1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Season1991
Bowl season1991–92 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
Florida State
End of season championsMiami (FL) (AP)
Washington (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
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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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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 25[1][2]		Week 1
Sep 3[3]		Week 2
Sep 10[4]		Week 3
Sep 17[5]		Week 4
Sep 24[6]		Week 5
Oct 1[7]		Week 6
Oct 8[8]		Week 7
Oct 15[9]		Week 8
Oct 22[10]		Week 9
Oct 29[11]		Week 10
Nov 5[12]		Week 11
Nov 12[13]		Week 12
Nov 19[14]		Week 13
Nov 26[15]		Week 14
Dec 2[16]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17][18]
1.Florida State (49)Florida State (1–0) (54)Florida State (2–0) (53)Florida State (3–0) (47)Florida State (3–0) (48)Florida State (4–0) (56)Florida State (5–0) (58)Florida State (6–0) (56)Florida State (7–0) (56)Florida State (8–0) (53)Florida State (9–0) (53)Florida State (10–0) (53)Miami (FL) (9–0) (46)Miami (FL) (10–0) (37 1⁄2)Miami (FL) (11–0) (37)Miami (FL) (12–0) (32)1.
2.Michigan (5)Michigan (0–0) (1)Miami (FL) (1–0) (2)Miami (FL) (2–0) (8)Miami (FL) (2–0) (8)Miami (FL) (3–0) (2)Miami (FL) (4–0) (1)Miami (FL) (5–0) (1)Miami (FL) (6–0) (2)Miami (FL) (7–0) (3)Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) тMiami (FL) (8–0) (3)Washington (10–0) (14)Washington (11–0) (22 1⁄2)Washington (11–0) (23)Washington (12–0) (28)2.
3.Miami (FL) (2)Miami (FL) (1–0) (1)Michigan (1–0) (1)Michigan (2–0) (1)Michigan (2–0) (1)Washington (3–0) (1)Washington (4–0) (1)Washington (5–0) (2)Washington (6–0) (2)Washington (7–0) (4)Washington (8–0) (4) тWashington (9–0) (4)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida (10–1)Penn State (11–2)3.
4.Washington (1)Washington (0–0) (2)Washington (1–0) (2)Washington (1–0) (1)Washington (2–0) (3)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (4–0)Michigan (4–1)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Florida State (11–2)4.
5.Florida (1)Penn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Florida (2–0) (1)Tennessee (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Florida (8–1)Florida (9–1)Florida (9–1)Florida State (10–2)Alabama (11–1)5.
6.Notre DameFlorida (0–0)Florida (1–0) (1)Tennessee (2–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Florida (5–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)California (8–1)California (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Penn State (10–2)Michigan (10–2)6.
7.Penn StateNotre Dame (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Clemson (2–0)Michigan (2–1)Notre Dame (4–1)California (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Alabama (6–1)California (7–1)Alabama (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Iowa (10–1)Iowa (10–1)Florida (10–2)7.
8.Georgia TechClemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Clemson (1–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Notre Dame (3–1)Baylor (5–0)Tennessee (4–1)Penn State (6–2)Penn State (7–2)Alabama (7–1)Penn State (8–2)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)California (10–2)8.
9.Clemson (1)Oklahoma (0–0)Oklahoma (0–0)Nebraska (2–0)Iowa (2–0)Iowa (3–0)Penn State (5–1)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Penn State (7–2)Iowa (8–1)Iowa (9–1)Tennessee (8–2)Texas A&M (10–1)East Carolina (11–1)9.
10.OklahomaHouston (1–0) (1)Houston (1–0) (1)Iowa (2–0)Penn State (3–1) тSyracuse (4–0)Florida (4–1)Penn State (5–2)California (5–1)California (6–1)Iowa (7–1)Tennessee (6–2)Tennessee (7–2)Texas A&M (9–1)Tennessee (9–2)Iowa (10–1–1)10.
11.TennesseeTennessee (0–0)Tennessee (1–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Syracuse (3–0) тBaylor (4–0)Ohio State (4–0)NC State (5–0)Iowa (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Nebraska (6–1–1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Nebraska (9–1–1)Syracuse (10–2)11.
