1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Two human polls comprised the 1992 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.

Contents

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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 24 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 1 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 8 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 15 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 22 [5] 		Week 5
Sep 29 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 6 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 13 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 20 [9] 		Week 9
Oct 27 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 3 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 10 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 17 [13] 		Week 13
Nov 24 [14] 		Week 14
Dec 1 [15] 		Week 15
Dec 8 [16] 		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3 [17]
1. Miami (FL) (40)Miami (FL) (0–0) (43)Miami (FL) (1–0) (45)Miami (FL) (1–0) (47)Miami (FL) (2–0) (43)Washington (3–0) (44)Washington (4–0) (42)Washington (5–0) (30 ½)Miami (FL) (6–0) (31) тMiami (FL) (7–0) (32)Washington (8–0) (33 ½)Miami (FL) (8–0) (61)Miami (FL) (9–0) (61)Miami (FL) (10–0) (61)Miami (FL) (11–0) (61)Miami (FL) (11–0) (61)Alabama (13–0) (62)1.
2. Washington (12)Washington (0–0) (9)Washington (1–0) (9)Washington (2–0) (11)Washington (3–0) (15)Miami (FL) (3–0) (12)Miami (FL) (4–0) (16)Miami (FL) (5–0) (30 ½)Washington (6–0) (30) тWashington (7–0) (29)Miami (FL) (8–0) (27 ½)Alabama (9–0) (1)Alabama (10–0) (1)Alabama (10–0) (1)Alabama (11–0) (1)Alabama (12–0) (1)Florida State (11–1)2.
3. Notre Dame (6)Notre Dame (0–0) (5)Notre Dame (1–0) (4)Florida State (2–0) (2)Florida State (3–0) (2)Florida State (4–0) (4)Michigan (3–0–1) (1)Michigan (4–0–1)Michigan (5–0–1)Michigan (6–0–1)Alabama (8–0) (1)Michigan (8–0–1)Florida State (9–1)Florida State (9–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Miami (FL) (11–1)3.
4. Florida Florida State (0–0) (1)Florida (0–0)Florida (1–0)Michigan (1–0–1)Michigan (2–0–1)Tennessee (5–0) (2)Alabama (6–0) (1)Alabama (7–0) (1)Alabama (8–0) (1)Michigan (7–0–1)Texas A&M (9–0)Texas A&M (10–0)Texas A&M (11–0)Texas A&M (12–0)Texas A&M (12–0)Notre Dame (10–1–1)4.
5. Florida State (1)Michigan (0–0) (1)Florida State (1–0) (1)Texas A&M (3–0) (1)Texas A&M (4–0) (1)Texas A&M (4–0) (1)Texas A&M (5–0)Texas A&M (5–0)Texas A&M (6–0)Texas A&M (7–0)Texas A&M (8–0)Florida State (8–1)Washington (9–1)Notre Dame (8–1–1)Notre Dame (9–1–1)Notre Dame (9–1–1)Michigan (9–0–3)5.
6. Michigan (1)Florida (0–0)Michigan (0–0) (1)Michigan (0–0–1)Notre Dame (2–0–1)Notre Dame (3–0–1)Alabama (5–0) (1)Florida State (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)Washington (8–1)Michigan (8–0–2)Florida (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (10–2)6.
7. Texas A&M (1)Texas A&M (1–0) (1)Texas A&M (2–0) (1)Notre Dame (1–0–1)Alabama (3–0) (1)Tennessee (4–0)Penn State (5–0)Colorado (5–0)Georgia (6–1)Georgia (7–1)Nebraska (6–1)Nebraska (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1–1)Michigan (8–0–3)Michigan (8–0–3)Michigan (8–0–3)Texas A&M (12–1)7.
