1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Legend

AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Nebraska (30) |Week1-2 = Oklahoma (11) |Week1-3 = Texas (3) |Week1-4 = Penn State (2) |Week1-5 = Auburn (2) |Week1-6 = Notre Dame |Week1-7 = Florida State (1) |Week1-8 = USC |Week1-9 = Ohio State |Week1-10 = Michigan (1) |Week1-11 = North Carolina |Week1-12 = LSU |Week1-13 = Alabama |Week1-14 = Arizona |Week1-15 = Georgia |Week1-16 = Iowa |Week1-17 = Maryland |Week1-18 = Washington |Week1-19 = SMU |Week1-20 = UCLA |Week2-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (44) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Oklahoma (0–0) (3) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Texas (0–0) (2) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Auburn (0–0) (1) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = North Carolina (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = USC (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = d |Week2-10 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Arizona (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Florida State (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = LSU (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = SMU (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = |Week2-17 = Maryland (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = |Week2-18 = Florida (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Washington (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Penn State (0–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (51) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1–0) (2) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Texas (0–0) (2) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Notre Dame (1–0) (1) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Arizona (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Michigan (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Florida State (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Georgia (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Alabama (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = USC (0–0–1) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Florida (1–0–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Maryland (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = |Week3-18 = SMU (2–0) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = West Virginia (2–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Nebraska (3–0) (57) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (1–0) (2) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Arizona (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Alabama (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Iowa (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (1–1) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = USC (1–0–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Auburn (1–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Georgia (1–0–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Florida (2–0–1) |Week4-15-Color = |Week4-16 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Michigan (1–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = SMU (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = |Week4-19 = Boston College (3–0) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Florida State (2–1) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = Nebraska (4–0) (60) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (2–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Arizona (4–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Iowa (3–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Alabama (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 = West Virginia (4–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Auburn (2–1) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Georgia (2–0–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Florida (3–0–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = SMU (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = LSU (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = npr |Week5-17 = Florida State (2–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Washington (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Maryland (2–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Arizona State (2–0–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Nebraska (5–0) (60) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (3–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Alabama (4–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = North Carolina (5–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Auburn (3–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Florida (4–0–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Arizona (4–0–1) |Week6-10-Color = d |Week6-11 = Georgia (3–0–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = SMU (4–0) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Iowa (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = d |Week6-16 = Maryland (3–1) т |Week6-16-Color = tu |Week6-17 = Washington (3–1) т |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Arizona State (3–0–1) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Illinois (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = BYU (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Nebraska (6–0) (55) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (4–0) (5) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = North Carolina (6–0) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Auburn (4–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Florida (5–0–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Georgia (4–0–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Arizona (5–0–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Miami (FL) (5–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Alabama (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = SMU (5–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Michigan (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Iowa (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Oklahoma (3–2) |Week7-15-Color = d |Week7-16 = Maryland (4–1) |Week7-16-Color = |Week7-17 = Washington (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Arizona State (3–0–1) |Week7-18-Color = |Week7-19 = Illinois (4–1) |Week7-19-Color = |Week7-20 = BYU (4–1) |Week7-20-Color = |Week8-1 = Nebraska (7–0) (52) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (5–0) (6) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = West Virginia (6–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Auburn (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Florida (5–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Georgia (5–0–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = SMU (5–0) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Michigan (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Illinois (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Iowa (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Arizona State (4–0–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Washington (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Maryland (5–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Oklahoma (4–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Ohio State (4–2) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = BYU (5–1) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Arizona (5–1–1) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = Alabama (4–2) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Nebraska (8–0) (54) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (6–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Auburn (6–1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Florida (6–0–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Georgia (6–0–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Miami (FL) (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Michigan (6–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Illinois (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = SMU (5–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Washington (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Maryland (6–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Oklahoma (5–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = BYU (6–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Ohio State (5–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Iowa (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Alabama (4–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Boston College (5–1) т |Week9-19-Color = tnpr |Week9-20 = Notre Dame (5–2) т |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Nebraska (9–0) (57) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (7–0) (2) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Auburn (7–1) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Georgia (7–0–1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Miami (FL) (8–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Illinois (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Maryland (7–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = SMU (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = North Carolina (7–1) |Week10-10-Color = d |Week10-11 = Oklahoma (6–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = BYU (7–1) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Michigan (6–2) |Week10-13-Color = d |Week10-14 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Iowa (6–2) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Boston College (6–1) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = West Virginia (6–2) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week10-18-Color = u |Week10-19 = Alabama (5–2) |Week10-19-Color = d |Week10-20 = Washington (6–2) |Week10-20-Color = d |Week11-1 = Nebraska (10–0) (58) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Texas (8–0) (2) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Auburn (8–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Georgia (8–0–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Illinois (8–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Miami (FL) (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = d |Week11-7 = SMU (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = BYU (8–1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Michigan (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Maryland (7–2) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Iowa (7–2) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Boston College (7–1) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Florida (6–2–1) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = West Virginia (7–2) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Alabama (6–2) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Clemson (7–1–1) |Week11-17-Color = npr |Week11-18 = Washington (7–2) |Week11-18-Color = u |Week11-19 = North Carolina (7–2) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Pittsburgh (7–2) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Nebraska (11–0) (59) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Texas (9–0) (1) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Illinois (9–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = SMU (8–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Georgia (8–1–1) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Michigan (8–2) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = BYU (9–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week12-10-Color = |Week12-11 = Iowa (8–2) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Florida (7–2–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Clemson (8–1–1) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = West Virginia (8–2) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = Washington (8–2) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Alabama (7–2) |Week12-16-Color = |Week12-17 = Pittsburgh (8–2) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = Boston College (7–2) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Missouri (7–3) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Maryland (7–3) |Week12-20-Color = d |Week13-1 = Nebraska (11–0) (58) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Texas (10–0) (1) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Illinois (10–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = SMU (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Georgia (8–1–1) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week13-8-Color = |Week13-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Florida (7–2–1) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Clemson (9–1–1) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Alabama (7–2) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Boston College (8–2) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = Maryland (8–3) |Week13-17-Color = u |Week13-18 = Air Force (8–2) |Week13-18-Color = npr |Week13-19 = West Virginia (8–3) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = East Carolina (8–3) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Nebraska (12–0) (52) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Texas (11–0) (3) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Illinois (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = SMU (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = Georgia (9–1–1) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week14-8-Color = |Week14-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week14-9-Color = |Week14-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week14-10-Color = |Week14-11 = Clemson (9–1–1) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Florida (7–2–1) |Week14-12-Color = d |Week14-13 = Boston College (9–2) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Maryland (8–3) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = Air Force (9–2) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = West Virginia (8–3) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Alabama (7–3) |Week14-19-Color = d |Week14-20 = East Carolina (8–3) |Week14-20-Color = |Week15-1 = Nebraska (12–0) (51) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Texas (11–0) (3) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Auburn (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Illinois (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = SMU (10–1) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 = Georgia (9–1–1) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = |Week15-11 = Florida (8–2–1) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Clemson (9–1–1) |Week15-12-Color = d |Week15-13 = Boston College (9–2) |Week15-13-Color = |Week15-14 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-14-Color = |Week15-15 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week15-15-Color = |Week15-16 = Air Force (9–2) т |Week15-16-Color = tu |Week15-17 = Maryland (8–3) т |Week15-17-Color = |Week15-18 = West Virginia (8–3) |Week15-18-Color = |Week15-19 = East Carolina (8–3) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = Oklahoma (8–4) т Baylor (7–3–1) т |Week15-20-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Miami (FL) (11–1) (47 ) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Nebraska (12–1) (4 ) |Week16-2-Color = d |Week16-3 = Auburn (11–1) (7) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Georgia (10–1–1) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Texas (11–1) |Week16-5-Color = d |Week16-6 = Florida (9–2–1) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = BYU (11–1) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Michigan (9–3) |Week16-8-Color = |Week16-9 = Ohio State (9–3) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Illinois (10–2) |Week16-10-Color = d |Week16-11 = Clemson (9–1–1) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = SMU (10–2) |Week16-12-Color = d |Week16-13 = Air Force (10–2) |Week16-13-Color = u |Week16-14 = Iowa (9–3) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Alabama (8–4) |Week16-15-Color = npr |Week16-16 = West Virginia (9–3) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = UCLA (7–4–1) |Week16-17-Color = npr |Week16-18 = Pittsburgh (8–3–1) |Week16-18-Color = d |Week16-19 = Boston College (9–3) |Week16-19-Color = d |Week16-20 = East Carolina (8–3) |Week16-20-Color = d

Coaches Poll

