AP Poll Preseason College Football Rankings: 1980 to 1989 Top 25
Take all the AP Poll preseason rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP Poll preseason No. 1 gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.
1 Nebraska 216
2 Oklahoma 205
3 Michigan 175
4 Auburn 147
T5 Ohio State 146
T5 Penn State 146
7 USC 145
8 Alabama 142
9 Notre Dame 141
10 UCLA 135
11 Florida State 130
12 Miami 106
13 Pitt 95
14 Washington 94
15 Clemson 90
16 Georgia 86
T17 LSU 85
T17 Texas 85
19 Arkansas 81
20 Iowa 76
21 Florida 68
22 SMU 67
23 North Carolina 62
24 Texas A&M 46
25 BYU 41
Also Receiving Votes/Points: Arizona State 38; Tennessee 34; Maryland 28; Houston 23; Arizona 20; Illinois 19; Stanford 19; West Virginia 19; Michigan State 17; Purdue 17; South Carolina 16; Baylor 14; Syracuse 13; Colorado 12; Mississippi State 12; Oklahoma State 10; Missouri 9; Boston College 7; NC State 2
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