| 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1984 |
| Bowl season | 1984–85 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | BYU |
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | SEC (4) |
Two major human polls as well as five other human polls comprised the 1984 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship; instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 4 [2] | Week 2 Sep 11 [2] | Week 3 Sep 18 [2] | Week 4 Sep 25 [2] | Week 5 Oct 2 [2] | Week 6 Oct 9 [2] | Week 7 Oct 16 [2] | Week 8 Oct 23 [2] | Week 9 Oct 30 [2] | Week 10 Nov 6 [2] | Week 11 Nov 13 [2] | Week 12 Nov 20 [2] | Week 13 Nov 27 [2] | Week 14 Dec 4 [2] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [3] | ||
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| 1. | Auburn (30) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (36) | Nebraska (1–0) (35) | Nebraska (2–0) (37) | Nebraska (3–0) (52) | Texas (2–0) (51) | Texas (3–0) (55) | Washington (6–0) (37) | Washington (7–0) (45) | Washington (8–0) (50) | Washington (9–0) | Nebraska (9–1) (37) | BYU (11–0) (40) | BYU (12–0) (34) | BYU (12–0) (33) | BYU (13–0) (38) | 1. |
| 2. | Nebraska (5) | Nebraska (0–0) (7) | Clemson (2–0) (15) | Clemson (2–0) (15) | Texas (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (5) | Washington (5–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) (10) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) (7) | Texas (5–0–1) (3) | Nebraska (8–1) | South Carolina (9–0) (11) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (7) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (18) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (16) | Washington (11–1) (16) | 2. |
| 3. | Pittsburgh (2) | Clemson (1–0) (2) | Michigan (1–0) (3) | Texas (1–0) (4) | Ohio State (3–0) (2) | Washington (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Texas (3–0–1) (4) | Texas (4–0–1) (3) | Nebraska (7–1) (3) | Texas (6–0–1) | BYU (10–0) (11) | Oklahoma State (9–1) (3) | Florida (8–1–1) (5) | Florida (9–1–1) (6) | Florida (9–1–1) (6) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson (11) | UCLA (0–0) (6) | Texas (0–0) (1) | Miami (FL) (3–1) (1) | Penn State (3–0) | Boston College (3–0) (2) | Boston College (3–0) (2) | Boston College (4–0) (6) | Nebraska (6–1) | BYU (8–0) (4) | BYU (9–0) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Florida (8–1–1) (7) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA (5) | Texas (0–0) | Iowa (1–0) (2) т | Ohio State (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | BYU (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | BYU (7–0) (3) | South Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Florida (7–1–1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Texas | Ohio State (0–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) (1) т | BYU (3–0) | Washington (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | SMU (4–0) (1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) | Texas (7–1–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State | Notre Dame (0–0) (1) | UCLA (1–0) (2) | Penn State (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | SMU (3–0) | BYU (6–0) | LSU (5–0–1) (1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame (1) | Auburn (0–1) | BYU (2–0) (1) | UCLA (2–0) (2) | BYU (4–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Washington (9–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | SMU (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama (1) | Alabama (0–0) (1) | Ohio State (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0–1) | Miami (FL) (6–2) | South Carolina (6–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) | LSU (7–1–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Miami (FL) (1) | Iowa (0–0) (1) | Boston College (2–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | SMU (3–0) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | LSU (4–0–1) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | Florida (6–1–1) | Texas (6–1–1) | Boston College (7–2) | SMU (8–2) | SMU (9–2) | USC (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0) | Auburn (0–1) | Oklahoma (2–0) | SMU (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | Penn State (4–1) | South Carolina (5–0) | Boston College (4–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Florida State (6–1–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | SMU (7–2) | Auburn (8–3) | LSU (8–2–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa (1) | Arizona State (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (5–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | LSU (6–1–1) | TCU (8–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Florida State (7–2–1) | Maryland (8–3) | Maryland (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arizona State (2) | BYU (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | SMU (1–0) | Clemson (2–1) | Michigan (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Georgia (5–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Boston College (6–2) | Auburn (8–3) | Texas (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Ohio State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan (1) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | SMU (0–0) | Iowa (1–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Miami (FL) (4–2) | Purdue (4–1) | Georgia (4–1) | SMU (4–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | USC (7–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | USC (8–2) | LSU (8–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Auburn (9–4) | 14. |
