United Press (UP), 1950-57; United Press International (UPI), 1958-91;
USA Today/CNN 1991-96; USA Today/ESPN 1997-2004; USA Today 2005- .
United Press Poll
1950
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Tennessee
4. California
5. Army
6. Michigan
7. Kentucky
8. Princeton
9. Michigan State
10. Ohio State
11. Illinois
12. Clemson
13. Miami (Fla.)
14. Wyoming
15. Washington
(tie) Baylor
17. Alabama
18. Wash. & Lee
19. Navy
20. Nebraska
(tie) Wisconsin
(tie) Cornell
1951
1. Tennessee
2. Michigan State
3. Illinois
4. Maryland
5. Georgia Tech
6. Princeton
7. Stanford
8. Wisconsin
9. Baylor
10. Texas Christian
11. Oklahoma
12. California
13. Notre Dame
14. San Francisco
(tie) Purdue
(tie) Washington State
17. Holy Cross
(tie) UCLA
(tie) Kentucky
20. Kansas
1952
1. Michigan State
2. Georgia Tech
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma
(tie) Southern California
6. UCLA
7. Mississippi
8. Tennessee
9. Alabama
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas
12. Purdue
13. Maryland
14. Princeton
15. Ohio State
(tie) Pittsburgh
17. Navy
18. Duke
19. Houston
(tie) Kentucky
1953
1. Maryland
2. Notre Dame
3. Michigan State
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma
6. Rice
7. Illinois
8. Texas
9. Georgia Tech
10. Iowa
11. Alabama
12. Texas Tech
13. West Virginia
14. Wisconsin
15. Kentucky
16. Army
17. Stanford
18. Duke
19. Michigan
20. Ohio State
1954
1. UCLA
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Navy
6. Mississippi
7. Army
8. Arkansas
9. Miami (Fla.)
10. Wisconsin
11. Southern California
(tie) Maryland
(tie) Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Michigan
16. Penn State
17. Southern Methodist
18. Denver
19. Rice
20. Minnesota
1955
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan State
3. Maryland
4. UCLA
5. Ohio State
6. Texas Christian
7. Georgia Tech
8. Auburn
9. Mississippi
10. Notre Dame
11. Pittsburgh
12. Southern California
13. Michigan
14. Texas A&M
15. Army
16. Duke
17. West Virginia
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. Iowa
20. Navy
(tie) Stanford
(tie) Miami (Ohio)
1956
1. Oklahoma
2. Tennessee
3. Iowa
4. Georgia Tech
5. Texas A&M
6. Miami (Fla.)
7. Michigan
8. Syracuse
9. Minnesota
10. Michigan State
11. Baylor
12. Pittsburgh
13. Oregon State
14. Texas Christian
15. Southern California
16. Wyoming
17. Yale
18. Colorado
19. Navy
20. Duke
1957
1. Ohio State
2. Auburn
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Navy
7. Rice
8. Mississippi
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas A&M
11. Texas
12. Arizona State
13. Army
14. Duke
(tie) Wisconsin
16. Tennessee
17. Oregon
18. Clemson
(tie) UCLA
20. North Carolina State
United Press International Poll
1958
1. LSU
2. Iowa
3. Army
4. Auburn
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Ohio State
8. Air Force
9. Texas Christian
10. Syracuse
11. Purdue
12. Mississippi
13. Clemson
14. Notre Dame
15. Florida
16. California
17. Northwestern
18. Southern Methodist
1959
1. Syracuse
2. Mississippi
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Washington
8. Texas Christian
9. Arkansas
10. Penn State
11. Clemson
12. Illinois
13. Alabama
(tie) Southern California
15. Auburn
16. Michigan State
17. Oklahoma
18. Notre Dame
19. Pittsburgh
(tie) Missouri
(tie) Florida
1960
1. Minnesota
2. Iowa
3. Mississippi
4. Missouri
5. Wisconsin
6. Navy
7. Arkansas
8. Ohio State
9. Kansas
10. Alabama
11. Duke
(tie) Baylor
(tie) Michigan State
14. Auburn
15. Purdue
16. Florida
17. Texas
18. Yale
19. New Mexico State
(tie) Tennessee
1961
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. Mississippi
6. Minnesota
7. Colorado
8. Arkansas
9. Michigan State
10. Utah State
11. Purdue
(tie) Missouri
13. Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Kansas
16. Syracuse
17. Wyoming
18. Wisconsin
19. Miami (Fla.)
(tie) Penn State
1962
1. Southern California
2. Wisconsin
3. Mississippi
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Arkansas
7. Oklahoma
8. LSU
9. Penn State
10. Minnesota
11. Georgia Tech
12. Missouri
13. Ohio State
14. Duke
(tie) Washington
16. Northwestern
(tie) Oregon State
18. Arizona State
(tie) Illinois
(tie) Miami (Fla.)
