 3
14 Texas 10 2 1
15 Texas A&M 9 3
16 Virginia 9 4
17 Michigan 9 4
18 Oregon 9 3
19 Syracuse 9 3
20 Miami (Fla) 8 3
21 Alabama 8 3
22 Auburn 8 4
23 Texas Tech 9 3
24 Toledo 11 0 1
25 Iowa 8 4
1991
1 Miami (Fla) 12 0
*2 Washington 12 0
3 PENN STATE 11 2
4 Florida State 11 2
5 Alabama 11 1
6 Michigan 10 2
7 Florida 10 2
8 California 10 2
9 East Carolina 11 1
10 Iowa 10 1 1
11 Syracuse 10 2
12 Texas A&M 10 2
13 Notre Dame 10 3
14 Tennessee 9 3
15 Nebraska 9 2 1
16 Oklahoma 9 3
17 Georgia 9 3
18 Clemson 9 2 1
19 UCLA 9 3
20 Colorado 8 3 1
21 Tulsa 10 2
22 Stanford 8 4
23 Brigham Young 8 3 2
24 N C State 9 3
25 Air Force 10 3
1998
1 Tennessee 13 0
2 Ohio State 11 1
3 Florida State 11 2
4 Arizona 12 1
5 Florida 10 2
6 Wisconsin 11 1
7 Tulane 12 0
8 UCLA 10 2
9 Georgia Tech 10 2
10 Kansas State 11 2
11 Texas A&M 11 3
12 Michigan 10 3
13 Air Force 12 1
14 Georgia 9 3
15 Texas 9 3
16 Arkansas 9 3
17 PENN STATE 9 3
18 Virginia 9 3
19 Nebraska 9 4
20 Miami (Fla) 9 3
21 Missouri 8 4
22 Notre Dame 9 3
23 Virginia Tech 9 3
24 Purdue 9 4
25 Syracuse 8 4
1994
1 Nebraska 13 0
2 PENN STATE 12 0
3 Colorado 11 1
4 Florida State 10 1 1
5 Alabama 12 1
6 Miami (Fla) 10 2
7 Florida 10 2 1
8 Texas A&M 10 0 1
9 Auburn 9 1 1
10 Utah 10 2
11 Oregon 9 4
12 Michigan 8 4
13 USC 8 3 1
14 Ohio State 9 4
15 Virginia 9 3
16 Colorado State 10 2
17 N C State 9 3
18 Brigham Young 10 3
19 Kansas State 9 3
20 Arizona 8 4
21 Washington St 8 4
22 Tennessee 8 4
23 Boston College 7 4 1
24 Mississippi St 8 4
25 Texas 8 4
1990
1 Colorado 11 1 1
*2 Georgia Tech 11 0 1
3 Miami (Fla) 10 2
4 Florida State 10 2
5 Washington 10 2
6 Notre Dame 9 3
7 Michigan 9 3
8 Tennessee 9 2 2
9 Clemson 10 2
10 Houston 10 1
11 PENN STATE 9 3
12 Texas 10 2
13 Florida 9 2
14 Louisville 10 1 1
15 Texas A&M 9 3 1
16 Michigan State 8 3 1
17 Oklahoma 8 3
18 Iowa 8 4
19 Auburn 8 3 1
20 USC 8 4 1
21 Mississippi 9 3
22 Brigham Young 10 3
23 Virginia 8 4
24 Nebraska 9 3
25 Illinois 8 4
1997
1 Michigan 12 0
*2 Nebraska 13 0
3 Florida State 11 1
4 Florida 10 2
5 UCLA 10 2
6 North Carolina 11 1
7 Tennessee 11 2
8 Kansas State 11 1
9 Washington St 10 2
10 Georgia 10 2
11 Auburn 10 3
12 Ohio State 10 3
13 LSU 9 3
14 Arizona State 9 3
15 Purdue 9 3
16 PENN STATE 9 3
17 Colorado State 11 2
18 Washington 8 4
19 Southern Miss 9 3
20 Texas A&M 9 4
21 Syracuse 9 4
22 Mississippi 8 4
23 Missouri 7 5
24 Oklahoma State 8 4
25 Georgia Tech 7 5
1993
1 Florida State 12 1
2 Notre Dame 11 1
3 Nebraska 11 1
4 Auburn 11 0
5 Florida 11 2
6 Wisconsin 10 1 1
7 West Virginia 11 1
8 PENN STATE 10 2
9 Texas A&M 10 2
10 Arizona 10 2
11 Ohio State 10 1 1
12 Tennessee 9 2 1
13 Boston College 9 3
14 Alabama 9 3 1
15 Miami (Fla) 9 3
16 Colorado 8 3 1
17 Oklahoma 9 3
18 UCLA 8 4
19 North Carolina 10 3
20 Kansas State 9 2 1
21 Michigan 8 4
22 Virginia Tech 9 3
23 Clemson 9 3
24 Louisville 9 3
25 California 9 4
1989
1 Miami (Fla) 11 1
2 Notre Dame 12 1
3 Florida State 10 2
4 Colorado 11 1
5 Tennessee 11 1
6 Auburn 10 2
7 Michigan 10 2
8 USC 9 2 1
9 Alabama 10 2
10 Illinois 10 2
11 Nebraska 10 2
12 Clemson 10 2
13 Arkansas 10 2
14 Houston 9 2
15 PENN STATE 8 3 1
16 Michigan State 8 4
17 Pittsburgh 8 3 1
18 Virginia 10 3
19 Texas Tech 9 3
20 Texas A&M 8 4
21 West Virginia 8 3 1
22 Brigham Young 10 3
23 Washington 8 4
24 Ohio State 8 4