12.Houston (1)Colorado (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Penn State (2–1)Baylor (3–0)Penn State (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–0)Oklahoma (4–1)NC State (6–0)Texas A&M (5–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Notre Dame (8–2)Texas A&M (8–1)East Carolina (10–1)East Carolina (10–1)Texas A&M (10–2)12.
13.ColoradoTexas (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Florida (3–1)California (4–0)Illinois (4–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Ohio State (6–1)Tennessee (5–2)Texas A&M (7–1)East Carolina (9–1)Clemson (8–1–1)Clemson (9–1–1)Notre Dame (10–3)13.
14.TexasNebraska (0–0)Iowa (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Florida (2–1)Ohio State (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Alabama (5–1)Ohio State (5–1)Tennessee (4–2)Colorado (5–2–1)East Carolina (8–1)Clemson (7–1–1)California (9–2)California (9–2)Tennessee (9–3)14.
15.NebraskaIowa (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Syracuse (4–1)Iowa (4–1)Tennessee (4–2)Colorado (5–2)Clemson (5–1–1)Clemson (6–1–1)Colorado (7–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Nebraska (9–2–1)15.
16.USCUSC (0–0)Alabama (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Auburn (3–1)NC State (5–0)Baylor (5–1)Colorado (4–2)Clemson (4–1–1)East Carolina (7–1)Colorado (6–2–1)Syracuse (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (9–2)Oklahoma (9–3)16.
17.AuburnGeorgia Tech (0–1)Georgia Tech (0–1)Georgia Tech (1–1)Colorado (2–1)Pittsburgh (4–0)Iowa (3–1)Georgia (5–1)Illinois (4–2)East Carolina (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)Syracuse (7–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Stanford (8–3)Stanford (8–3)Georgia (9–3)17.
18.IowaAuburn (1–0)Michigan State (0–0)Syracuse (2–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Clemson (3–1)Ohio State (4–1)Syracuse (5–2)Syracuse (6–2)NC State (7–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Notre Dame (9–3)Clemson (9–2–1)18.
19.BYUMichigan State (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Colorado (1–1)Georgia Tech (2–1)NC State (4–0)Alabama (4–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)NC State (6–1)Ohio State (6–2)Ohio State (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Virginia (8–2–1)UCLA (9–3)19.
20.Michigan StateAlabama (0–0)Texas A&M (0–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Alabama (3–1)Illinois (3–1)Pittsburgh (5–1)East Carolina (5–1)Oklahoma (5–2)Oklahoma (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Virginia (8–2–1)Oklahoma (8–3)Colorado (8–3–1)20.
21.Texas A&MTexas A&M (0–0)UCLA (1–0)Houston (1–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Georgia Tech (2–2)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Oklahoma (4–2)Baylor (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (7–3)NC State (9–2)NC State (9–2)Tulsa (10–2)21.
22.AlabamaOhio State (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)USC (1–1)Alabama (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Georgia (4–1)Colorado (3–2)Baylor (5–2)Georgia (6–2)UCLA (6–2)Stanford (6–3)NC State (8–2)Tulsa (8–2)UCLA (8–3)Stanford (8–4)22.
23.Ohio StateUCLA (0–0)Baylor (1–0)Mississippi State (3–0)North Carolina (2–0)Texas A&M (2–1)Ole Miss (5–1)East Carolina (5–1)Pittsburgh (5–2)UCLA (5–2)Georgia (6–2)BYU (7–3)Tulsa (7–2)UCLA (8–3)Tulsa (9–2)BYU (8–3–2)23.
24.UCLASyracuse (0–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)California (2–0)Arizona State (2–0)UCLA (2–1)Auburn (3–2)Syracuse (4–2)Georgia (5–2)Arkansas (5–2)Virginia (6–2–1)NC State (7–2)Georgia (7–3)Ohio State (8–3)Georgia (8–3)NC State (9–3)24.
