1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Two human polls comprised the 1989 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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AP Poll

The AP poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989.

Preseason
Aug 28 [1]
Week 1
Sep 5 [2]
Week 2
Sep 12 [3]
Week 3
Sep 19 [4]
Week 4
Sep 26 [5]
Week 5
Oct 3 [6]
Week 6
Oct 10 [7]
Week 7
Oct 17 [8]
Week 8
Oct 24 [9]
Week 9
Oct 31 [10]
Week 10
Nov 7 [11]
Week 11
Nov 14 [12]
Week 12
Nov 21 [13]
Week 13
Nov 28 [14]
Week 14
Dec 5 [15]
Week 15
Dec 12 [16]
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3 [17]
1. Michigan (23)Notre Dame (1–0) (31)Notre Dame (1–0) (37)Notre Dame (2–0) (57)Notre Dame (3–0) (57)Notre Dame (4–0) (57)Notre Dame (5–0) (54)Notre Dame (6–0) (52)Notre Dame (7–0) (56)Notre Dame (8–0) (58)Notre Dame (9–0) (56)Notre Dame (10–0) (57)Notre Dame (11–0) (57)Colorado (11–0) (53)Colorado (11–0) (55)Colorado (11–0) (51)Miami (FL) (11–1) (38)1.
2. Notre Dame (20)Michigan (0–0) (18)Michigan (0–0) (15)Miami (FL) (2–0) (3)Miami (FL) (3–0) (3)Miami (FL) (4–0) (3)Miami (FL) (5–0) (4)Miami (FL) (6–0) (3)Miami (FL) (6–0) (3)Colorado (8–0) (2)Colorado (9–0) (4)Colorado (10–0) (3)Colorado (11–0) (3)Alabama (10–0) (2)Miami (FL) (10–1) (4)Miami (FL) (10–1) (4)Notre Dame (12–1) (19)2.
3. Nebraska (10)Miami (FL) (0–0) (4)Miami (FL) (1–0) (5)Nebraska (2–0)Nebraska (3–0)Colorado (4–0)Colorado (5–0) (2)Colorado (6–0) (3)Colorado (7–0) (1)Nebraska (8–0)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1) (1)Michigan (10–1) (1)Michigan (10–1) (1)Florida State (10–2) (2)3.
4. Miami (FL) (4)Nebraska (0–0) (6)Nebraska (1–0) (3)Auburn (2–0)Auburn (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Nebraska (5–0)Nebraska (6–0)Nebraska (7–0)Michigan (6–1)Alabama (8–0)Alabama (9–0)Alabama (10–0)Miami (FL) (10–1) (3)Notre Dame (11–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Colorado (11–1)4.
5. USC (1)Auburn (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Michigan (0–1)Colorado (3–0)Michigan (2–1)Michigan (3–1)Michigan (4–1)Michigan (5–1)Alabama (7–0)Florida State (7–2)Florida State (7–2)Florida State (8–2)Notre Dame (11–1)Florida State (9–2)Florida State (9–2)Tennessee (11–1)5.
6. Florida State (2)UCLA (0–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Colorado (3–0)Michigan (1–1)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)Tennessee (5–0)Alabama (6–0)Florida State (6–2)Nebraska (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Nebraska (10–1)Florida State (8–2)Nebraska (10–1)Nebraska (10–1)Auburn (10–2)6.
7. LSU Arkansas (0–0)Clemson (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Clemson (4–0)Arkansas (3–0)Arkansas (4–0)Arkansas (5–0)Pittsburgh (5–0–1)Miami (FL) (6–1)Miami (FL) (7–1)Miami (FL) (8–1)Miami (FL) (9–1)Nebraska (10–1)Alabama (10–1)Alabama (10–1)Michigan (10–2)7.
8. Auburn Oklahoma (1–0)Colorado (2–0)Arkansas (1–0)Arkansas (2–0)Pittsburgh (3–0–1)Houston (4–0)Pittsburgh (5–0–1)Illinois (5–1)Illinois (6–1)Illinois (7–1)USC (8–2)Tennessee (8–1)Tennessee (9–1)Tennessee (10–1)Tennessee (10–1)USC (9–2–1)8.