8. Penn State Penn State (0–0) (1)Alabama (1–0) (1)Syracuse (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Penn State (4–0)Florida State (4–1)Stanford (5–1)Nebraska (4–1)Colorado (6–0–1) тNotre Dame (6–1–1)Notre Dame (7–1–1)Syracuse (9–1)Syracuse (9–2)Georgia (9–2)Georgia (9–2)Georgia (10–2)8.
9. Alabama (1)Alabama (0–0) (1)Syracuse (1–0)Alabama (2–0) (1)Penn State (3–0)Alabama (4–0) (1)Colorado (4–0)Penn State (5–1)Colorado (5–0–1)Nebraska (5–1) тBoston College (7–0–1)Arizona (6–2–1)Florida (7–2)Georgia (8–2)Colorado (9–1–1)Washington (9–2)Stanford (10–3)9.
10. Syracuse Syracuse (0–0)Penn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Colorado (3–0)Colorado (4–0)Virginia (5–0)Georgia (5–1)Notre Dame (4–1–1)Notre Dame (5–1–1)Syracuse (7–1)Syracuse (8–1)Georgia (8–2)Colorado (9–1–1)Washington (9–2)Colorado (9–1–1)Florida (9–4)10.
11. Nebraska Nebraska (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Colorado (2–0)UCLA (2–0)UCLA (3–0)Stanford (4–1)Nebraska (4–1)Boston College (5–0–1)Boston College (6–0–1)USC (5–1–1)Florida (6–2)Colorado (8–1–1)Washington (9–2)Nebraska (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Washington (9–3)11.
12. Colorado Colorado (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Nebraska (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Ohio State (3–0)Georgia (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1–1)Syracuse (5–1)Syracuse (6–1)Arizona (5–2–1)Georgia (7–2)Nebraska (7–2)Nebraska (7–2)Florida (8–3)NC State (9–2–1)Tennessee (9–3)12.
13. Clemson Clemson (0–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Florida (1–1)Florida (1–1)Notre Dame (3–1–1)Tennessee (5–1)Washington State (6–0)USC (4–1–1)Kansas (7–1)Colorado (7–1–1)NC State (8–2–1)NC State (9–2–1)NC State (9–2–1)Stanford (9–3)Colorado (9–2–1)13.
14. Georgia Georgia (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Tennessee (2–0)Virginia (3–0)Virginia (4–0)Nebraska (3–1)Syracuse (4–1)Penn State (5–2)Penn State (6–2)Florida (5–2)NC State (7–2–1)Stanford (8–3)Stanford (9–3)Stanford (9–3)Florida (8–4)Nebraska (9–3)14.
15. Oklahoma Oklahoma (0–0)Clemson (1–0)UCLA (1–0)Nebraska (2–1)Nebraska (3–1)Syracuse (3–1)Mississippi State (4–1)USC (3–1–1)Stanford (6–2)Georgia (7–2)Stanford (7–3)USC (6–2–1)Ohio State (8–2–1)Ohio State (8–2–1)Ohio State (8–2–1)Washington State (9–3)15.
16. Iowa UCLA (0–0)UCLA (0–0)NC State (3–0)Clemson (1–1)Georgia (3–1)Oklahoma (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Stanford (5–2)Tennessee (5–2)Colorado (6–1–1)Mississippi State (7–2)Arizona (6–3–1)Mississippi State (7–3)Boston College (8–2–1)Boston College (8–2–1)Ole Miss (9–3)16.
17. Stanford Ohio State (0–0)California (1–0)Clemson (1–1)Syracuse (2–1)Syracuse (2–1)Georgia Tech (3–1)Virginia (5–1)Tennessee (5–2)Arizona (4–2–1)NC State (6–2–1)Boston College (7–1–1)Ohio State (8–2)Boston College (8–2–1)Tennessee (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)NC State (9–3–1)17.