25.SyracuseBYU (0–1)Mississippi State (2–0)Georgia (2–0)Illinois (2–1)Colorado (2–2)Colorado (2–2)Arizona State (4–1)Arkansas (5–2)Fresno State (7–0)Indiana (5–2–1)Illinois (6–3)UCLA (7–3)Georgia (7–3)Ohio State (8–3)Air Force (10–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 25[1][2]		Week 1
Sep 3[3]		Week 2
Sep 10[4]		Week 3
Sep 17[5]		Week 4
Sep 24[6]		Week 5
Oct 1[7]		Week 6
Oct 8[8]		Week 7
Oct 15[9]		Week 8
Oct 22[10]		Week 9
Oct 29[11]		Week 10
Nov 5[12]		Week 11
Nov 12[13]		Week 12
Nov 19[14]		Week 13
Nov 26[15]		Week 14
Dec 2[16]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[17][18]
NoneDropped:
  • Texas
  • USC
  • BYU
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • UCLA
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Houston
  • Georgia
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Mississippi State
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Georgia Tech
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Indiana
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • BYU
  • Illinois
NoneNoneDropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Virginia

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 25[19]		Week 1
Sep 2[20]		Week 2
Sep 9[21]		Week 3
Sep 16[22]		Week 4
Sep 23[23]		Week 5
Sep 30[24]		Week 6
Oct 7[25]		Week 7
Oct 14[26]		Week 8
Oct 21[27]		Week 9
Oct 28[28]		Week 10
Nov 4[29]		Week 11
Nov 11[30]		Week 12
Nov 18[31]		Week 13
Nov 25[32]		Week 14
Dec 2[33]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[34]
1.Florida State (42)Florida State (1–0) (43)Florida State (2–0) (51)Florida State (3–0) (47)Florida State (3–0) (49)Florida State (4–0) (55)Florida State (5–0) (55)Florida State (6–0) (55)Florida State (7–0) (53)Florida State (8–0) (47)Florida State (9–0) (47)Florida State (10–0) (47)Miami (FL) (9–0) (44)Miami (FL) (10–0) (32)Washington (11–0) (29)Washington (12–0) (33 1⁄2)1.
2.Miami (FL) (3)Miami (FL) (1–0) (3)Miami (FL) (1–0) (3)Miami (FL) (2–0) (6)Miami (FL) (2–0) (5)Miami (FL) (3–0) (3)Miami (FL) (4–0) (3)Miami (FL) (5–0) (3)Miami (FL) (6–0) (4)Miami (FL) (7–0) (4)Miami (FL) (7–0) (4)Miami (FL) (8–0) (4)Washington (10–0) (15)Washington (11–0) (27)Miami (FL) (11–0) (30)Miami (FL) (12–0) (25 1⁄2)2.
3.Michigan (6)Michigan (0–0) (6)Washington (1–0) (2)Michigan (2–0) (4)Michigan (2–0) (4)Washington (3–0) (1)Washington (4–0) (1)Washington (5–0) (1)Washington (6–0) (2)Washington (7–0) (2)Washington (8–0) (8)Washington (9–0) (8)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Penn State (11–2)3.
4.Washington (3)Washington (0–0) (3)Michigan (1–0) (3)Washington (1–0) (1)Washington (2–0) (1)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (4–0)Michigan (4–1)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida (10–1)Florida State (11–2)4.
5.Notre Dame (1)Penn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Florida (2–0) (1)Clemson (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Florida (8–1)Florida (9–1)Florida (9–1)Penn State (10–2)Alabama (11–1)5.
6.Georgia Tech (1)Florida (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Tennessee (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Florida (5–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Alabama (8–1)California (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Florida State (10–2)Michigan (10–2)6.
7.FloridaNotre Dame (0–0) (1)Florida (1–0)Clemson (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Iowa (3–0)Baylor (5–0)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Alabama (7–1)Iowa (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Iowa (10–1)Iowa (10–1)California (10–2)7.
8.Penn StateClemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Notre Dame (4–1)California (5–0)Iowa (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Iowa (7–1)California (8–1)Iowa (9–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Florida (10–2)8.