| 15. | SMU | SMU (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | USC (2–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Florida State (4–1–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | LSU (5–1–1) | TCU (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Florida State (7–2–1) | Maryland (8–3) | Florida State (7–3–1) | LSU (8–3–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (0–0) | Washington (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | Miami (FL) (3–2) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Auburn (3–2) | Kentucky (5–0) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Boston College (5–2) | SMU (6–2) | LSU (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Auburn (8–4) | Iowa (8–4–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Florida | Pittsburgh (0–1) | Pittsburgh (0–1) | USC (1–0) | UCLA (2–1) | UCLA (3–1) | South Carolina (4–0) | Florida (4–1–1) | Iowa (5–2) | Iowa (6–2) | SMU (5–2) | Florida State (6–2–1) | TCU (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Florida State (7–3–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Washington | Boston College (1–0) | Florida State (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Auburn (2–2) | Florida (3–1–1) | Iowa (4–2) | West Virginia (6–1) | USC (6–1) | Iowa (6–2–1) | Auburn (7–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Georgia (7–3) | USC (8–3) | Miami (FL) (8–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Boston College | Washington (0–0) | Alabama (0–1) | Auburn (0–2) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Penn State (4–2) | Penn State (5–2) | SMU (4–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Virginia (7–1–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Texas (7–3–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida State | Florida State (1–0) | USC (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Auburn (1–2) | Georgia (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | USC (5–1) | TCU (6–1) | Auburn (6–3) | Clemson (7–2) | Georgia (7–3) | USC (8–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 4 [2] | Week 2 Sep 11 [2] | Week 3 Sep 18 [2] | Week 4 Sep 25 [2] | Week 5 Oct 2 [2] | Week 6 Oct 9 [2] | Week 7 Oct 16 [2] | Week 8 Oct 23 [2] | Week 9 Oct 30 [2] | Week 10 Nov 6 [2] | Week 11 Nov 13 [2] | Week 12 Nov 20 [2] | Week 13 Nov 27 [2] | Week 14 Dec 4 [2] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [3] | ||
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| Preseason Aug 26 [4] | Week 1 Sep 4 [5] | Week 2 Sep 11 [6] | Week 3 Sep 18 [7] | Week 4 Sep 25 [8] | Week 5 Oct 2 [9] | Week 6 Oct 9 [10] | Week 7 Oct 16 [11] | Week 8 Oct 23 [12] | Week 9 Oct 30 [13] | Week 10 Nov 6 [14] | Week 11 Nov 13 [15] | Week 12 Nov 20 [16] | Week 13 Nov 27 [17] | Week 14 Dec 4 [18] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [19] | ||
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| 1. | Auburn (32) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (30) | Nebraska (1–0) (32) | Nebraska (2–0) (34) | Nebraska (3–0) (39) | Texas (2–0) (34) | Texas (3–0) (34) | Washington (6–0) (24) | Washington (7–0) (30) | Washington (8–0) (24) | Washington (9–0) (30) | Nebraska (9–1) (19) | BYU (11–0) (30) | BYU (12–0) (21) | BYU (12–0) (24) | BYU (13–0) (28) | 1. |
| 2. | Nebraska (1) | Nebraska (0–0) (4) | Michigan (1–0) (4) | Texas (1–0) (4) | Texas (1–0) | Ohio State (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) (3) | Texas (4–0–1) (7) | Texas (5–0–1) | Texas (6–0–1) (6) | South Carolina (9–0) (9) | Oklahoma State (9–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (10) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (8) | Washington (11–1) (11) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas (4) | Texas (0–0) | Texas (0–0) (2) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Washington (5–0) (3) | Texas (3–0–1) (9) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) (2) | BYU (8–0) (5) | Nebraska (8–1) (2) | BYU (10–0) (12) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (2) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (10–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Miami (FL) (1) | UCLA (0–0) | Clemson (2–0) | BYU (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Washington (4–0) (3) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | Boston College (4–0) (2) | BYU (7–0) (1) | Nebraska (7–1) (2) | BYU (9–0) (4) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Texas (7–1–1) (3) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA (1) | Clemson (1–0) | Iowa (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | BYU (5–0) | BYU (6–0) (1) | Nebraska (6–1) | South Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Washington (9–1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State | Auburn (0–1) | BYU (2–0) (1) | Ohio State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | LSU (5–0–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | South Carolina (10–1) | Florida (9–1–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Pittsburgh (1) | Penn State (0–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | Florida State (4–0) | SMU (3–0) | SMU (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) (1) | Boston College (5–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Florida (8–1–1) (2) | Florida (8–1–1) (1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Florida (9–1–1) (1) | 7. |