18. UCLA NC State (1–0)Mississippi State (1–0)Stanford (1–1)Georgia (2–1)Stanford (3–1)Mississippi State (3–1)USC (2–1–1)Clemson (4–2)Kansas (6–1)North Carolina (7–2)USC (5–2–1)Mississippi State (7–3)Tennessee (7–3)Washington State (8–3)Washington State (8–3)Ohio State (8–3–1)18.
19. Ohio State California (0–0)NC State (2–0)Georgia (1–1)Stanford (2–1)Oklahoma (2–1)UCLA (3–1)Clemson (3–2)Georgia Tech (4–2)Washington State (6–1)Mississippi State (6–2)Ohio State (7–2)Boston College (7–2–1)USC (6–3–1)Ole Miss (8–3)North Carolina (8–3)North Carolina (9–3)19.
20. California Stanford (0–1)Tennessee (1–0)Virginia (2–0)Oklahoma (2–1)USC (1–0–1)USC (1–1–1)Boston College (4–0–1)Florida (3–2)Florida (4–2)Texas (5–2)Kansas (7–2)Tennessee (6–3)North Carolina (8–3)North Carolina (8–3)Ole Miss (8–3)Hawaii (11–2)20.
21. Tennessee Mississippi State (0–0)Stanford (0–1)Ohio State (2–0)San Diego State (1–0–1)NC State (4–1)Boston College (4–0–1) тNC State (5–2) Arizona (3–2–1)NC State (6–2–1)Stanford (6–3)Washington State (7–2)North Carolina (7–3)Washington State (8–3)Penn State (7–4)Penn State (7–4)Boston College (8–3–1)21.
22. Mississippi State Tennessee (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Georgia Tech (1–0) USC (1–0–1)Boston College (4–0)Ohio State (3–1) т Washington State (5–0)Kansas (5–1) North Carolina (6–2)Ohio State (6–2)Penn State (6–3)Kansas (7–3)Penn State (7–4)Arizona (6–4–1)Arizona (6–4–1)Kansas (8–4)22.
23. Georgia Tech Iowa (0–1)Virginia (1–0) San Diego State (1–0–1)NC State (3–1)Georgia Tech (2–1)Florida (1–2)Florida (2–2)NC State (5–2–1)Virginia (6–2)Penn State (6–3)Tennessee (5–3)Penn State (6–4)Arizona (6–4–1)USC (6–4–1)USC (6–4–1)Mississippi State (7–5)23.
24. BYU Georgia Tech (0–0)Georgia Tech (0–0)Mississippi State (1–1) Kansas (3–0)Mississippi State (2–1) California (3–1) West Virginia (3–0–2)Virginia (5–2)Mississippi State (5–2)Tennessee (5–3) Hawaii (7–1)Ole Miss (7–3)Ole Miss (7–3)Mississippi State (7–4)Mississippi State (7–4) Fresno State (9–4)24.
25. Texas Virginia (0–0)BYU (1–0) Ole Miss (2–0) Boston College (3–0)Clemson (1–2)
  • Clemson (2–2) т
  • NC State (4–2) т
Kansas (4–1)Mississippi State (4–2)Texas (4–2)Washington State (6–2)North Carolina (7–3) Wake Forest (7–3)BYU (8–4)BYU (8–4)BYU (8–4)Wake Forest (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 24 [18] 		Week 1
Sep 1 [19] 		Week 2
Sep 8 [20] 		Week 3
Sep 15 [21] 		Week 4
Sep 22 [22] 		Week 5
Sep 29 [23] 		Week 6
Oct 6 [24] 		Week 7
Oct 13 [25] 		Week 8
Oct 20 [26] 		Week 9
Oct 27 [27] 		Week 10
Nov 3 [28] 		Week 11
Nov 10 [29] 		Week 12
Nov 17 [30] 		Week 13
Nov 24 [31] 		Week 14
Dec 1 [32] 		Week 15
Dec 8 [33] 		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 3 [34]
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • California
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Ole Miss
  • Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • San Diego State
NoneDropped:
  • California