25 Arizona 8 4
1996
1 Florida 12 1
2 Ohio State 11 1
3 Florida State 11 1
4 Arizona State 11 1
5 Brigham Young 14 1
6 Nebraska 11 2
7 PENN STATE 11 2
8 Colorado 10 2
9 Tennessee 10 2
10 North Carolina 10 2
11 Alabama 10 3
12 LSU 10 2
13 Virginia Tech 10 2
14 Miami (Fla) 9 3
15 Northwestern 9 3
16 Washington 9 3
17 Kansas State 9 3
18 Iowa 9 3
19 Notre Dame 8 3
20 Michigan 8 4
21 Syracuse 9 3
22 Wyoming 10 2
23 Texas 8 5
24 Auburn 8 4
25 Army 10 2
1992
1 Alabama 13 0
2 Florida State 11 1
3 Miami (Fla) 11 1
4 Notre Dame 10 1 1
5 Michigan 9 0 3
6 Syracuse 10 2
7 Texas A&M 12 1
8 Georgia 10 2
9 Stanford 10 3
10 Florida 9 4
11 Washington 9 3
12 Tennessee 9 3
13 Colorado 9 2 1
14 Nebraska 9 3
15 Washington St 9 3
16 Mississippi 9 3
17 N C State 9 3 1
18 Ohio State 8 3 1
19 North Carolina 9 3
20 Hawaii 11 2
21 Boston College 8 3 1
22 Kansas 8 4
23 Mississippi St 9 3
24 Fresno State 9 4
25 Wake Forest 8 4
1988
1 Notre Dame 12 0
2 Miami (Fla) 11 1
3 Florida State 11 1
4 Michigan 9 2 1
5 West Virginia 11 1
6 UCLA 10 2
7 USC 10 2
8 Auburn 10 2
9 Clemson 10 2
10 Nebraska 11 2
11 Oklahoma State 10 2
12 Arkansas 10 2
13 Syracuse 10 2
14 Oklahoma 9 3
15 Georgia 9 3
16 Washington St 9 3
17 Alabama 9 3
18 Houston 9 3
19 LSU 8 4
20 Indiana 8 3 1
* ESPN/USA Today Champion
1987
1 Miami (Fla) 12 0
2 Florida State 11 1
3 Oklahoma 11 1
4 Syracuse 11 0 1
5 LSU 10 1 1
6 Nebraska 10 2
7 Auburn 9 1 2
8 Michigan State 9 2 1
9 UCLA 10 2
10 Texas A&M 10 2
11 Oklahoma State 10 2
12 Clemson 10 2
13 Georgia 9 3
14 Tennessee 10 2 1
15 South Carolina 8 4
16 Iowa 10 3
17 Notre Dame 8 4
18 USC 8 4
19 Michigan 8 4
20 Arizona State 7 4 1
1983
1 Miami (Fla) 11 1
2 Nebraska 12 1
3 Auburn 11 1
4 Georgia 10 1 1
5 Texas 11 1
6 Florida 9 2 1
7 Brigham Young 11 1
8 Michigan 9 3
9 Ohio State 9 3
10 Illinois 10 2
11 Clemson 9 1 1
12 SMU 10 2
13 Air Force 10 2
14 Iowa 9 3
15 Alabama 8 4
16 West Virginia 9 3
17 UCLA 7 4 1
18 Pittsburgh 8 3 1
19 Boston College 9 3
20 East Carolina 8 3
1979
1 Alabama 12 0
2 USC 11 0 1
3 Oklahoma 11 1
4 Ohio State 11 1
5 Houston 11 1
6 Florida State 11 1
7 Pittsburgh 11 1
8 Arkansas 10 2
9 Nebraska 10 2
10 Purdue 10 2
11 Washington 9 3
12 Texas 9 3
13 Brigham Young 11 1
14 Baylor 8 4
15 North Carolina 8 3 1
16 Auburn 8 3
17 Temple 10 2
18 Michigan 8 4
19 Indiana 8 4
20 PENN STATE 8 4
+ UPI Champion
1986
1 PENN STATE 12 0
2 Miami (Fla) 11 1
3 Oklahoma 11 1
4 Arizona State 10 1 1
5 Nebraska 10 2
6 Auburn 10 2
7 Ohio State 10 3
8 Michigan 11 2
9 Alabama 10 3
10 LSU 9 3
11 Arizona 9 3
12 Baylor 9 3
13 Texas A&M 9 3
14 UCLA 8 3 1
15 Arkansas 9 3
16 Iowa 9 3
17 Clemson 8 2 2
18 Washington 8 3 1
19 Boston College 9 3
20 Virginia Tech 9 2 1
1982
1 PENN STATE 11 1
2 SMU 11 0 1
3 Nebraska 12 1
4 Georgia 11 1
5 UCLA 10 1 1
6 Arizona State 10 2
7 Washington 10 2
8 Clemson 9 1 1
9 Arkansas 9 2 1
10 Pittsburgh 9 3
11 LSU 8 3 1
12 Ohio State 9 3
13 Florida State 9 3
14 Auburn 9 3
15 USC 8 3
16 Oklahoma 8 4
17 Texas 9 3
18 North Carolina 8 4
19 West Virginia 9 3
20 Maryland 8 4
1978
1 Alabama 11 1
+2 USC 12 1
3 Oklahoma 11 1
4 PENN STATE 11 1
5 Michigan 10 2
6 Clemson 11 1
7 Notre Dame 9 3
8 Nebraska 9 3
9 Texas 9 3
10 Houston 9 3
11 Arkansas 9 2 1
12 Michigan State 8 3
13 Purdue 9 2 1
14 UCLA 8 3 1
15 Missouri 8 4
16 Georgia 9 2 1
17 Stanford 8 4
18 N C State 9 3