9. UCLA Colorado (1–0)Arkansas (0–0)West Virginia (3–0)West Virginia (4–0)USC (3–1) тPittsburgh (4–0–1)USC (5–1)Florida State (5–2)USC (6–2)USC (7–2)Tennessee (7–1)Arkansas (8–1)Arkansas (9–1)Auburn (9–2)Auburn (9–2)Alabama (10–2)9.
10. Arkansas Clemson (1–0)Illinois (1–0)Syracuse (2–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)West Virginia (4–0–1) тUSC (4–1)Alabama (5–0)USC (5–2)Tennessee (6–1)Arkansas (7–1)Arkansas (8–1)Auburn (8–2)Illinois (9–2)Arkansas (10–1)Arkansas (10–1)Illinois (10–2)10.
11. Penn State (1)Illinois (1–0)Syracuse (1–0)Washington (2–0)USC (2–1)Auburn (2–1)Alabama (4–0)Auburn (4–1)Tennessee (5–1)Arkansas (6–1)Tennessee (6–1)Auburn (7–2)Illinois (8–2)Auburn (8–2)Illinois (9–2)Illinois (9–2)Nebraska (10–2)11.
12. Clemson Penn State (0–0)West Virginia (2–0)USC (1–1)Tennessee (3–0)Houston (3–0)Auburn (3–1)NC State (6–0)Houston (5–1)Auburn (5–2)Auburn (6–2)Illinois (7–2)USC (8–2–1)USC (8–2–1)USC (8–2–1)USC (8–2–1)Clemson (10–2)12.
13. Syracuse USC (0–1)USC (0–1)Pittsburgh (2–0)Alabama (2–0)Alabama (3–0)NC State (6–0)Illinois (4–1)Arkansas (5–1)West Virginia (6–1–1)Penn State (6–2)Houston (7–2)Houston (7–2)Houston (8–2)Houston (9–2)Houston (9–2)Arkansas (10–2)13.
14. Colorado Syracuse (0–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Houston (2–0)NC State (5–0)Clemson (5–1)Florida State (4–2)Penn State (5–1)Pittsburgh (5–1–1)Pittsburgh (5–1–1)Texas A&M (7–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Houston (9–2)14.
15. Oklahoma Texas A&M (1–0) Washington (1–0)Alabama (1–0)NC State (4–0)Clemson (4–1)Oklahoma (4–1)Washington State (6–1)West Virginia (5–1–1)Arizona (6–2)Houston (6–2)Clemson (8–2)Clemson (9–2)Virginia (10–2)Virginia (10–2)Virginia (10–2)Penn State (8–3–1)15.
16. Alabama Florida State (0–1)Alabama (0–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Oklahoma (2–1)Oklahoma (3–1)Illinois (3–1)Houston (4–1)Auburn (4–2)Penn State (5–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Virginia (9–2)Virginia (10–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Michigan State (8–4)16.
17. West Virginia West Virginia (1–0) Tennessee (2–0)Houston (1–0)Arizona (3–1)Syracuse (2–1)Air Force (6–0) тPenn State (5–1)Arizona (5–2)Houston (5–2)Clemson (8–2)Penn State (6–2–1)West Virginia (7–2–1)West Virginia (8–2–1)West Virginia (8–2–1)West Virginia (8–2–1)Pittsburgh (8–3–1)17.
18. Arizona Southern Miss (1–0)Houston (1–0)NC State (3–0)Syracuse (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Washington State (5–1) тWest Virginia (4–1–1)BYU (6–1)NC State (7–1)Virginia (8–2)West Virginia (7–2–1)Texas Tech (8–2)Penn State (7–3–1)Penn State (7–3–1)Penn State (7–3–1)Virginia (10–3)18.
19. BYU Alabama (0–0)NC State (2–0)Washington State (3–0)Washington State (4–0)Texas A&M (3–1)Florida State (3–2)Air Force (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)West Virginia (6–2–1)Pittsburgh (5–2–1)Pittsburgh (6–2–1)BYU (10–2)BYU (10–2)BYU (10–2)Texas Tech (9–3)19.