| 8. | Clemson | Ohio State (0–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Washington (2–0) | BYU (4–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0–1) | Ohio State (5–1) (1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Florida (7–1–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Boston College (9–2) | SMU (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State | Michigan (0–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–1) | Florida State (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | LSU (4–0–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) | Texas (6–1–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | USC (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan | Oklahoma (0–0) | Auburn (0–1) | UCLA (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | SMU (3–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Miami (FL) (6–2) | Boston College (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Florida State (6–1–1) | TCU (8–1) | Boston College (7–2) | SMU (8–2) | SMU (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Oklahoma | Alabama (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | South Carolina (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Florida (6–1–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Auburn (8–3) | Auburn (8–3) | Maryland (8–3) | Maryland (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Alabama | BYU (1–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | SMU (1–0) | SMU (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Penn State (4–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | USC (7–1) | LSU (7–1–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) т | Texas (7–2–1) | LSU (8–2–1) | Ohio State (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arizona State | Arizona State (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Michigan (2–1) | LSU (3–0–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Auburn (5–2) | Iowa (6–2) | Ohio State (7–2) | Boston College (6–2) | USC (8–2) т | Florida State (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) 8–4 | South Carolina (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Iowa | Iowa (0–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | USC (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | South Carolina (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | TCU (7–1) | Virginia (7–1–1) | SMU (7–2) | Maryland (8–3) | USC (8–3) | Auburn (9–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Notre Dame (1) | Notre Dame (0–0) | SMU (0–0) | Iowa (1–1) | UCLA (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Florida State (5–1–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | LSU (6–1–1) | SMU (6–2) | Florida State (7–2–1) | LSU (8–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Iowa (8–4–1) | 15. |
| 16. | SMU | Boston College (1–0) | Washington (1–0) | USC (1–0) | Miami (FL) (3–2) | Miami (FL) (4–2) | Auburn (3–2) | Florida State (4–1–1) | SMU (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Boston College (5–2) | Georgia (7–2) | TCU (8–2) | Miami (8–4) | Florida State (7–3–1) | LSU (8–3–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington | SMU (0–0) | Florida State (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Purdue (4–1) | Iowa (4–2) | Iowa (5–2) | LSU (5–1–1) | Iowa (6–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Virginia (7–1–2) | USC (8–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Florida | Washington (0–0) | USC (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | LSU (2–0–1) | Auburn (2–2) | Florida (3–1–1) | Florida (4–1–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Florida State (6–2–1) | LSU (7–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | West Virginia (8–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia | Florida State (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Auburn (1–2) | Georgia (2–1) | Iowa (3–2) | West Virginia (5–1) | USC (5–1) | TCU (6–1) | Virginia (6–1–1) | Auburn (7–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Auburn (8–4) | Kentucky (9–3) т | 19. |
| 20. | Boston College | Pittsburgh (0–1) | Alabama (0–1) | Auburn (0–2) | Iowa (1–2) |
| Kentucky (4–0) | Michigan (4–2) | Penn State (5–2) | Cal State Fullerton (9–0) | SMU (5–2) | Penn State (6–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Texas (7–3–1) | Florida State (7–3–2) т | 20. |
| Preseason Aug 26 [20] | Week 1 Sep 4 [21] | Week 2 Sep 11 [22] | Week 3 Sep 18 [23] | Week 4 Sep 25 [24] | Week 5 Oct 2 [25] | Week 6 Oct 9 [26] | Week 7 Oct 16 [27] | Week 8 Oct 23 [28] | Week 9 Oct 30 [29] | Week 10 Nov 6 [30] | Week 11 Nov 13 [31] | Week 12 Nov 20 [32] | Week 13 Nov 27 [33] | Week 14 Dec 4 [34] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [35] | ||
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| Week 16 Final Jan 3 | ||
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| 1. | Florida (9–1–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Nebraska (10–2–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Washington (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | BYU (13–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Boston College (10–2–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | South Carolina (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | SMU (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Maryland (9–3) | 10. |
| Week 16 Final Jan 3 | ||
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The 1960 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1960 college football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of experts, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of 47 small-college coaches from throughout the country.
The 1966 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1966 college football season, including the 1966 NCAA College Division football season and the 1966 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1965 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1965 college football season, including the 1965 NCAA College Division football season and the 1965 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1972 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1972 college football season, including the 1972 NCAA College Division football season and the 1972 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1975 NCAA Division II football rankings are from United Press International and from Associated Press. The 1975 NCAA Division II football season was the first year UPI published a Division II poll. 1975 was also the 16th year AP published a "College Division" poll.