19 Texas A&M 8 4
20 Maryland 9 3
1985
1 Oklahoma 11 1
2 Michigan 10 1 1
3 PENN STATE 11 1
4 Tennessee 9 1 2
5 Florida 9 1 1
6 Texas A&M 10 2
7 UCLA 9 2 1
8 Air Force 12 1
9 Miami (Fla) 10 2
10 Iowa 10 2
11 Nebraska 9 3
12 Arkansas 10 2
13 Alabama 9 2 1
14 Ohio State 9 3
15 Florida State 9 3
16 Brigham Young 11 3
17 Baylor 9 3
18 Maryland 9 3
19 Georgia Tech 9 2 1
20 LSU 9 2 1
1981
1 Clemson 12 0
2 Texas 10 1 1
3 PENN STATE 10 2
4 Pittsburgh 11 1
5 SMU 10 1
6 Georgia 10 2
7 Alabama 9 2 1
8 Miami (Fla) 9 2
9 North Carolina 10 2
10 Washington 10 2
11 Nebraska 9 3
12 Michigan 9 3
13 Brigham Young 11 2
14 USC 9 3
15 Ohio State 9 3
16 Arizona State 9 2
17 West Virginia 9 3
18 Iowa 8 4
19 Missouri 8 4
20 Oklahoma 7 4 1
1977
1 Notre Dame 11 1
2 Alabama 11 1
3 Arkansas 11 1
4 Texas 11 1
5 PENN STATE 11 1
6 Kentucky 10 1
7 Oklahoma 10 2
8 Pittsburgh 9 2 1
9 Michigan 10 2
10 Washington 9 3
11 Ohio State 9 3
12 Nebraska 9 3
13 USC 8 4
14 Florida State 10 2
15 Stanford 9 3
16 San Diego State 10 1
17 North Carolina 8 3 1
18 Arizona State 9 3
19 Clemson 8 3 1
20 Brigham Young 9 2
1984
1 Brigham Young 13 0
2 Washington 11 1
3 Florida 9 1 1
4 Nebraska 10 2
5 Boston College 10 2
6 Oklahoma 9 2 1
7 Oklahoma State 10 2
8 SMU 10 2
9 UCLA 9 3
10 USC 9 3
11 South Carolina 10 2
12 Maryland 9 3
13 Ohio State 9 3
14 Auburn 9 4
15 LSU 8 3 1
16 Iowa 8 4 1
17 Florida State 7 3 2
18 Miami (Fla) 8 5
19 Kentucky 9 3
20 Virginia 8 2 2
1980
1 Georgia 12 0
2 Pittsburgh 11 1
3 Oklahoma 10 2
4 Michigan 10 2
5 Florida State 10 2
6 Alabama 10 2
7 Nebraska 10 2
8 PENN STATE 10 2
9 Notre Dame 9 2 1
10 North Carolina 11 1
11 USC 8 2 1
12 Brigham Young 12 1
13 UCLA 9 2
14 Baylor 10 2
15 Ohio State 9 3
16 Washington 9 3
17 Purdue 9 3
18 Miami (Fla) 9 3
19 Mississippi St 9 3
20 SMU 8 4
1976
1 Pittsburgh 12 0
2 USC 11 1
3 Michigan 10 2
4 Houston 10 2
5 Oklahoma 9 2 1
6 Ohio State 9 2 1
7 Texas A&M 10 2
8 Maryland 11 1
9 Nebraska 9 3 1
10 Georgia 10 2
11 Alabama 9 3
12 Notre Dame 9 3
13 Texas Tech 10 2
14 Oklahoma State 9 3
15 UCLA 9 2 1
16 Colorado 8 4
17 Rutgers 11 0
18 Kentucky 8 4
19 Iowa State 8 3
20 Mississippi St 9 2
1975
1 Oklahoma 11 1
2 Arizona State 12 0
3 Alabama 11 1
4 Ohio State 11 1
5 UCLA 9 2 1
6 Texas 10 2
7 Arkansas 10 2
8 Michigan 8 2 2
9 Nebraska 10 2
10 PENN STATE 9 3
11 Texas A&M 10 2
12 Miami (Ohio) 11 1
13 Maryland 9 2 1
14 California 8 3
15 Pittsburgh 8 4
16 Colorado 9 3
17 USC 8 4
18 Arizona 9 2
19 Georgia 9 3
20 West Virginia 9 3
1971
1 Nebraska 13 0
2 Oklahoma 11 1
3 Colorado 10 2
4 Alabama 11 1
5 PENN STATE 11 1
6 Michigan 11 1
7 Georgia 11 1
8 Arizona State 11 1
9 Tennessee 10 2
10 Stanford 9 3
11 LSU 9 3
12 Auburn 9 2
13 Notre Dame 8 2
14 Toledo 12 0
15 Mississippi 10 2
16 Arkansas 8 3 1
17 Houston 9 3
18 Texas 8 3
19 Washington 8 3
20 USC 6 4 1
1967 * AP/UPI Poll
Released at the end of regular season
1 USC 9 1
2 Tennessee 9 1
3 Oklahoma 9 1
4 Indiana 9 1
5 Notre Dame 8 2
6 Wyoming 10 0
7 Oregon State 7 2 1
8 Alabama 8 1 1
9 Purdue 8 2
10 PENN STATE 8 2
11 UCLA 7 2 1
12 Syracuse 8 2
13 Colorado 8 2
14 Minnesota 8 2
15 Florida State 7 2 1
16 Miami (Fla) 7 3
17 N C State 8 2
18 Georgia 7 3
19 Houston 7 3
20 Arizona State 8 2
NOTE:
The AP introduced its weekly college football poll of sportswriters (later, sportswriters and broadcasters) in 1936.