1963
1. Texas
2. Navy
3. Pittsburgh
4. Illinois
5. Nebraska
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Michigan State
11. Mississippi State
12. Syracuse
13. Arizona State
14. Memphis
15. Washington
16. Penn State
(tie) Southern California
(tie) Missouri
19. North Carolina
20. Baylor
1964
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. LSU
8. Oregon State
9. Ohio State
10. Southern California
11. Florida State
12. Syracuse
13. Princeton
14. Penn State
(tie) Utah
16. Illinois
(tie) New Mexico
18. Tulsa
(tie) Missouri
20. Mississippi
(tie) Michigan State
1965
1. Michigan State
2. Arkansas
3. Nebraska
4. Alabama
5. UCLA
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. Southern California
10. Texas Tech
11. Ohio State
12. Florida
13. Purdue
14. LSU
15. Georgia
16. Tulsa
17. Mississippi
18. Kentucky
19. Syracuse
20. Colorado
1966
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan State
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Purdue
7. Nebraska
8. Georgia Tech
9. Southern Methodist
10. Miami (Fla.)
11. Florida
12. Mississippi
13. Arkansas
14. Tennessee
15. Wyoming
16. Syracuse
17. Houston
18. Southern California
19. Oregon State
20. Virginia Tech
1967
1. Southern California
2. Tennessee
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Wyoming
6. Indiana
7. Alabama
8. Oregon State
9. Purdue
10. UCLA
11. Penn State
12. Syracuse
13. Colorado
14. Minnesota
15. Florida State
16. Miami (Fla.)
17. North Carolina State
18. Georgia
19. Houston
20. Arizona State
1968
1. Ohio State
2. Southern California
3. Penn State
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Kansas
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. Arkansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Purdue
12. Alabama
13. Oregon State
14. Florida State
15. Michigan
16. Southern Methodist
17. Missouri
18. Ohio
(tie) Minnesota
20. Houston
(tie) Stanford
1969
1. Texas
2. Penn State
3. Arkansas
4. Southern California
5. Ohio State
6. Missouri
7. LSU
8. Michigan
9. Notre Dame
10. UCLA
11. Tennessee
12. Nebraska
13. Mississippi
14. Stanford
15. Auburn
16. Houston
17. Florida
18. Purdue
(tie) San Diego State
(tie) West Virginia
1970
1. Texas
2. Ohio State
3. Nebraska
4. Tennessee
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Arizona State
9. Auburn
10. Stanford
11. Air Force
12. Arkansas
13. Houston
(tie) Dartmouth
15. Oklahoma
16. Colorado
17. Georgia Tech
(tie) Toledo
19. Penn State
(tie) Southern California
1971
1. Nebraska
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Auburn
6. Arizona State
7. Colorado
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. LSU
11. Penn State
12. Texas
13. Toledo
14. Houston
15. Notre Dame
16. Stanford
17. Iowa State
18. North Carolina
19. Florida State
20. Arkansas
(tie) Mississippi
1972
1. Southern California
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio State
4. Alabama
5. Texas
6. Michigan
7. Auburn
8. Penn State
9. Nebraska
10. LSU
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. Arizona State
14. Colorado
(tie) North Carolina
16. Louisville
17. UCLA
(tie) Washington State
19. Utah State
20. San Diego State
1973
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. Southern California
8. Texas
9. UCLA
10. Arizona State
11. Nebraska
(tie) Texas Tech
13. Houston
14. LSU
15. Kansas
(tie) Tulane
17. Miami (Ohio)
18. Maryland
19. San Diego State
(tie) Florida
*1974
1. Southern California
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Auburn
7. Penn State
8. Nebraska
9. North Carolina State
10. Miami (Ohio)
11. Houston
12. Florida
13. Maryland
14. Baylor
15. Texas A&M
(tie) Tennessee
17. Mississippi State
18. Michigan State
19. Tulsa
1975
1. Oklahoma
2. Arizona State
3. Alabama
4. Ohio State
5. UCLA
6. Arkansas
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Nebraska
10. Penn State
11. Maryland
12. Texas A&M
13. Arizona
(tie) Pittsburgh
15. California
16. Miami (Ohio)
17. Notre Dame
(tie) West Virginia
19. Georgia
(tie) Southern California
1976
1. Pittsburgh
2. Southern California
3. Michigan
4. Houston
5. Ohio State
6. Oklahoma
7. Nebraska
8. Texas A&M
9. Alabama
10. Georgia
11. Maryland
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas Tech
14. Oklahoma State
15. UCLA
16. Colorado
17. Rutgers
18. Iowa State
19. Baylor
(tie) Kentucky
1977
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Penn State
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Pittsburgh
8. Michigan
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Florida State
12. Ohio State
(tie) Southern California
14. North Carolina
15. Stanford
16. North Texas
(tie) Brigham Young
18. Arizona State
19. San Diego State
(tie) North Carolina State
1978
1. Southern California
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Penn State
5. Michigan
6. Notre Dame
7. Clemson
8. Nebraska
9. Texas
10. Arkansas
11. Houston
12. UCLA
13. Purdue
14. Missouri
15. Georgia
16. Stanford
17. Navy
18. Texas A&M
19. Arizona State
(tie) North Carolina State
1979
1. Alabama
2. Southern California
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Houston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Nebraska