20. Pittsburgh Arizona (1–0)UCLA (0–1)Illinois (1–1)Illinois (2–1)Air Force (5–0)West Virginia (4–1–1)Florida (5–1)NC State (6–1)Texas A&M (6–2)Florida (6–2)Texas Tech (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Duke (8–3)Duke (8–3)Duke (8–3)Texas A&M (8–4)20.
21. Houston LSU (0–1)LSU (0–1)Texas A&M (2–1)Washington (2–1)Washington State (4–1)Michigan State (2–2)BYU (5–1)Texas A&M (5–2)Clemson (7–2)BYU (7–2)BYU (8–2)BYU (9–2)Ohio State (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)West Virginia (8–3–1)21.
22. Illinois Houston (1–0)Texas A&M (1–1) Oregon (2–0)Texas A&M (2–1)Florida State (2–2)UCLA (3–2)Arizona (4–2)Clemson (6–2)Texas (4–2)NC State (7–2)Ohio State (7–2)Penn State (6–3–1)Michigan State (7–4)Michigan State (7–4)Michigan State (7–4)BYU (10–3)22.
23. Iowa Pittsburgh (1–0) Washington State (2–0)Arizona (2–1) Georgia (2–0)Oregon (3–1)Penn State (4–1)Texas A&M (4–2)Washington State (6–2)BYU (6–2) Texas Tech (6–2)Fresno State (10–0)Duke (8–3)Hawaii (9–2)Hawaii (9–2)Pittsburgh (7–3–1)Washington (8–4)23.
24. NC State BYU (1–0)Iowa (0–0)UCLA (1–1) Air Force (4–0) Michigan State (1–2) South Carolina (4–1–1)South Carolina (4–1–1) Texas (4–2) Virginia (7–2)Fresno State (9–0) Hawaii (8–2)Hawaii (8–2)Pittsburgh (6–3–1)Pittsburgh (7–3–1)Texas Tech (8–3)Ohio State (8–4)24.
25. Ohio State NC State (1–0) Mississippi State (2–0)Ohio State (1–0)Florida State (2–2)UCLA (2–2)
Oklahoma (4–2)South Carolina (5–1–1) Fresno State (8–0)Arizona (6–3) Duke (7–3)Michigan State (6–4)Texas Tech (8–3)Texas Tech (8–3)Hawaii (9–2–1)Arizona (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 28 [18]
Week 1
Sep 5 [19]
Week 2
Sep 12 [20]
Week 3
Sep 19 [21]
Week 4
Sep 26 [22]
Week 5
Oct 3 [23]
Week 6
Oct 10 [24]
Week 7
Oct 17 [25]
Week 8
Oct 24 [26]
Week 9
Oct 31 [27]
Week 10
Nov 7 [28]
Week 11
Nov 14 [29]
Week 12
Nov 21 [30]
Week 13
Nov 28 [31]
Week 14
Dec 5 [32]
Week 15
Dec 12 [33]
Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3 [34]
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • BYU
  • Florida State
  • Penn State
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • LSU
  • Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Oregon
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Georgia
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Syracuse
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Michigan State
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • South Carolina
  • Washington State
Dropped:
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Florida
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Fresno State
NoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • Duke
  • Hawaii

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 19 [35]
Week 1
Sep 5 [36]
Week 2
Sep 12 [37]
Week 3
Sep 19 [38]
Week 4
Sep 26 [39]
Week 5
Oct 3 [40]
Week 6
Oct 10 [41]
Week 7
Oct 17 [42]
Week 8
Oct 24 [43]
Week 9
Oct 31 [44]
Week 10
Nov 7 [45]
Week 11
Nov 14 [46]
Week 12
Nov 21 [47]
Week 13
Nov 28 [48]
Week 14
Dec 5 [49]
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [50]
1. Notre Dame (30)Notre Dame (1–0) (34)Notre Dame (1–0) (39)Notre Dame (2–0) (45)Notre Dame (3–0) (43)Notre Dame (4–0) (47)Notre Dame (5–0) (42)Notre Dame (6–0) (41)Notre Dame (7–0) (45)Notre Dame (8–0) (47)Notre Dame (9–0) (45)Notre Dame (10–0) (45)Notre Dame (11–0) (43)Colorado (11–0) (39)Colorado (11–0) (42)Miami (FL) (11–1) (36)1.