1974
1 Oklahoma 11 0
+2 USC 10 1 1
3 Michigan 10 1
4 Ohio State 10 2
5 Alabama 11 1
6 Notre Dame 10 2
7 PENN STATE 10 2
8 Auburn 10 2
9 Nebraska 9 3
10 Miami (Ohio) 10 0 1
11 N C State 9 2 1
12 Michigan State 7 3 1
13 Maryland 8 4
14 Baylor 8 4
15 Florida 8 4
16 Texas A&M 8 3
17 Mississippi St 9 3
18 Texas 8 4
19 Houston 8 3 1
20 Tennessee 7 3 2
1970
1 Nebraska 11 0 1
2 Notre Dame 10 1
+3 Texas 10 1
4 Tennessee 11 1
5 Ohio State 9 1
6 Arizona State 11 0
7 LSU 9 3
8 Stanford 9 3
9 Michigan 9 1
10 Auburn 9 2
11 Arkansas 9 2
12 Toledo 12 0
13 Georgia Tech 9 3
14 Dartmouth 9 0
15 USC 6 4 1
16 Air Force 9 3
17 Tulane 8 4
18 PENN STATE 7 3
19 Houston 8 3
20 Oklahoma 7 4 1
1966 * AP/UPI Poll
Released at the end of regular season
1 Notre Dame 9 0 1
2 Michigan State 9 0 1
3 Alabama 10 0
4 Georgia 9 1
5 UCLA 9 1
6 Nebraska 9 1
7 Purdue 8 2
8 Georgia Tech 9 1
9 Miami (Fla) 7 2 1
10 SMU 8 2
11 Florida 8 2
12 Mississippi 8 2
13 Arkansas 8 2
14 Tennessee 7 3
15 Wyoming 9 1
16 Syracuse 8 2
17 Houston 8 2
18 U S C 7 3
19 Oregon State 7 3
20 Virginia Tech 8 1 1
NOTE:
The final AP poll was released at the end of the regular season until 1965, when bowl results were included for one year.
1973
1 Notre Dame 11 0
2 Ohio State 10 0 1
3 Oklahoma 10 0 1
+4 Alabama 11 1
5 PENN STATE 12 0
6 Michigan 10 0 1
7 Nebraska 9 2 1
8 USC 9 2 1
9 Arizona State 11 1
10 Houston 11 1
11 Texas Tech 11 1
12 UCLA 9 2
13 LSU 9 3
14 Texas 8 3
15 Miami (Ohio) 11 0
16 N C State 9 3
17 Missouri 8 4
18 Kansas 7 4 1
19 Tennessee 8 4
20 Maryland 8 4
1969
1 Texas 11 0
2 PENN STATE 11 0
3 USC 10 0 1
4 Ohio State 8 1
5 Notre Dame 8 2 1
6 Missouri 9 2
7 Arkansas 9 2
8 Mississippi 8 3
9 Michigan 8 3
10 LSU 9 1
11 Nebraska 9 2
12 Houston 9 2
13 UCLA 8 1 1
14 Florida 9 1 1
15 Tennessee 9 2
16 Colorado 7 2 1
17 West Virginia 10 1
18 Purdue 8 2
19 Stanford 7 2 1
20 Auburn 8 3
1965 * AP/UPI Poll
1 Alabama 9 1 1
+2 Michigan State 10 1
3 Arkansas 10 1
4 UCLA 8 2 1
5 Nebraska 10 1
6 Missouri 8 2 1
7 Tennessee 8 1 2
8 LSU 8 3
9 Notre Dame 7 2 1
10 USC 7 2 1
11 Texas Tech 8 3
12 Ohio State 7 2
13 Florida 7 4
14 Purdue 7 2 1
15 Georgia 6 4
16 Tulsa 8 3
17 Mississippi 7 4
18 Kentucky 6 4
19 Syracuse 7 3
20 Colorado 6 2 2
NOTE:
After a two-year return to regular season games only, the final poll has come out after the bowls since 1968.