9.ClemsonOklahoma (0–0) (2)Oklahoma (0–0)Nebraska (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Michigan (2–1)Penn State (5–1)NC State (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Alabama (6–1)California (7–1)Penn State (8–2)Alabama (9–1)Texas A&M (9–1)Texas A&M (10–1)East Carolina (11–1)9.
10.Colorado (1)Colorado (0–0) (1)Houston (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Baylor (4–0)Florida (4–1)Tennessee (4–1)NC State (6–0)Penn State (7–2)Penn State (7–2)Texas A&M (7–1)Texas A&M (8–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Tennessee (9–2)Iowa (10–1–1)10.
11.Oklahoma (2)Houston (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Baylor (3–0)Syracuse (4–0)Ohio State (4–1)Iowa (4–1)Penn State (6–2)California (6–1)Nebraska (6–1–1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Tennessee (8–2)Nebraska (9–1–1)Syracuse (10–2)11.
12.TexasTexas (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Penn State (3–1)Penn State (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–0)Oklahoma (4–1)California (5–1)Texas A&M (5–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Tennessee (6–2)Tennessee (7–2)Clemson (8–1–1)Clemson (9–2)Notre Dame (10–3)12.
13.TennesseeTennessee (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Syracuse (3–0)Florida (3–1)Nebraska (3–1)Illinois (4–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Ohio State (6–1)Tennessee (5–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Clemson (7–1–1)California (9–2)East Carolina (10–1)Texas A&M (10–2)13.
14.HoustonNebraska (0–0)Iowa (1–0)Penn State (2–1)Ohio State (3–0)Ohio State (3–0)NC State (5–0)Alabama (5–0)Ohio State (5–1)Colorado (5–2)Colorado (5–2–1)Clemson (6–1–1)Colorado (7–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)California (9–2)Oklahoma (9–3)14.
15.NebraskaUSC (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Florida (2–1)Pittsburgh (4–0)Clemson (3–1)Penn State (5–2)Colorado (4–2)Tennessee (4–2)Clemson (5–1–1)Colorado (6–2–1)East Carolina (9–1)East Carolina (10–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Tennessee (9–3)15.
16.AuburnAuburn (1–0)Alabama (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Nebraska (3–1)California (4–0)Baylor (5–1)Tennessee (4–2)Clemson (4–1–1)NC State (7–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Nebraska (9–2–1)16.
17.USCIowa (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Syracuse (2–0)Colorado (2–1)Auburn (3–1)Iowa (3–1)Georgia (5–1)Illinois (4–2)NC State (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)East Carolina (8–1)Syracuse (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Stanford (8–3)Clemson (9–2–1)17.
18.IowaGeorgia Tech (0–1)Texas A&M (0–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)Georgia Tech (2–1)NC State (3–0)Syracuse (4–1)Ohio State (4–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Syracuse (6–2)Oklahoma (6–2)Syracuse (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Notre Dame (9–3)UCLA (9–3)18.
19.BYUTexas A&M (0–0)Michigan State (0–0)Georgia Tech (1–1)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Alabama (4–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Syracuse (5–2)Oklahoma (5–2)East Carolina (7–1)Ohio State (7–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Virginia (8–2–1)Virginia (8–2–1)Georgia (9–3)19.
20.Texas A&MMichigan State (0–0)Georgia Tech (0–1)Houston (1–1)California (3–0)Alabama (3–1)Illinois (3–1)Pittsburgh (5–1)Oklahoma (4–2)East Carolina (6–1)Ohio State (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (8–3)Oklahoma (8–3)Colorado (8–3–1)20.
21.Ohio StateAlabama (0–0)UCLA (1–0)Colorado (1–1)Illinois (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Auburn (4–2)Baylor (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (7–3)NC State (9–2)NC State (9–2)Tulsa (10–2)21.
22.Michigan StateOhio State (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)Georgia (2–0)Mississippi State (3–1)Texas A&M (2–1)Georgia (4–1)Colorado (3–2)Fresno State (6–0)Georgia (6–2)UCLA (6–2)NC State (7–2)NC State (8–2)UCLA (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)Stanford (8–4)22.