2. Nebraska (8)Nebraska (0–0) (1)Miami (FL) (1–0) (2)Miami (FL) (2–0) (3)Miami (FL) (3–0) (4)Miami (FL) (4–0) (2)Miami (FL) (5–0) (5)Miami (FL) (6–0) (5)Miami (FL) (6–0) (3)Colorado (8–0) (2)Colorado (9–0) (5)Colorado (10–0) (4)Colorado (11–0) (4)Alabama (10–0) (4)Miami (FL) (10–1) (4)Florida State (10–2) (7)2.
3. Auburn USC (0–0) (1)Nebraska (1–0) (1)Nebraska (2–0) тNebraska (3–0) (1)Nebraska (4–0) (1)Nebraska (5–0) (1)Colorado (6–0) (1)Colorado (7–0) (1)Nebraska (8–0) (1)Alabama (8–0)Alabama (9–0)Alabama (10–0)Miami (FL) (10–1) (3)Michigan (10–1)Notre Dame (12–1) (6)3.
4. USC (3)Auburn (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Auburn (2–0) тAuburn (2–0) (1)Colorado (4–0)Colorado (5–0) (1)Nebraska (6–0) (1)Nebraska (7–0) (1)Alabama (7–0)Florida State (7–2)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1) (2)Notre Dame (11–1)Colorado (11–1)4.
5. Miami (FL) (1)Miami (FL) (0–0)Michigan (0–0) (7)Colorado (3–0)Colorado (3–0)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)Tennessee (5–0)Alabama (6–0)Florida State (6–2)Michigan (7–1)Florida State (7–2)Florida State (8–2)Notre Dame (11–1)Florida State (9–2) (1)Tennessee (11–1)5.
6. Florida State (1)Michigan (0–0) (8)Clemson (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Clemson (4–0)Arkansas (3–0)Arkansas (4–0)Arkansas (5–0)Michigan (5–1)Miami (FL) (6–1)Nebraska (8–1)Nebraska (9–1)Nebraska (10–1)Florida State (8–2) (1)Nebraska (10–1)Auburn (10–2)6.
7. Michigan (7)UCLA (0–0)Colorado (2–0)Michigan (0–1)Michigan (1–1)Michigan (2–1)Michigan (3–1)Michigan (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–0–1)Michigan (6–1)Miami (FL) (7–1)Miami (FL) (8–1)Miami (FL) (9–1)Nebraska (10–1)Alabama (10–1)Alabama (10–2)7.
8. UCLA Arkansas (0–0)Arkansas (0–0)Arkansas (1–0)Arkansas (2–0)West Virginia (4–0–1)Alabama (4–0)Alabama (5–0)Florida State (5–2)Illinois (6–1)Illinois (7–1)USC (8–2)Tennessee (8–1)Tennessee (9–1)Tennessee (10–1)Michigan (10–2)8.
9. LSU Clemson (1–0)West Virginia (2–0)West Virginia (3–0)West Virginia (4–0)USC (3–1)Pittsburgh (4–0–1)Pittsburgh (5–0–1)Illinois (5–1)USC (6–2)USC (7–2)Arkansas (8–1)Arkansas (8–1)Arkansas (9–1)Arkansas (10–1)USC (9–2–1)9.
10. Arkansas Penn State (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)Washington (2–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)Alabama (3–0) тUSC (4–1)USC (5–1)USC (5–2)Tennessee (6–1)Tennessee (6–1) тTennessee (7–1)Auburn (8–2)Auburn (8–2)Auburn (9–2)Illinois (10–2)10.
11. Clemson Colorado (0–0) Illinois (1–0)Tennessee (3–0)USC (2–1)Auburn (2–1) тAuburn (3–1)Auburn (4–1)Arkansas (5–1)Arkansas (6–1)Arkansas (7–1) тAuburn (7–2)Illinois (8–2)Illinois (9–2)Illinois (9–2)Clemson (10–2)11.
12. Penn State Texas A&M (1–0)Washington (1–0)Alabama (1–0)Tennessee (3–0)Pittsburgh (3–0–1)NC State (6–0)NC State (6–0)Tennessee (5–1)West Virginia (6–1–1)Auburn (6–2)Illinois (7–2)USC (8–2–1)USC (8–2–1)USC (8–2–1)Nebraska (10–2)12.