8. Florida State
9. Arkansas
10. Purdue
11. Washington
12. Brigham Young
13. Texas
14. North Carolina
15. Baylor
16. Indiana
17. Temple
18. Penn State
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
1980
1. Georgia
2. Pittsburgh
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Florida State
6. Alabama
7. Nebraska
8. Penn State
9. North Carolina
10. Notre Dame
11. Brigham Young
12. Southern California
13. Baylor
14. UCLA
15. Ohio State
16. Purdue
17. Washington
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. Florida
20. Southern Methodist
1981
1. Clemson
2. Pittsburgh
3. Penn State
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Alabama
7. Washington
8. North Carolina
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan
11. Brigham Young
12. Ohio State
13. Southern California
14. Oklahoma
15. Iowa
16. Arkansas
17. Mississippi State
18. West Virginia
19. Southern Miss.
20. Missouri
1982
1. Penn State
2. Southern Methodist
3. Nebraska
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Arizona State
7. Washington
8. Arkansas
9. Pittsburgh
10. Florida State
11. LSU
12. Ohio State
13. North Carolina
14. Auburn
15. Michigan
16. Oklahoma
17. Alabama
18. Texas
19. West Virginia
20. Maryland
1983
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. Brigham Young
8. Ohio State
9. Michigan
10. Illinois
11. Southern Methodist
12. Alabama
13. UCLA
14. Iowa
15. Air Force
16. West Virginia
17. Penn State
18. Oklahoma State
19. Pittsburgh
20. Boston College
1984
1. Brigham Young
2. Washington
3. Nebraska
4. Boston College
5. Oklahoma State
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. Southern Methodist
9. Southern California
10. UCLA
11. Maryland
12. Ohio State
13. South Carolina
14. Auburn
15. Iowa
16. LSU
17. Virginia
18. West Virginia
19. Kentucky
(tie) Florida State
1985
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan
3. Penn State
4. Tennessee
5. Air Force
6. UCLA
7. Texas A&M
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. Iowa
10. Nebraska
11. Ohio State
12. Arkansas
13. Florida State
14. Alabama
15. Baylor
16. Fresno State
17. Brigham Young
18. Georgia Tech
19. Maryland
20. LSU
1986
1. Penn State
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Oklahoma
4. Nebraska
5. Arizona State
6. Ohio State
7. Michigan
8. Auburn
9. Alabama
10. Arizona
11. LSU
12. Texas A&M
13. Baylor
14. UCLA
15. Iowa
16. Arkansas
17. Washington
18. Boston College
19. Clemson
20. Florida State
1987
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Florida State
3. Oklahoma
4. Syracuse
5. LSU
6. Nebraska
7. Auburn
8. Michigan State
9. Texas A&M
10. Clemson
11. UCLA
12. Oklahoma State
13. Tennessee
14. Georgia
15. South Carolina
16. Iowa
17. Southern California
18. Michigan
19. Texas
20. Indiana
1988
1. Notre Dame
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Florida State
4. Michigan
5. West Virginia
6. UCLA
7. Auburn
8. Clemson
9. Southern California
10. Nebraska
11. Oklahoma State
12. Syracuse
13. Arkansas
14. Oklahoma
15. Georgia
16. Washington State
17. North Carolina State
(tie) Alabama
19. Indiana
20. Wyoming
1989
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Florida State
3. Notre Dame
4. Colorado
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Southern California
10. Illinois
11. Clemson
12. Nebraska
13. Arkansas
14. Penn State
15. Virginia
16. Texas Tech
(tie) Michigan State
18. Brigham Young
19. Pittsburgh
20. Washington
1990
1. Georgia Tech
2. Colorado
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. Clemson
10. Penn State
11. Texas
12. Louisville
13. Texas A&M
14. Michigan State
15. Virginia
16. Iowa
17. Brigham Young