Clemson, USC, and Arizona were on probation by the NCAA during the 1983 season; they were therefore ineligible to receive votes in the Coaches Poll. |Week1-1 = Nebraska (18) |Week1-2 = Texas (7) |Week1-3 = Auburn (3) |Week1-4 = Penn State (3) |Week1-5 = Oklahoma (6) |Week1-6 = Ohio State |Week1-7 = Florida State |Week1-8 = Notre Dame (2) |Week1-9 = Michigan |Week1-10 = North Carolina т |Week1-10-Color = t |Week1-11 = LSU т |Week1-12 = UCLA |Week1-13 = Georgia (1) |Week1-14 = Alabama |Week1-15 = Pittsburgh |Week1-16 = Washington |Week1-17 = SMU |Week1-18 = Arizona State |Week1-19 = Miami (FL) |Week1-20 = Maryland т Iowa т |Week2-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (32) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Texas (0–0) (2) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Auburn (0–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Oklahoma (0–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = North Carolina (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = d |Week2-10 = LSU (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Pittsburgh (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Florida (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Florida State (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = West Virginia (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = SMU (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Arizona State (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 = Penn State (0–1) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Maryland (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week3-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (36) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1–0) (2) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Texas (0–0) |Week3-3-Color = d |Week3-4 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-4-Color = d |Week3-5 = Notre Dame (1–0) (1) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Georgia (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Florida State (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Michigan (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Alabama (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = West Virginia (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Florida (1–0–1) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = SMU (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Arizona State (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = |Week3-19 = Maryland (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = Boston College (2–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Nebraska (3–0) (39) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (1–0) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Ohio State (2–0) (1) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Alabama (2–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Iowa (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Oklahoma (1–1) |Week4-10-Color = d |Week4-11 = Georgia (1–0–1) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = SMU (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Florida (2–0–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Auburn (1–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Boston College (3–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = Michigan (1–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Arizona State (1–0–1) |Week4-19-Color = td |Week4-20 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Nebraska (4–0) (40) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (2–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Iowa (3–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Alabama (3–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = West Virginia (4–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Georgia (2–0–1) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Florida (3–0–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Auburn (2–1) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Ohio State (2–1) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = SMU (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = |Week5-13 = LSU (2–1) |Week5-13-Color = npr |Week5-14 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = Maryland (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = npr |Week5-17 = Arizona State (2–0–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Washington (2–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Nebraska (5–0) (42) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (3–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Alabama (4–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = North Carolina (5–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Florida (4–0–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Georgia (3–0–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Auburn (2–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Miami (FL) (4–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = SMU (4–0) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Iowa (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Maryland (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Arizona State (3–0–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Illinois (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Washington (3–1) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = BYU (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Oklahoma State (4–0) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Nebraska (6–0) (38) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (4–0) (3) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = North Carolina (6–0) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Florida (5–0–1) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Georgia (4–0–1) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Auburn (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = SMU (5–0) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Alabama (4–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Michigan (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Miami (FL) (5–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Iowa (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Illinois (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Maryland (4–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Arizona State (3–0–1) |Week7-16-Color = |Week7-17 = Oklahoma (3–2) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Washington (4–1) |Week7-18-Color = |Week7-19 = BYU (4–1) |Week7-19-Color = |Week7-20 = Oklahoma State (4–1) |Week7-20-Color = |Week8-1 = Nebraska (7–0) (38) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (5–0) (4) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = West Virginia (6–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Auburn (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Florida (5–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Georgia (5–0–1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = SMU (5–0) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Michigan (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Illinois (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Iowa (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Maryland (5–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Arizona State (4–0–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Washington (5–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = BYU (5–1) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Oklahoma (4–2) |Week8-17-Color = |Week8-18 = Ohio State (4–2) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Pittsburgh (4–2) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Nebraska (8–0) (38) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (6–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Florida (6–0–1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Auburn (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Georgia (6–0–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Miami (FL) (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Michigan (6–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Illinois (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Maryland (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Washington (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = SMU (5–1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = Oklahoma (5–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = BYU (6–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Ohio State (5–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Iowa (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Boston College (5–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Alabama (4–2) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = Pittsburgh (5–2) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week10-1 = Nebraska (9–0) (38) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (7–0) (3) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Auburn (7–1) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Georgia (7–0–1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Miami (FL) (8–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Illinois (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Maryland (7–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = SMU (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = North Carolina (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week10-10-Color = d |Week10-11 = Oklahoma (6–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = BYU (7–1) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Boston College (6–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Iowa (6–2) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Michigan (6–2) |Week10-16-Color = d |Week10-17 = Alabama (5–2) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week10-18-Color = npr |Week10-19 = Pittsburgh (6–2) |Week10-19-Color = u |Week10-20 = West Virginia (6–2) |Week10-20-Color = d |Week11-1 = Nebraska (10–0) (38) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Texas (8–0) (2) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Auburn (8–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Georgia (8–0–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Miami (FL) (9–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Illinois (8–1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = SMU (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Michigan (7–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Iowa (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = BYU (8–1) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = Boston College (7–1) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Florida (6–2–1) |Week11-13-Color = d |Week11-14 = Pittsburgh (7–2) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = West Virginia (7–2) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Alabama (6–2) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Maryland (7–2) |Week11-17-Color = d |Week11-18 = North Carolina (7–2) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week11-19-Color = npr |Week11-20 = Washington (7–2) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Nebraska (11–0) (40) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Texas (9–0) (1) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Illinois (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = SMU (8–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Georgia (8–1–1) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Michigan (8–2) |Week12-8-Color = |Week12-9 = BYU (9–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Iowa (8–2) |Week12-11-Color = d |Week12-12 = Florida (7–2–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Pittsburgh (8–2) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Washington (7–2) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = West Virginia (8–2) |Week12-15-Color = |Week12-16 = Alabama (7–2) |Week12-16-Color = |Week12-17 = Missouri (7–3) |Week12-17-Color = npr |Week12-18 = Baylor (7–2–1) |Week12-18-Color = npr |Week12-19 = Boston College (7–2) |Week12-19-Color = d |Week12-20 = Oklahoma (7–3) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = Nebraska (11–0) (39) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Texas (10–0) (1) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Illinois (10–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = SMU (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Georgia (8–1–1) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week13-8-Color = |Week13-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Florida (7–2–1) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Alabama (7–2) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week13-13-Color = d |Week13-14 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Boston College (8–2) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Oklahoma (7–3) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = Maryland (8–3) |Week13-17-Color = npr |Week13-18 = Air Force (8–2) |Week13-18-Color = npr |Week13-19 = Baylor (7–3–1) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Virginia Tech (9–2) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Nebraska (12–0) (33) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Texas (11–0) (2) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Auburn (9–1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Illinois (10–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = SMU (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = Georgia (9–1–1) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week14-8-Color = |Week14-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week14-9-Color = |Week14-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week14-10-Color = |Week14-11 = Florida (8–2–1) |Week14-11-Color = |Week14-12 = Boston College (9–2) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-13-Color = |Week14-14 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = Maryland (8–3) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Air Force (8–2) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = Baylor (7–3–1) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = Virginia Tech (9–2) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = West Virginia (8–3) |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = Oklahoma (7–4) |Week14-20-Color = d |Week15-1 = Nebraska (12–0) (31) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Texas (11–0) (3) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Auburn (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Miami (FL) (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Illinois (10–1) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = SMU (10–1) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 = Georgia (9–1–1) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Michigan (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = BYU (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = Iowa (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = |Week15-11 = Florida (8–2–1) |Week15-11-Color = |Week15-12 = Boston College (9–2) |Week15-12-Color = |Week15-13 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-13-Color = |Week15-14 = Pittsburgh (8–2–1) |Week15-14-Color = |Week15-15 = Maryland (8–3) |Week15-15-Color = |Week15-16 = Air Force (9–2) |Week15-16-Color = |Week15-17 = Baylor (7–3–1) |Week15-17-Color = |Week15-18 = Virginia Tech (9–2) |Week15-18-Color = |Week15-19 = West Virginia (8–3) |Week15-19-Color = |Week15-20 = Oklahoma (8–4) |Week15-20-Color = |Week16-1 = Miami (FL) (11–1) (30) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Nebraska (12–1) (6) |Week16-2-Color = d |Week16-3 = Auburn (11–1) (4) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Georgia (10–1–1) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Texas (11–1) (1) |Week16-5-Color = d |Week16-6 = Florida (9–2–1) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = BYU (11–1) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Ohio State (9–3) |Week16-8-Color = u |Week16-9 = Michigan (9–3) |Week16-9-Color = d |Week16-10 = Illinois (10–2) |Week16-10-Color = d |Week16-11 = SMU (10–2) |Week16-11-Color = d |Week16-12 = Alabama (8–4) |Week16-12-Color = u |Week16-13 = UCLA (7–4–1) |Week16-13-Color = npr |Week16-14 = Iowa (9–3) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Air Force (10–2) |Week16-15-Color = u |Week16-16 = West Virginia (9–3) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Penn State (8–4–1) |Week16-17-Color = npr |Week16-18 = Oklahoma State (8–4) |Week16-18-Color = npr |Week16-19 = Pittsburgh (8–3–1) |Week16-19-Color = d |Week16-20 = Boston College (9–3) |Week16-20-Color = d

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