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • Georgia Tech
Dropped:
  • Virginia
Dropped:
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Hawaii
  • Washington State
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • Wake Forest
NoneNoneDropped:
  • Penn State
  • Arizona
  • USC
  • BYU

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 17 [35] 		Week 1
Aug 31 [36] 		Week 2
Sep 8 [37] 		Week 3
Sep 14 [38] 		Week 4
Sep 21 [39] 		Week 5
Sep 28 [40] 		Week 6
Oct 5 [41] 		Week 7
Oct 12 [42] 		Week 8
Oct 19 [43] 		Week 9
Oct 26 [44] 		Week 10
Nov 2 [45] 		Week 11
Nov 9 [46] 		Week 12
Nov 16 [47] 		Week 13
Nov 23 [48] 		Week 14
Nov 30 [49] 		Week 15
Dec 7 [50] 		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 4 [51]
1. Miami (FL) (40)Miami (FL) (0–0) (43)Miami (FL) (1–0) (45)Miami (FL) (1–0) (47)Miami (FL) (2–0) (45)Washington (3–0) (43)Washington (4–0) (38)Miami (FL) (5–0) (31)Miami (FL) (6–0) (31)Miami (FL) (7–0) (37)Miami (FL) (8–0) (30)Miami (FL) (8–0) (59)Miami (FL) (9–0) (59)Miami (FL) (10–0) (60)Miami (FL) (11–0) (59)Miami (FL) (11–0) (59)Alabama (13–0) (60)1.
2. Washington (14)Washington (0–0) (12)Washington (1–0) (13)Washington (2–0) (13)Washington (3–0) (15)Miami (FL) (3–0) (16)Miami (FL) (4–0) (22)Washington (5–0) (29)Washington (6–0) (29)Washington (7–0) (22)Washington (8–0) (30)Alabama (9–0) (1)Alabama (10–0) (1)Alabama (10–0)Alabama (11–0)Alabama (12–0)Florida State (11–1)2.
3. Notre Dame (3)Notre Dame (0–0) (3)Notre Dame (1–0) (2)Florida State (2–0)Florida State (3–0)Florida State (4–0) (1)Michigan (3–0–1)Michigan (4–0–1)Michigan (5–0–1)Michigan (6–0–1) (1)Alabama (8–0)Michigan (8–0–1)Texas A&M (10–0)Texas A&M (11–0)Texas A&M (12–0) (1)Texas A&M (12–0) (1)Miami (FL) (11–1)3.
4. Florida State Florida State (0–0)Florida State (1–0)Florida (1–0)Texas A&M (4–0)Michigan (2–0–1)Texas A&M (5–0)Texas A&M (5–0)Alabama (7–0)Alabama (8–0)Michigan (7–0–1) (1)Texas A&M (9–0)Florida State (9–1)Florida State (9–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Notre Dame (10–1–1)4.
5. Michigan Florida (0–0)Michigan (0–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Michigan (1–0–1)Texas A&M (4–0)Penn State (5–0)Alabama (6–0)Texas A&M (6–0)Texas A&M (7–0)Texas A&M (8–0)Florida State (8–1) тWashington (9–1)Notre Dame (8–1–1)Notre Dame (9–1–1)Notre Dame (9–1–1)Michigan (9–0–3)5.
6. Florida (1)Michigan (0–0)Florida (0–0)Michigan (0–0–1)Notre Dame (2–0–1)Penn State (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)Florida State (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)Nebraska (7–1) тNotre Dame (8–1–1)Colorado (9–1–1)Colorado (9–1–1)Colorado (9–1–1)Texas A&M (12–1)6.
7. Texas A&M Penn State (0–0) (2)Texas A&M (2–0)Notre Dame (1–0–1)Penn State (3–0)Notre Dame (3–0–1)Alabama (5–0)Colorado (5–0)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Washington (8–1)Syracuse (9–1)Georgia (8–2)Michigan (8–0–3)Michigan (8–0–3)Syracuse (10–2)7.