1972
1 USC 12 0
2 Oklahoma 11 1
3 Texas 10 1
4 Nebraska 9 2 1
5 Auburn 10 1
6 Michigan 10 1
7 Alabama 10 2
8 Tennessee 10 2
9 Ohio State 9 2
10 PENN STATE 10 2
11 LSU 9 2 1
12 North Carolina 11 1
13 Arizona State 10 2
14 Notre Dame 8 3
15 UCLA 8 3
16 Colorado 8 4
17 N C State 8 3 1
18 Louisville 9 1
19 Washington St 7 4
20 Georgia Tech 7 4 1
1968
1 Ohio State 10 0
2 PENN STATE 11 0
3 Texas 9 1 1
4 USC 9 1 1
5 Notre Dame 7 2 1
6 Arkansas 10 1
7 Kansas 9 2
8 Georgia 8 1 2
9 Missouri 8 3
10 Purdue 8 2
11 Oklahoma 7 4
12 Michigan 8 2
13 Tennessee 8 2 1
14 SMU 8 3
15 Oregon State 7 3
16 Auburn 7 4
17 Alabama 8 3
18 Houston 6 2 2
19 LSU 8 3
20 Ohio 10 1
1964 * AP/UPI Poll
Released at the end of regular season
1 Alabama 10 0
2 Arkansas 10 0
3 Notre Dame 9 1
4 Michigan 8 1
5 Texas 9 1
6 Nebraska 9 1
7 LSU 7 2 1
8 Oregon State 8 2
9 Ohio State 7 2
10 USC 7 3
11 Florida State 8 1 1
12 Syracuse 7 3
13 Princeton 9 0
14 PENN STATE 6 4
15 Utah 8 2
16 Illinois 6 3
17 New Mexico 9 2
18 Tulsa 8 2
19 Missouri 6 3 1
20 Mississippi 5 4 1
NOTE:
The AP poll consisted of only ten teams from 1962 through 1967.
Positions 11 through 20 are from the UPI poll.
+ UPI Champion
1963 * AP/UPI Poll
Released at the end of regular season
1 Texas 10 0
2 Navy 9 1
3 Illinois 7 1 1
4 Pittsburgh 9 1
5 Auburn 9 1
6 Nebraska 9 1
7 Mississippi 7 0 2
8 Alabama 8 2
9 Michigan State 6 2 1
10 Oklahoma 8 2
11 Mississippi St 6 2 2
12 Syracuse 8 2
13 Arizona State 8 1
14 Memphis State 9 0 1
15 Washington 6 4
16 PENN STATE 7 3
17 USC 7 3
18 Missouri 7 3
19 North Carolina 8 2
20 Baylor 7 3
1959
Released at the end of regular season
1 Syracuse 10 0
2 Mississippi 9 1
3 LSU 9 1
4 Texas 9 1
5 Georgia 9 1
6 Wisconsin 7 2
7 Texas Christian 8 2
8 Washington 9 1
9 Arkansas 8 2
10 Alabama 7 1 2
11 Clemson 8 2
12 PENN STATE 8 2
13 Illinois 5 3 1
14 USC 8 2
15 Oklahoma 7 3
16 Wyoming 9 1
17 Notre Dame 5 5
18 Missouri 6 4
19 Florida 5 4 1
20 Pittsburgh 6 4
1955
Released at the end of regular season
1 Oklahoma 10 0
2 Michigan State 8 1
3 Maryland 10 0
4 UCLA 9 1
5 Ohio State 7 2
6 Texas Christian 9 1
7 Georgia Tech 8 1 1
8 Auburn 8 1 1
9 Notre Dame 8 2
10 Mississippi 9 1
11 Pittsburgh 7 3
12 Michigan 7 2
13 USC 6 4
14 Miami (Fla) 6 3
15 Miami (Ohio) 9 0
16 Stanford 6 3 1
17 Texas A&M 7 2 1
18 Navy 6 2 1
19 West Virginia 8 2
20 Army 6 3
1962 * AP/UPI Poll
Released at the end of regular season
1 USC 10 0
2 Wisconsin 8 1
3 Mississippi 9 0
4 Texas 9 0 1
5 Alabama 9 1
6 Arkansas 9 1
7 LSU 8 1 1
8 Oklahoma 8 2
9 PENN STATE 9 1
10 Minnesota 6 2 1
11 Georgia Tech 7 2 1
12 Missouri 7 1 2
13 Ohio State 6 3
14 Duke 8 2
15 Washington 7 1 2
16 Northwestern 7 2
17 Oregon State 8 2
18 Arizona State 7 2 1
19 Miami (Fla) 7 3
20 Illinois 2 7
1958
Released at the end of regular season
1 LSU 10 0
2 Iowa 7 1 1
3 Army 8 0 1
4 Auburn 9 0 1
5 Oklahoma 9 1
6 Air Force 9 0 1
7 Wisconsin 7 1 1
8 Ohio State 6 1 2
9 Syracuse 8 1
10 Texas Christian 8 2
11 Mississippi 8 2
12 Clemson 8 2
13 Purdue 6 1 2
14 Florida 6 3 1
15 South Carolina 7 3
16 California 7 3
17 Notre Dame 6 4
18 SMU 6 4
19 Oklahoma State 7 3
20 Rutgers 8 1
1954
Released at the end of regular season
1 Ohio State 9 0
+2 UCLA 9 0
3 Oklahoma 10 0
4 Notre Dame 9 1
5 Navy 7 2
6 Mississippi 9 1
7 Army 7 2
8 Maryland 7 2 1
9 Wisconsin 7 2
10 Arkansas 8 2
11 Miami (Fla) 8 1
12 West Virginia 8 1
13 Auburn 7 3
14 Duke 7 2 1
15 Michigan 6 3
16 Virginia Tech 8 0 1
17 USC 8 3
18 Baylor 7 3
19 Rice 7 3
20 PENN STATE 7 2
1961
Released at the end of regular season
