1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1986 |
| Bowl season | 1986–87 bowl games |
| Preseason #1 | Oklahoma |
| End of season champions | Penn State |
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.
Legend
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| National champion | ||
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AP Poll
| Preseason Aug 24[1] | Week 1 Sep 9[2] | Week 2 Sep 16[3] | Week 3 Sep 23[4] | Week 4 Sep 30[5] | Week 5 Oct 7[6] | Week 6 Oct 14[7] | Week 7 Oct 21[8] | Week 8 Oct 28[9] | Week 9 Nov 4[10] | Week 10 Nov 11[11] | Week 11 Nov 18[12] | Week 12 Nov 25[13] | Week 13 Dec 2[14] | Week 14 (Final) Jan 3[15] | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (44) | Oklahoma (1-0) (55) | Oklahoma (1-0) (55) | Oklahoma (2-0) (55) | Miami (FL) (4-0) (56) | Miami (FL) (5-0) (55) | Miami (FL) (6-0) (56) | Miami (FL) (7-0) (55) | Miami (FL) (7-0) (55) | Miami (FL) (8-0) (53) | Miami (FL) (9-0) (57) | Miami (FL) (10-0) (56) | Miami (FL) (10-0) (54) | Miami (FL) (11-0) (53) | Penn State (12-0) (54) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan (6) | Miami (FL) (2-0) (1) | Miami (FL) (2-0) (1) | Miami (FL) (3-0) (1) | Alabama (4-0) (1) | Alabama (5-0) (2) | Alabama (6-0) (2) | Alabama (7-0) (3) | Penn State (7-0) (4) | Penn State (8-0) (4) | Michigan (9-0) (1) | Penn State (10-0) (3) | Penn State (11-0) (4) | Penn State (11-0) (5) | Miami (FL) (11-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Miami (FL) (1) | Michigan (0-0) (1) | Michigan (1-0) | Alabama (4-0) | Nebraska (3-0) | Nebraska (4-0) | Nebraska (5-0) | Nebraska (6-0) | Michigan (7-0) (1) | Michigan (8-0) (1) | Penn State (9-0) (1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Oklahoma (11-1) (3) | 3. |
| 4. | UCLA (3) | Alabama (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) (1) | Nebraska (2-0) (1) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) | Arizona State (9-0-1) (1) | Michigan (10-1) | Michigan (10-1) | Arizona State (10-1-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama | Penn State (1-0) (1) | Penn State (1-0) (1) | Michigan (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) (1) | Penn State (4-0) (1) | Oklahoma (4-1) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Auburn (7-0) | Arizona State (7-0-1) | Arizona State (8-0-1) (1) | Nebraska (9-1) | LSU (8-2) | LSU (9-2) | Nebraska (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State (3) | Nebraska (1-0) (1) | Nebraska (1-0) (1) | Washington (2-0) (1) | Oklahoma (2-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Penn State (5-0) (1) | Penn State (6-0) (1) | Washington (6-1) | Alabama (8-1) (1) | Nebraska (8-1) (1) | Michigan (9-1) | Nebraska (9-2) | Nebraska (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M (1) | Texas A&M (0-0) | Washington (1-0) (1) | Penn State (2-0) (1) | Auburn (3-0) | Auburn (4-0) | Auburn (5-0) | Auburn (6-0) | Arizona State (6-0-1) | Nebraska (7-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Ohio State (9-2) | Alabama (9-2) | Arizona State (9-1-1) | Ohio State (10-3) | 7. |
| 8. | Nebraska (1) | Tennessee (1-0) | LSU (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Arkansas (3-0) | Arkansas (4-0) | Iowa (5-0) | Washington (5-1) | Alabama (7-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Auburn (8-1) | LSU (7-2) | Arizona State (9-1-1) | Texas A&M (9-2) | Michigan (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State | Auburn (1-0) | Baylor (2-0) | Arkansas (2-0) | USC (3-0) | USC (4-0) | Washington (4-1) | Arizona State (5-0-1) | Nebraska (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Ohio State (8-2) | Alabama (9-2) | Arkansas (9-2) | Arkansas (9-2) | Alabama (10-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Tennessee | Ohio State (0-1) | Auburn (1-0) | Arizona (3-0) | Arizona (4-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Arizona State (4-0-1) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Washington (7-2) | USC (7-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Auburn (9-2) | LSU (9-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State | BYU (1-0) | BYU (2-0) | Arizona State (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Arizona (4-0) | Texas A&M (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Iowa (6-1) | Ohio State (7-2) | Alabama (8-2) | Arkansas (8-2) | Ohio State (9-3) | Ohio State (9-3) | Arizona (9-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Baylor | Baylor (1-0) | Arkansas (1-0) | USC (2-0) | Washington (2-1) | Washington (3-1) | LSU (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | LSU (5-1) | UCLA (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Washington (7-2-1) | Arizona (8-2) | Washington (8-2-1) | Baylor (9-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida | Florida (1-1) | Florida (1-1) | Maryland(3-0) | Baylor (3-1) | Baylor (4-1) | Mississippi State (5-1) | Mississippi State (6-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | Washington (6-2) | USC (6-2) | Texas A&M (7-2) | Washington (8-2-1) | Alabama (9-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Auburn | LSU (0-0) | Georgia (1-0) | Texas A&M (1-1) | Texas A&M (2-1) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Arkansas (4-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Arizona (6-1) | USC (6-2) | Arizona (7-2) | Arizona (7-2) | Auburn (8-2) | Baylor (8-3) | UCLA (8-3-1) | 14. |
| 15. | LSU | Florida State (1-1) | Florida State (1-1) | Iowa (2-0) | UCLA (2-1) | Arizona State (3-0-1) | USC (4-1) | Arizona (5-1) | UCLA (5-2) | NC State (6-1-1) | Clemson (7-2) | Auburn (8-2) | UCLA (7-3-1) | UCLA (7-3-1) | Arkansas (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia т | UCLA (0-1) | Texas A&M (0-1) | UCLA (1-1) | Arizona State (2-0-1) | LSU (2-1) | Arizona (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | NC State (5-1-1) | Iowa (6-2) | Stanford (7-2) | Stanford (7-2) | Baylor (8-3) | Arizona (8-3) | Iowa (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Washington т | Washington (0-0) | Arizona (2-0) | Baylor (2-1) | Michigan State (2-1) | NC State (3-0-1) | Clemson (4-1) | UCLA (4-2) | Ohio State (6-2) | Arizona (6-2) | Arkansas (7-2) | Baylor (7-3) | USC (7-3) | Georgia (8-3) | Clemson (8-2-2) | 17. |