(tie) Nebraska
19. Auburn
20. San Jose State
21. Syracuse
22. Southern California
23. Mississippi
24. Illinois
25. Virginia Tech
USA Today/CNN Poll
1991
1. Washington
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Penn State
4. Florida State
5. Alabama
6. Michigan
7. California
8. Florida
9. East Carolina
10. Iowa
11. Syracuse
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas A&M
14. Oklahoma
15. Tennessee
16. Nebraska
17. Clemson
18. UCLA
19. Georgia
20. Colorado
21. Tulsa
22. Stanford
23. Brigham Young
24. Air Force
25. North Carolina State
$1992
1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Washington
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. North Carolina State
16. Mississippi
17. Washington State
18. North Carolina
19. Ohio State
20. Hawaii
21. Boston College
22. Fresno State
23. Kansas
24. Penn State
25. Wake Forest
1993
1. Florida State
2. Notre Dame
3. Nebraska
4. Florida
5. Wisconsin
6. West Virginia
7. Penn State
8. Texas A&M
9. Arizona
10. Ohio State
11. Tennessee
12. Boston College
13. Alabama
14. Oklahoma
15. Miami (Fla.)
16. Colorado
17. UCLA
18. Kansas State
19. Michigan
20. Virginia Tech
21. North Carolina
22. Clemson
23. Louisville
24. California
25. Southern California
1994
1. Nebraska
2. Penn State
3. Colorado
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
6. Miami (Fla.)
7. Florida
8. Utah
9. Ohio State
10. Brigham Young
11. Oregon
12. Michigan
13. Virginia
14. Colorado State
15. Southern California
16. Kansas State
17. North Carolina State
18. Tennessee
19. Washington State
20. Arizona
21. North Carolina
22. Boston College
23. Texas
24. Virginia Tech
25. Mississippi State
1995
1. Nebraska
2. Tennessee
3. Florida
4. Colorado
5. Florida State
6. Kansas State
7. Northwestern
8. Ohio State
9. Virginia Tech
10. Kansas
11. Southern California
12. Penn State
13. Notre Dame
14. Texas
15. Texas A&M
16. Syracuse
17. Virginia
18. Oregon
19. Michigan
20. Texas Tech
21. Auburn
22. Iowa
23. East Carolina
24. Toledo
25. LSU
USA Today/ESPN Poll
1996
1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. Arizona State
5. Brigham Young
6. Nebraska
7. Penn State
8. Colorado
9. Tennessee
10. North Carolina
11. Alabama
12. Virginia Tech
13. LSU
14. Miami (Fla.)
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Kansas State
18. Iowa
19. Syracuse
20. Michigan
21. Notre Dame
22. Wyoming
23. Texas
24. Army
25. Auburn
1997
1. Nebraska
2. Michigan
3. Florida State
4. North Carolina
5. UCLA
6. Florida
7. Kansas State
8. Tennessee
9. Washington State
10. Georgia
11. Auburn
12. Ohio State
13. LSU
14. Arizona State
15. Purdue
16. Colorado State
17. Penn State
18. Washington
19. Southern Miss
20. Syracuse
21. Texas A&M
22. Missisippi
23. Missouri
24. Oklahoma State
25. Air Force
1998
1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. Arizona
5. Wisconsin
6. Florida
7. Tulane
8. UCLA
9. Kansas State
10. Air Force
11. Georgia Tech
12. Michigan
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgia
15. Penn State
16. Texas
17. Arkansas
18. Virginia
19. Virginia Tech
20. Nebraska
21. Miami (Fla.)
22. Notre Dame
23. Purdue
24. Syracuse
25. Missouri
1999
1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Virginia Tech
4. Wisconsin
5. Michigan
6. Kansas State
7. Michigan State
8. Alabama
9. Tennessee
10. Marshall
11. Penn State
12. Mississippi State
13. Southern Mississippi
14. Florida
15. Miami (Fla.)
16. Georgia
17. Minnesota
18. Oregon
19. Arkansas
20. Texas A&M
21. Georgia Tech
22. Mississippi
23. Texas
24. Stanford
25. Illinois
2000
1. Oklahoma
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Washington
4. Florida State
5. Oregon State