23.AlabamaUCLA (0–0)Baylor (1–0)USC (1–1)NC State (2–0)Georgia Tech (2–2)Ole Miss (5–1)Auburn (4–2)Baylor (5–2)Fresno State (7–0)Georgia (6–2)BYU (7–2)Fresno State (9–1)Ohio State (8–3)UCLA (8–3)BYU (8–3–2)23.
24.UCLASyracuse (0–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Mississippi State (3–0)Texas A&M (1–1)UCLA (2–1)Auburn (3–2)Arizona State (4–1)East Carolina (5–1)UCLA (5–2)Indiana (5–2–1)Stanford (6–3)BYU (7–3–1)BYU (8–3–1)Georgia (8–3)Air Force (10–3)24.
25.BaylorBaylor (0–0)Georgia (2–0)California (2–0)Arizona StateColorado (2–2)Colorado (2–2)Fresno State (5–0)Pittsburgh (5–2)Arkansas (5–2)BYU (6–3)Fresno State (8–1)UCLA (7–3)Fresno State (10–1)Tulsa (9–2)NC State (9–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 25[19]		Week 1
Sep 2[20]		Week 2
Sep 9[21]		Week 3
Sep 16[22]		Week 4
Sep 23[23]		Week 5
Sep 30[24]		Week 6
Oct 7[25]		Week 7
Oct 14[26]		Week 8
Oct 21[27]		Week 9
Oct 28[28]		Week 10
Nov 4[29]		Week 11
Nov 11[30]		Week 12
Nov 18[31]		Week 13
Nov 25[32]		Week 14
Dec 2[33]		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3[34]
Dropped:
  • BYU
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Michigan State
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Georgia
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Syracuse
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Auburn
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Fresno State
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Georgia
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Virginia
NoneDropped:
  • BYU
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Virginia
  • Ohio State

FWAA poll

1991 FWAA Grantland Rice National Championship Trophy on display inside Husky Stadium

The Football Writers Association of America awarded the Grantland Rice Trophy to Washington based on the post-bowl voting of a 5-member committee.[35] The Huskies received 3 first-place votes while the Hurricanes got two.[35] The voting members of the FWAA committee were Bob Hammel of the Bloomington Herald-Times, Bil Lumpkin of the Birmingham Post-Herald, Bill McGrotha of the Tallahassee Democrat, Volney Meece of the Daily Oklahoman, and Thomas O'Toole of the Scripps Howard News Service.[35]

Final
January 4[35]
1.Washington (3)1.
2.Miami (FL) (2)2.
Final
January 4[35]

NFF poll

In its first year after losing the Coaches' Poll, United Press International polled 104 members of the National Football Foundation to assemble a Top 25 ranking.[36] Washington was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI-NFF poll, with 71 first-place votes to Miami's 21, and won the NFF MacArthur Bowl national championship trophy.[36]

Final
Jan 3[36]
1.Washington (12–0) (71) 22791.
2.Miami (FL) (12–0) (21) 22242.
3.Penn State (11–2) 20553.
4.Florida State (11–2) 19984.
5.Alabama (11–1) 18505.
6.Michigan (10–2) 17436.
7.Florida (10–2) 16527.
8.California (10–2) 16078.
9.East Carolina (11–1) 14829.
10.Iowa (10–1–1) 143910.
11.Syracuse (10–2) 136111.
12.Notre Dame (10–3) 134912.
13.Texas A&M (10–2) 123613.
14.Tennessee (9–3) 105914.
15.Nebraska (9–2–1) 96415.
16.Oklahoma (9–3) 96116.
17.Clemson (9–2–1) 68117.
18.Colorado (8–3–1) 66618.
19.UCLA (9–3) 65519.
20.Georgia (9–3) 56520.
21.Tulsa (10–2) 38121.
22.Stanford (8–4) 32522.
23.NC State (9–3) 30323.
24.BYU (8–3–2) 26224.
25.Ohio State (8–4) 18125.
Final
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