8. Penn State (2)Texas A&M (1–0)Alabama (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Alabama (3–0)Tennessee (4–0)Florida State (4–1)Nebraska (4–1)Georgia (6–1)Georgia (7–1)Notre Dame (6–1–1)Notre Dame (7–1–1)Michigan (8–0–2)Michigan (8–0–3)Georgia (9–2)Georgia (9–2)Georgia (10–2)8.
9. Alabama Alabama (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)Alabama (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Alabama (4–0)Colorado (5–0)Penn State (5–1)Colorado (5–0–1)Colorado (6–0–1)Boston College (7–0–1) тSyracuse (8–1)Colorado (8–1–1)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (9–2)Stanford (10–3)9.
10. Syracuse Syracuse (0–0)Penn State (1–0)Syracuse (2–0)Colorado (3–0)Colorado (4–0)Virginia (5–0)Stanford (5–1)Notre Dame (4–1–1)Notre Dame (5–1–1)Syracuse (7–1) тArizona (6–2–1)Georgia (8–2)Florida (8–2)Nebraska (8–2)Nebraska (9–2)Washington (9–3)10.
11. Nebraska Nebraska (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Nebraska (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)UCLA (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Georgia (5–1)Syracuse (5–1)Syracuse (6–1)USC (5–1–1)Colorado (7–1–1)Florida (7–2)NC State (9–2–1)Washington (9–2)Washington (9–2)Florida (9–4)11.
12. Oklahoma Oklahoma (0–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)UCLA (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Stanford (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1–1)Boston College (5–0–1)Boston College (6–0–1)Kansas (7–1)Georgia (7–2)Nebraska (7–2)Nebraska (7–2)NC State (9–2–1)NC State (9–2–1)Tennessee (9–3)12.
13. Clemson Colorado (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Colorado (2–0)Florida (1–1)Virginia (4–0)Georgia (4–1)Tennessee (5–1)Washington State (6–0)Penn State (6–2)Georgia (7–2)Florida (6–2)NC State (8–2–1)Washington (9–2)Stanford (9–3)Stanford (9–3)Colorado (9–2–1)13.
14. Colorado Clemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Tennessee (2–0)Virginia (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Notre Dame (3–1–1)Syracuse (4–1)Penn State (5–2)USC (4–1–1)Florida (5–2)NC State (7–2–1)USC (6–2–1)Stanford (9–3)Ohio State (8–2–1)Ohio State (8–2–1)Nebraska (9–3)14.
15. Iowa Georgia (0–0)Georgia (1–0)NC State (3–0)Nebraska (2–1)Florida (1–1)Syracuse (3–1)Georgia Tech (4–1)Clemson (4–2)Tennessee (5–2)Arizona (5–2–1)Boston College (7–1–1)Stanford (8–3)Ohio State (8–2–1)Florida (8–3)Florida (8–4)NC State (9–3–1)15.
16. Georgia UCLA (0–0)NC State (2–0)UCLA (1–0)Clemson (1–1)Georgia (3–1)Oklahoma (3–1)Virginia (5–1)Tennessee (5–2)Kansas (6–1) тColorado (6–1–1)Mississippi State (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Boston College (8–2–1)Boston College (8–2–1)Boston College (8–2–1)Ole Miss (9–3)16.
17. UCLA NC State (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)Clemson (1–1)Syracuse (2–1)Syracuse (2–1)Georgia Tech (3–1)Mississippi State (4–1)Stanford (5–2)Stanford (6–2) тNC State (6–2–1)Stanford (7–3)Arizona (6–3–1)Mississippi State (7–3)Tennessee (8–3)Tennessee (8–3)Washington State (9–3)17.