6. Virginia Tech
7. Nebraska
8. Kansas State
9. Oregon
10. Michigan
11. Florida
12. Texas
13. Purdue
14. Clemson
15. Colorado State
16. Notre Dame
17. Georgia
18. TCU
19. Georgia Tech
20. Auburn
21. South Carolina
22. Mississippi State
23. Iowa State
24. Wisconsin
25. Tennessee
2001
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Nebraska
8. LSU
9. Colorado
10. Maryland
11. Washington St.
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Syracuse
15. Florida St.
16. Louisville
17. Stanford
18. Virginia Tech
19. Washington
20. Michigan
21. Marshall
22. Toledo
23. Boston College
24. BYU
25. Georgia
2002
1. Ohio St.
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Georgia
4. USC
5. Oklahoma
6. Kansas St.
7. Texas
8. Iowa
9. Michigan
10. Washington St.
11. North Carolina St.
12. Boise St.
13. Maryland
14. Virginia Tech
15. Penn St.
16. Auburn
17. Notre Dame
18. Pittsburgh
19. Marshall
20. West Virginia
21. Colorado
22. TCU
23. Florida St.
24. Florida
25. Virginia
2003
1. LSU
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio St.
5. Miami (Fla.)
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Iowa
9. Washington St.
10. Florida St.
11. Texas
12. Miami (Ohio)
13. Kansas St.
14. Mississippi
15. Boise St.
16. Tennessee
17. Minnesota
18. Nebraska
19. Purdue
20. Maryland
21. Utah
22. Clemson
23. Bowling Green
24. TCU
25. Florida
2004
1. USC
2. Auburn
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. Utah
6. Georgia
7. Louisville
8. Iowa
9. California
10. Virginia Tech
11. Miami (Fla.)
12. Michigan
13. Boise St.
14. Florida St.
15. Tennessee
16. LSU
17. Texas Tech
18. Wisconsin
19. Ohio St.
20. Arizona St.
21. Boston College
22. Fresno St.
23. Virginia
24. Navy
25. Florida
USA Today Poll
2005
1. Texas
2. USC
3. Penn St.
4. Ohio St.
5. LSU
6. West Virginia
7. Virginia Tech
8. Alabama
9. TCU
10. Georgia
11. Notre Dame
12. Oregon
13. UCLA
14. Auburn
15. Wisconsin
16. Florida
17. Boston College
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. Texas Tech
20. Louisville
21. Clemson
22. Oklahoma
23. Florida St.
24. Nebraska
25. California
2006
1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. LSU
4. USC
5. Wisconsin
6. Boise State
7. Louisville
8. Auburn
9. Michigan
10. West Virginia
11. Oklahoma
12. Rutgers
13. Texas
14. California
15. Brigham Young
16. Arkansas
17. Wake Forest
18. Virginia Tech
19. Notre Dame
20. Boston College
21. TCU
22. Oregon State
23. Tennessee
24. Hawaii
25. Penn State
2007
1. LSU
2. USC
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State
5. Missouri
6. West Virginia
7. Kansas
8. Oklahoma
9. Virginia Tech
10. Texas
11. Boston College
12. Tennessee
13. Arizona State
14t. Auburn
14t. Brigham Young
16. Florida
17. Hawaii
18. Illinois
19. Michigan
20. Cincinnati
21. Wisconsin
22. Clemson
23. Texas Tech
24. Oregon
25. Penn State
2008
1. Florida
2. Southern California
3. Texas
4. Utah
5. Oklahoma
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Penn State
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Ohio State
12. Texas Tech
13. Boise State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Mississippi
16. Missouri
17. Cincinnati
18. Oklahoma State
19. Oregon State
20. Iowa
21. Brigham Young
22. Georgia Tech
23. Florida State
24. Michigan State
25. California
*=Beginning in 1974, by agreement with the AFCA, teams on probation were ineligible for ranking and national championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. The USA Today/ESPN poll follows the same guideline.
$=The USA Today/CNN poll and the AP poll were used to form the bowl coalition poll that determined the match-ups in coalition bowls from 1992-94.