| 18. | BYU | Arkansas (0-0) | Arizona State (1-0) | LSU (1-1) | LSU (1-1) | Stanford (4-0) | North Carolina (4-0-1) | SMU (5-1) | USC (5-2) | LSU (5-2) | Baylor (6-3) | UCLA (6-3-1) | Georgia (7-3) | NC State (8-2-1) | Washington (8-3-1) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Georgia (0-0) | UCLA (0-1) | Michigan State (1-1) | Fresno State (3-0) | Mississippi State (4-1) | UCLA (3-2) | Stanford (5-1) | Mississippi State (6-2) | Georgia (6-2) | UCLA (6-3) | Clemson (7-2-1) | NC State (8-2-1) | Iowa (8-3) | Boston College (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan State | Michigan State (0-0) | Notre Dame (0-1) | Florida State (1-1-1) | NC State (3-0-1) | Clemson (3-1) |
| NC State (4-1-1) | Florida State (4-2-1) | Clemson (6-2) | Mississippi (6-2-1) | Georgia (7-3) | Iowa (8-3) | Stanford (8-3) | Virginia Tech (9-2-1) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug 24[16] | Week 1 Sep 9[17] | Week 2 Sep 16[18] | Week 3 Sep 23[19] | Week 4 Sep 30[20] | Week 5 Oct 7[21] | Week 6 Oct 14[22] | Week 7 Oct 21[23] | Week 8 Oct 28[24] | Week 9 Nov 4[25] | Week 10 Nov 11[26] | Week 11 Nov 18[27] | Week 12 Nov 25[28] | Week 13 Dec 2[29] | Week 14 (Final) Jan 3[30] | ||
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Coaches' Poll
| Preseason Aug 19[31] | Week 1 Sep 2 | Week 2 Sep 9 | Week 3 Sep 16 | Week 4 Sep 23 | Week 5 Sep 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21[32] | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 3[33] | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (36) | Miami (FL) (7-0) (47) | Penn State (12-0) (50) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Michigan (1) | Alabama (7-0) (3) | Miami (FL) (11-1) | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Texas A&M (5) | Nebraska (6-0) | Oklahoma (11-1) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | UCLA (2) | Michigan (6-0) | Nebraska (10-2) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Penn State (2) | Penn State (6-0) | Arizona State (10-1-1) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Alabama (1) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Ohio State (10-3) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Miami (FL) (3) | Auburn (6-0) | Michigan (11-2) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Nebraska | Washington (5-1) | Auburn (10-2) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Ohio State | Arizona State (5-0-1) | Alabama (10-3) | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Tennessee | Texas A&M (5-1) | Arizona (9-3) | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Florida State | LSU (4-1) | LSU (9-3) | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Baylor | Iowa (5-1) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | Auburn | Arkansas (5-1) | Baylor (9-3) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Arkansas | Mississippi State (6-1) | UCLA (8-3-1) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Georgia | Arizona (5-1) | Iowa (9-3) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | BYU т | Clemson (5-1) | Arkansas (9-3) | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Washington т | UCLA (4-2) т | Washington (8-3-1) | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | Iowa | Stanford (5-1) т | Boston College (9-3) | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | LSU | NC State (4-1-1) | Clemson (8-2-2) | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Maryland | Baylor (4-3) т North Carolina (4-1-1) т | Florida State (7-4-1) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason Aug 19[34] | Week 1 Sep 2 | Week 2 Sep 9 | Week 3 Sep 16 | Week 4 Sep 23 | Week 5 Sep 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21[35] | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 3[36] | ||
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References
- ↑ "No. 1 College Ranking Goes to Oklahoma". Albuquerque Journal. August 24, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "September 9, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 16, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 23, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 30, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 7, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 14, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 28, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 28, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 4, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 11, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 18, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 25, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "December 2, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Final AP Top 20". The Oklahoman. January 4, 1987. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "No. 1 College Ranking Goes to Oklahoma". Albuquerque Journal. August 24, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "September 9, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 16, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 23, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "September 30, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 7, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 14, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 28, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "October 28, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 4, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 11, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 18, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "November 25, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "December 2, 1986 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Final AP Top 20". The Oklahoman. January 4, 1987. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Coaches Think Oklahoma Is Top College Football Team". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. August 19, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Penn State Still Fifth". The Daily News (Huntingdon, PA). October 21, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Penn State Voted National Champion". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. January 4, 1987. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Coaches Think Oklahoma Is Top College Football Team". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. August 19, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Penn State Still Fifth". The Daily News (Huntingdon, PA). October 21, 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Penn State Voted National Champion". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. January 4, 1987. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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