1 Alabama 10 0
2 Ohio State 8 0 1
3 Texas 9 1
4 LSU 9 1
5 Mississippi 9 1
6 Minnesota 7 2
7 Colorado 9 1
8 Michigan State 7 2
9 Arkansas 8 2
10 Utah State 9 0 1
11 Missouri 7 2 1
12 Purdue 6 3
13 Georgia Tech 7 3
14 Syracuse 7 3
15 Rutgers 9 0
16 UCLA 7 3
17 PENN STATE 7 3
18 Rice 7 3
19 Arizona 8 1 1
20 Duke 7 3
1957
Released at the end of regular season
1 Auburn 10 0
+2 Ohio State 8 1
3 Michigan State 8 1
4 Oklahoma 9 1
5 Navy 8 1 1
6 Iowa 7 1 1
7 Mississippi 8 1 1
8 Rice 7 3
9 Texas A&M 8 2
10 Notre Dame 7 3
11 Texas 6 3 1
12 Arizona State 10 0
13 Tennessee 7 3
14 Mississippi St 6 2 1
15 N C State 7 1 2
16 Duke 6 2 2
17 Florida 6 2 1
18 Army 7 2
19 Wisconsin 6 3
20 VMI 9 0 1
1953
Released at the end of regular season
1 Maryland 10 0
2 Notre Dame 9 0 1
3 Michigan State 8 1
4 Oklahoma 8 1 1
5 UCLA 8 1
6 Rice 8 2
7 Illinois 7 1 1
8 Georgia Tech 8 2 1
9 Iowa 5 3 1
10 West Virginia 8 1
11 Texas 7 3
12 Texas Tech 10 1
13 Alabama 6 2 3
14 Army 7 1 1
15 Wisconsin 6 2 1
16 Kentucky 7 2 1
17 Auburn 7 2 1
18 Duke 7 2 1
19 Stanford 6 3 1
20 Michigan 6 3
1960
Released at the end of regular season
1 Minnesota 8 1
2 Mississippi 9 0 1
3 Iowa 8 1
4 Navy 9 1
5 Missouri 9 1
6 Washington 9 1
7 Arkansas 8 2
8 Ohio State 7 2
9 Alabama 8 1 1
10 Duke 7 3
11 Kansas 7 2 1
12 Baylor 8 2
13 Auburn 8 2
14 Yale 9 0
15 Michigan State 6 2 1
16 PENN STATE 6 3
17 New Mexico St 10 0
18 Florida 8 2
19 Syracuse 7 2
20 Purdue 4 4 1
1956
Released at the end of regular season
1 Oklahoma 10 0
2 Tennessee 10 0
3 Iowa 8 1
4 Georgia Tech 9 1
5 Texas A&M 9 0 1
6 Miami (Fla) 8 1 1
7 Michigan 7 2
8 Syracuse 7 1
9 Michigan State 7 2
10 Oregon State 7 2 1
11 Baylor 8 2
12 Minnesota 6 1 2
13 Pittsburgh 7 2 1
14 Texas Christian 7 3
15 Ohio State 6 3
16 Navy 6 1 2
17 Geo. Washington 7 1 1
18 USC 8 2
19 Clemson 7 1 2
20 Colorado 7 2 1
1952
Released at the end of regular season
1 Michigan State 9 0
2 Georgia Tech 11 0
3 Notre Dame 7 2 1
4 Oklahoma 8 1 1
5 USC 9 1
6 UCLA 8 1
7 Mississippi 8 0 2
8 Tennessee 8 1 1
9 Alabama 9 2
10 Texas 8 2
11 Wisconsin 6 2 1
12 Tulsa 8 1 1
13 Maryland 7 2
14 Syracuse 7 2
15 Florida 7 3
16 Duke 8 2
17 Ohio State 6 3
18 Purdue 4 3 2
19 Princeton 8 1
20 Kentucky 5 4 2
1951
Released at the end of regular season
1 Tennessee 10 0
2 Michigan State 9 0
3 Maryland 9 0
4 Illinois 8 0 1
5 Georgia Tech 10 0 1
6 Princeton 9 0
7 Stanford 9 1
8 Wisconsin 7 1 1
9 Baylor 8 1 1
10 Oklahoma 8 2
11 Texas Christian 6 4
12 California 8 2
13 Virginia 8 1
14 San Francisco 9 0
15 Kentucky 7 4
16 Boston Univ 6 4
17 UCLA 5 3 1
18 Washington St 7 3
19 Holy Cross 8 2
20 Clemson 7 2
1947
Released at the end of regular season
1 Notre Dame 9 0
2 Michigan 9 0
3 SMU 9 0 1
4 PENN STATE 9 0
5 Texas 9 1
6 Alabama 8 2
7 Pennsylvania 7 0 1
8 USC 7 1 1
9 North Carolina 8 2
10 Georgia Tech 9 1
11 Army 5 2 2
12 Kansas 8 0 2
13 Mississippi 8 2
14 William & Mary 9 1
15 California 9 1
16 Oklahoma 7 2 1
17 N C State 5 3 1
18 Rice 6 3 1
19 Duke 4 3 2
20 Columbia 7 2
1943
Released at the end of regular season
1 Notre Dame 9 1
2 Iowa Pre-Flight 9 1
3 Michigan 8 1
4 Navy 8 1
5 Purdue 9 0
6 Great Lakes NAS 10 2
7 Duke 8 1
8 Del Monte P-Flt 7 1
9 Northwestern 6 2
10> March Field 8 1
11 Army 7 2 1
12 Washington 4 0
13 Georgia Tech 7 3
14 Texas 7 1
15 Tulsa 6 0 1
16 Dartmouth 6 1
17 Bainbridge NTS 7 0
18 Colorado Coll 7 0
19> Pacific 7 1
20 Pennsylvania 6 2 1
1947: Michigan was ranked #2 in the final regular season poll but was ranked #1 in an unprecedented post Rose Bowl poll.