18. Ohio State Ohio State (0–0)UCLA (0–0)Ohio State (2–0)Georgia (2–1)NC State (4–1)UCLA (3–1)Boston College (4–0–1)USC (3–1–1)Washington State (6–1)North Carolina (7–2)Ohio State (7–2)Mississippi State (7–3)Tennessee (7–3)North Carolina (8–3)Washington State (8–3)North Carolina (9–3)18.
19. Tennessee Tennessee (0–0) Mississippi State (1–0)Virginia (2–0)Stanford (2–1)Stanford (3–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Clemson (3–2)Georgia Tech (4–2)Arizona (4–2–1)Mississippi State (6–2)Kansas (7–2)Boston College (7–2–1)North Carolina (8–3)Washington State (8–3)Ole Miss (8–3)Ohio State (8–3–1)19.
20. Stanford Iowa (0–1)California (1–0)Georgia Tech (1–0)Oklahoma (2–1)Oklahoma (2–1)Ohio State (3–1)NC State (5–2)Florida (3–2)Florida (4–2)Texas (5–2)USC (5–2–1)Tennessee (6–3)Washington State (8–3)Ole Miss (8–3)North Carolina (8–3)Hawaii (11–2)20.
21. BYU BYU (0–0)Ohio State (1–0) San Diego State (1–0–1)San Diego State (1–0–1)USC (1–0–1)Boston College (4–0–1) Washington State (5–0)Kansas (5–1)NC State (6–2–1)Penn State (6–3)Penn State (6–3)Kansas (7–3)Penn State (7–4)Penn State (7–4)Penn State (7–4)Boston College (8–3–1)21.
22. California Stanford (0–1)BYU (1–0)Stanford (1–1)USC (1–0–1) Boston College (4–0)Clemson (2–2)USC (2–1–1) Arizona (3–2–1)Virginia (6–2)Stanford (6–3)Washington State (7–2)North Carolina (7–3)Arizona (6–4–1)Arizona (6–4–1)Arizona (6–4–1) Fresno State (9–4)22.
23. Georgia Tech тTexas (0–0) Virginia (1–0)Georgia (1–1)NC State (3–1)Georgia Tech (2–1)California (3–1)Florida (2–2)NC State (5–2–1)North Carolina (6–2)Ohio State (6–2)Hawaii (7–1)Penn State (6–4)USC (6–3–1)BYU (8–4)BYU (8–4)Kansas (8–4)23.
24. Texas тGeorgia Tech (0–0)Georgia Tech (0–0) Ole Miss (2–0) Kansas (3–0)Clemson (1–2)Florida (1–2) тWest Virginia (3–0–2)Virginia (5–2)Mississippi State (5–2)Washington State (6–2)Tennessee (5–3)Ole Miss (7–3)Ole Miss (7–3)USC (6–4–1)Hawaii (10–2)Penn State (7–5)24.
25. USC California (0–0)Stanford (0–1) Illinois (2–0) North Carolina (3–0) West Virginia (3–0–1)West Virginia (3–0–2) тKansas (4–1)Oklahoma (3–2–1)Clemson (4–3)
  • Hawaii (6–1) т
  • Tennessee (5–3) т
North Carolina (7–3)
  • Hawaii (7–2) т
  • Washington State (7–3) т
BYU (8–4)Hawaii (9–2)USC (6–4–1) Wake Forest (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 17 [52] 		Week 1
Aug 31 [53] 		Week 2
Sep 8 [54] 		Week 3
Sep 14 [55] 		Week 4
Sep 21 [56] 		Week 5
Sep 28 [57] 		Week 6
Oct 5 [58] 		Week 7
Oct 12 [59] 		Week 8
Oct 19 [60] 		Week 9
Oct 26 [61] 		Week 10
Nov 2 [62] 		Week 11
Nov 9 [63] 		Week 12
Nov 16 [64] 		Week 13
Nov 23 [65] 		Week 14
Nov 30 [66] 		Week 15
Dec 7 [67] 		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 4 [68]
Dropped:
USC		Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • California
  • BYU
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