13. West Virginia West Virginia (1–0)Alabama (0–0)Syracuse (2–0)Alabama (2–0)NC State (5–0)Clemson (5–1)Florida State (4–2)Penn State (5–1)Auburn (5–2)Penn State (6–2)Clemson (8–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Clemson (9–2)Arkansas (10–2)13.
14. Colorado Alabama (0–0) Pittsburgh (2–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)NC State (4–0)Clemson (4–1)Air Force (6–0)Washington State (6–1)West Virginia (5–1–1)Pittsburgh (5–1–1)Pittsburgh (5–1–1)Virginia (9–2)Virginia (10–2)Virginia (10–2)Virginia (10–2)Penn State (8–3–1)14.
15. Alabama Syracuse (0–0) NC State (2–0)USC (1–1) Arizona (3–1)Air Force (5–0)Illinois (3–1)Illinois (4–1)Auburn (4–2)NC State (7–1)Clemson (8–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Texas A&M (7–2)BYU (10–2)Texas A&M (8–3)Virginia (10–3)15.
16. Syracuse Florida State (0–1)USC (0–1)NC State (3–0)Washington State (4–0)Washington State (4–1)Washington State (5–1) тPenn State (5–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (6–2)Texas A&M (7–2)Penn State (6–2–1)BYU (9–2)West Virginia (8–2–1)BYU (10–2)Texas Tech (9–3) т16.
17. Georgia BYU (1–0) Tennessee (2–0) Washington State (3–0)Washington (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Florida State (3–2) тAir Force (6–1)NC State (6–1)Penn State (5–2) Virginia (8–2)BYU (8–2)Texas Tech (8–2)Texas A&M (7–3)West Virginia (8–2–1)Michigan State (8–4) т17.
18. BYU Southern Miss (1–0) Air Force (2–0) Oregon (2–0)Georgia (2–0)Texas A&M (3–1)West Virginia (4–1–1)West Virginia (4–1–1)BYU (6–1)Clemson (7–2)BYU (7–2)Pittsburgh (5–2–1)Ohio State (8–2)Penn State (7–3–1)Penn State (7–3–1)BYU (10–3)18.
19. Iowa LSU (0–1)Georgia (0–0)Air Force (3–0)Air Force (4–0)Syracuse (2–1)Hawaii (5–1) тArizona (4–2)Clemson (6–2)Texas A&M (6–2) тWest Virginia (6–2–1) тTexas Tech (7–2)West Virginia (7–2–1)Hawaii (9–2)Hawaii (9–2) тPittsburgh (7–3–1)19.
20. Washington Georgia (0–0)UCLA (0–1)
Florida State (2–2)
  • Hawaii (4–1) т
  • Florida State (2–2) т
Michigan State (2–2) тBYU (5–1) Florida (6–1) Texas (4–2) т Texas Tech (6–2) тWest Virginia (7–2–1)Pittsburgh (6–2–1)
  • Ohio State (8–3) т
  • Arizona (7–4) т
Texas Tech (8–3) тWashington (8–4)20.
Preseason
Aug 19 [51]
Week 1
Sep 5 [52]
Week 2
Sep 12 [53]
Week 3
Sep 19 [54]
Week 4
Sep 26 [55]
Week 5
Oct 3 [56]
Week 6
Oct 10 [57]
Week 7
Oct 17 [58]
Week 8
Oct 24 [59]
Week 9
Oct 31 [60]
Week 10
Nov 7 [61]
Week 11
Nov 14 [62]
Week 12
Nov 21 [63]
Week 13
Nov 28 [64]
Week 14
Dec 5 [65]
Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [66]
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Penn State
  • Texas A&M
  • Florida State
  • BYU
  • Southern Miss
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Syracuse
  • Oregon
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Washington
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Hawaii
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Washington State
  • Air Force
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Florida
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Arizona
  • Texas
NoneDropped:
  • Penn State
Dropped:
  • Texas Tech
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • West Virginia
  • Hawaii

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Two human polls comprised the 1978 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1980 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1981 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1982 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1983 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.

Two 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1985 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1986 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1987 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1988 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1990 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.

Two human polls comprised the 1991 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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