1950
Released at the end of regular season
1 Oklahoma 10 0
2 Army 8 1
3 Texas 9 1
4 Tennessee 10 1
5 California 9 0 1
6 Princeton 9 0
7 Kentucky 10 1
8 Michigan State 8 1
9 Michigan 5 3 1
10 Clemson 8 0 1
11 Washington 8 2
12 Wyoming 9 0
13 Illinois 7 2
14 Ohio State 6 3
15 Miami (Fla) 9 0 1
16 Alabama 9 2
17 Nebraska 6 2 1
18 Washngton & Lee 8 2
19 Tulsa 9 1 1
20 Tulane 6 2 1
1946
Released at the end of regular season
1 Notre Dame 8 0 1
2 Army 9 0 1
3 Georgia 10 0
4 UCLA 10 0
5 Illinois 7 2
6 Michigan 6 2 1
7 Tennessee 9 1
8 LSU 9 1
9 North Carolina 8 1 1
10 Rice 8 2
11 Georgia Tech 8 2
12 Yale 7 1 1
13 Pennsylvania 6 2
14 Oklahoma 7 3
15 Texas 8 2
16 Arkansas 6 3 1
17 Tulsa 9 1
18 N C State 8 2
19 Delaware 9 0
20 Indiana 6 3
1942
Released at the end of regular season
1 Ohio State 9 1
2 Georgia 10 1
3 Wisconsin 8 1 1
4 Tulsa 10 0
5 Georgia Tech 9 1
6> Notre Dame 7 2 1
7 Tennessee 8 1 1
8 Boston College 8 1
9 Michigan 7 3
10 Alabama 7 3
11 Texas 8 2
12> Stanford 6 4
13> UCLA 5 3
14> William & Mary 8 1 1
15 Santa Clara 7 2
16 Auburn 6 4 1
17> Washington St 6 1 2
18> Mississippi St 7 2
19T PENN STATE 6 1 1
19T Minnesota 5 4
19T Holy Cross 5 4 1
1949
Released at the end of regular season
1 Notre Dame 10 0
2 Oklahoma 10 0
3 California 10 0
4 Army 9 0
5 Rice 9 1
6 Ohio State 6 1 2
7 Michigan 6 2 1
8 Minnesota 7 2
9 Louisiana State 8 2
10 Pacific 11 0
11 Kentucky 9 2
12 Cornell 8 1
13 Villanova 8 1
14 Maryland 8 1
15 Santa Clara 7 2 1
16 North Carolina 7 3
17 Tennessee 7 2 1
18 Princeton 6 3
19 Michigan State 6 3
20 Missouri 7 3
1945
Released at the end of regular season
1 Army 9 0
2 Alabama 9 0
3 Navy 7 1 1
4 Indiana 9 0 1
5 Oklahoma A&M 8 0
6 Michigan 7 3
7 St Mary’s 7 1
8 Pennsylvania 6 2
9 Notre Dame 7 2 1
10 Texas 9 1
11 USC 7 3
12 Ohio State 7 2
13 Duke 6 2
14 Tennessee 8 1
15 LSU 7 2
16 Holy Cross 8 1
17 Tulsa 8 2
18 Georgia 8 2
19 Wake Forest 4 3 1
20 Columbia 8 1
1941
Released at the end of regular season
1 Minnesota 8 0
2 Duke 9 0
3 Notre Dame 8 0 1
4> Texas 7 1 1
5 Michigan 6 1 1
6 Fordham 7 1
7 Missouri 8 1
8 Duquesne 8 0
9> Texas A&M 8 1
10 Navy 7 1 1
11 Northwestern 5 3
12 Oregon State 7 2
13 Ohio State 6 1 1
14 Georgia 8 1 1
15 Pennsylvania 7 1 1
16> Mississippi St 7 1 1
17 Mississippi 6 2 1
18 Tennessee 8 2
19> Washington St 6 3
20 Alabama 8 2
> played regular season game
after final poll was released.
1948
Released at the end of regular season
1 Michigan 9 0
2 Notre Dame 9 0 1
3 North Carolina 9 0 1
4 California 10 0
5 Oklahoma 9 1
6 Army 8 0 1
7 Northwestern 7 2
8 Georgia 9 1
9 Oregon 9 1
10 SMU 8 1 1
11 Clemson 10 0
12 Vanderbilt 8 2 1
13 Tulane 9 1
14 Michigan State 6 2 2
15 Mississippi 8 1
16 Minnesota 7 2
17 William & Mary 6 2 2
18 PENN STATE 7 1 1
19 Cornell 8 1
20 Wake Forest 6 3
1944
Released at the end of regular season
1 Army 9 0
2 Ohio State 9 0
3> Randolph Field 10 0
4 Navy 6 3
5 Bainbridge NTS 10 0
6 Iowa Pre-Flight 10 1
7 USC 7 0 2
8 Michigan 8 2
9 Notre Dame 8 2
10> March Field 7 0 2
11 Duke 5 4
12 Tennessee 7 0 1
13 Georgia Tech 8 2
14 Norman Pre-Flt 6 0
15 Illinois 5 4 1
16 El Toro Marines 8 1
17 Great Lakes NAS 9 2 1
18> Fort Pierce 8 0
19 St Mary’s P-Flt 4 4
20> 2nd Air Force 10 2 1
1940
Released at the end of regular season
1 Minnesota 8 0
2 Stanford 9 0
3 Michigan 7 1
4 Tennessee 10 0
5 Boston College 10 0
6 Texas A&M 8 1
7 Nebraska 8 1
8 Northwestern 6 2
9 Mississippi St 9 0 1
10 Washington 7 2
11 Santa Clara 6 1 1
12 Fordham 7 1
13 Georgetown 8 1
14 Pennsylvania 6 1 1
15 Cornell 6 2
16> SMU 7 1 1
17 Hardin-Simmons 9 0
18 Duke 7 2
19 Lafayette 9 0
20 none selected - -
1939
Released at the end of regular season
1 Texas A&M 10 0
2 Tennessee 10 0
3 USC 7 0 2
4 Cornell 8 0
5 Tulane 8 0 1
6 Missouri 8 1
7 UCLA 6 0 4
8 Duke 8 1
9 Iowa 6 1 1
10 Duquesne 8 0 1
11 Boston College 9 1
12 Clemson 8 1
13 Notre Dame 7 2
14 Santa Clara 5 1 3
15 Ohio State 6 2
16 Georgia Tech 7 2
17 Fordham 6 2
18 Nebraska 7 1 1
19 Oklahoma 6 2 1
20 Michigan 6 2
NOTE:
The AP introduced its weekly college football poll of sportswriters
(later, sportswriters and broadcasters) in 1936.
1938
Released at the end of regular season
1 Texas Christian 10 0
2 Tennessee 10 0
3 Duke 9 0
4 Oklahoma 10 0
5 Notre Dame 8 1
6 Carnegie Tech 7 1
7 USC 8 2
8 Pittsburgh 8 2
9 Holy Cross 8 1
10 Minnesota 6 2
11 Texas Tech 10 0
12 Cornell 5 1 1
13 Alabama 7 1 1
14> California 9 1
15 Fordham 6 1 2
16 Michigan 6 1 1
17 Northwestern 4 2 2
18 Villanova 8 0 1
19 Tulane 7 2 1
20 Dartmouth 7 2
NOTE:
The Final AP poll was released at the end of the regular season until 1965, when bowl results were included for one year.
1937
Released at the end of regular season
1 Pittsburgh 9 0 1
2 California 9 0 1
3 Fordham 7 0 1
4 Alabama 9 0
5 Minnesota 6 2
6 Villanova 8 0 1
7 Dartmouth 7 0 2
8 LSU 9 1
9 Notre Dame 6 2 1
10 Santa Clara 8 0
11 Nebraska 6 1 2
12 Yale 6 1 1
13 Ohio State 6 2
14 Holy Cross 8 0 2
15 Arkansas 6 2 2
16 Texas Christian 4 2 2
17 Colorado 8 0
18> Rice 4 3 2
19 North Carolina 7 1 1
20 Duke 7 2 1
NOTE:
After a two-year return to regular season games only, the final poll has come out after the bowls since 1968.
1936
Released at the end of regular season
1 Minnesota 7 1
2 LSU 9 0 1
3 Pittsburgh 7 1 1
4 Alabama 8 0 1
5 Washington 7 1 1
6 Santa Clara 7 0
7 Northwestern 7 1
8> Notre Dame 6 2
9 Nebraska 7 2
10 Pennsylvania 7 1
11 Duke 9 1
12 Yale 7 1
13 Dartmouth 7 1 1
14 Duquesne 7 2
15 Fordham 5 1 2
16> Texas Christian 7 2 2
17> Tennessee 6 2 1
18> Arkansas 6 3
19 Navy 6 3
20 Marquette 7 1
NOTE:
The AP poll consisted of only ten teams from 1962 through 1967.
Positions 11 through 20 are from the UPI poll.
+ UPI Champion
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