1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Auburn (30) |Week1-2 = Nebraska (5) |Week1-3 = Pittsburgh (2) |Week1-4 = Clemson (11) |Week1-5 = UCLA (5) |Week1-6 = Texas |Week1-7 = Ohio State |Week1-8 = Notre Dame (1) |Week1-9 = Alabama (1) |Week1-10 = Miami (FL) (1) |Week1-11 = Penn State |Week1-12 = Iowa (1) |Week1-13 = Arizona State (2) |Week1-14 = Michigan (1) |Week1-15 = SMU |Week1-16 = Oklahoma |Week1-17 = Florida |Week1-18 = Washington |Week1-19 = Boston College |Week1-20 = Florida State |Week2-1 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (36) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Nebraska (0–0) (7) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Clemson (1–0) (2) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = UCLA (0–0) (6) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Notre Dame (0–0) (1) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Auburn (0–1) |Week2-8-Color = d |Week2-9 = Alabama (0–0) (1) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Iowa (0–0) (1) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Penn State (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Arizona State (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = BYU (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = npr |Week2-14 = Michigan (0–0) (1) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = SMU (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = |Week2-16 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = |Week2-17 = Pittsburgh (0–1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Boston College (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = u |Week2-19 = Washington (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Florida State (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week3-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (35) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Clemson (2–0) (15) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Michigan (1–0) (3) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Texas (0–0) (1) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Iowa (1–0) (2) т |Week3-5-Color = tu |Week3-6 = Miami (FL) (2–1) (1) т |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = UCLA (1–0) (2) |Week3-7-Color = d |Week3-8 = BYU (2–0) (1) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = d |Week3-10 = Boston College (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Auburn (0–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Penn State (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Oklahoma State (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = npr |Week3-14 = SMU (0–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Pittsburgh (0–1) |Week3-17-Color = |Week3-18 = Florida State (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = Alabama (0–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = USC (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (37) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Clemson (2–0) (15) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Texas (1–0) (4) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Miami (FL) (3–1) (1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = BYU (3–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Penn State (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = UCLA (2–0) (2) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Boston College (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Oklahoma State (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = SMU (1–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Iowa (1–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Florida State (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Michigan (1–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = USC (1–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Auburn (0–2) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = Georgia (1–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Nebraska (3–0) (52) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (1–0) (2) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Ohio State (3–0) (2) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Penn State (3–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Boston College (3–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Washington (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = BYU (4–0) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Florida State (3–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Oklahoma State (3–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = SMU (2–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Georgia (2–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Clemson (2–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = USC (2–0) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Miami (FL) (3–2) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = UCLA (2–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = Georgia Tech (2–0) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Auburn (1–2) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Texas (2–0) (51) |Week6-1-Color = u |Week6-2 = Ohio State (4–0) (5) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Washington (4–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Boston College (3–0) (2) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Oklahoma (4–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Florida State (4–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = BYU (4–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = Oklahoma State (4–0) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = SMU (3–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Penn State (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Georgia Tech (3–0) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Miami (FL) (4–2) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = LSU (3–0–1) |Week6-15-Color = npr |Week6-16 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = UCLA (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 = Auburn (2–2) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Vanderbilt (4–0) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Georgia (2–1) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = Texas (3–0) (55) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Washington (5–0) (1) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Boston College (3–0) (2) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = BYU (5–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = SMU (3–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Florida State (4–0–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Miami (FL) (5–2) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Penn State (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = |Week7-12 = LSU (3–0–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Oklahoma State (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Purdue (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = npr |Week7-15 = Georgia (3–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Auburn (3–2) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = South Carolina (4–0) |Week7-17-Color = npr |Week7-18 = Florida (3–1–1) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = Washington (6–0) (37) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Oklahoma (4–0–1) (10) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Texas (3–0–1) (4) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = Boston College (4–0) (6) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = SMU (4–0) (1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = BYU (6–0) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = Miami (FL) (6–2) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = LSU (4–0–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = South Carolina (5–0) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oklahoma State (4–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Auburn (4–2) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Georgia (4–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Florida State (4–1–1) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Kentucky (5–0) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Florida (4–1–1) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Iowa (4–2) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = Penn State (4–2) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = West Virginia (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Washington (7–0) (45) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Oklahoma (5–0–1) (7) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Texas (4–0–1) (3) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Nebraska (6–1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = BYU (7–0) (3) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = LSU (5–0–1) (1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = South Carolina (6–0) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Oklahoma State (5–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Boston College (4–1) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Auburn (5–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Georgia (5–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = SMU (4–1) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = Florida State (5–1–1) |Week9-15-Color = |Week9-16 = Florida (5–1–1) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Iowa (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Penn State (5–2) |Week9-19-Color = |Week9-20 = USC (5–1) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Washington (8–0) (50) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (5–0–1) (3) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Nebraska (7–1) (3) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = BYU (8–0) (4) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = South Carolina (7–0) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Oklahoma State (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Georgia (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Boston College (5–1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Oklahoma (5–1–1) |Week10-10-Color = d |Week10-11 = Auburn (6–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = West Virginia (7–1) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Florida (5–1–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Florida State (5–1–1) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = LSU (5–1–1) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week10-16-Color = d |Week10-17 = Iowa (6–2) |Week10-17-Color = |Week10-18 = USC (6–1) |Week10-18-Color = u |Week10-19 = SMU (4–2) |Week10-19-Color = d |Week10-20 = TCU (6–1) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Washington (9–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Nebraska (8–1) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Texas (6–0–1) |Week11-3-Color = d |Week11-4 = BYU (9–0) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = South Carolina (8–0) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Miami (FL) (8–2) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = Oklahoma State (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 = Georgia (7–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Oklahoma (6–1–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Florida State (6–1–1) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = LSU (6–1–1) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = USC (7–1) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = TCU (7–1) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Boston College (5–2) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = SMU (5–2) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Iowa (6–2–1) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = West Virginia (7–2) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Auburn (6–3) |Week11-20-Color = d |Week12-1 = Nebraska (9–1) (37) |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = South Carolina (9–0) (11) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = BYU (10–0) (11) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Oklahoma State (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Oklahoma (7–1–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = USC (8–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Washington (9–1) |Week12-8-Color = d |Week12-9 = LSU (7–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Texas (6–1–1) |Week12-10-Color = d |Week12-11 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = TCU (8–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Boston College (6–2) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Miami (FL) (8–3) |Week12-14-Color = d |Week12-15 = Georgia (7–2) |Week12-15-Color = d |Week12-16 = SMU (6–2) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Florida State (6–2–1) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Auburn (7–3) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Virginia (7–1–1) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Clemson (7–2) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = BYU (11–0) (40) |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Oklahoma (8–1–1) (7) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Oklahoma State (9–1) (3) |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Florida (8–1–1) (7) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Texas (7–1–1) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week13-7-Color = d |Week13-8 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = South Carolina (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Boston College (7–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = SMU (7–2) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Miami (FL) (8–3) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Auburn (8–3) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = USC (8–2) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Florida State (7–2–1) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = LSU (7–2–1) |Week13-16-Color = d |Week13-17 = TCU (8–2) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = Maryland (7–3) |Week13-18-Color = npr |Week13-19 = UCLA (8–3) |Week13-19-Color = npr |Week13-20 = Georgia (7–3) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week14-1 = BYU (12–0) (34) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Oklahoma (9–1–1) (18) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Florida (8–1–1) (5) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = South Carolina (10–1) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Boston College (8–2) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Oklahoma State (9–2) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = SMU (8–2) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Auburn (8–3) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Florida State (7–2–1) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Texas (7–2–1) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = LSU (8–2–1) |Week14-14-Color = u |Week14-15 = Maryland (8–3) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Miami (FL) (8–4) |Week14-16-Color = d |Week14-17 = UCLA (8–3) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = Georgia (7–3) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Notre Dame (7–4) |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = USC (8–3) |Week14-20-Color = d |Week15-1 = BYU (12–0) (33) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Oklahoma (9–1–1) (16) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Florida (9–1–1) (6) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 = South Carolina (10–1) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Boston College (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = Oklahoma State (9–2) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = SMU (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = |Week15-11 = LSU (8–2–1) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Maryland (8–3) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Miami (FL) (8–4) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = UCLA (8–3) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = Florida State (7–3–1) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = Auburn (8–4) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = Notre Dame (7–4) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = USC (8–3) |Week15-18-Color = u |Week15-19 = Texas (7–3–1) |Week15-19-Color = d |Week15-20 = Wisconsin (7–3–1) |Week15-20-Color = npr |Week16-1 = BYU (13–0) (38) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Washington (11–1) (16) |Week16-2-Color = u |Week16-3 = Florida (9–1–1) (6) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Nebraska (10–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Boston College (10–2) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Oklahoma (9–2–1) |Week16-6-Color = d |Week16-7 = Oklahoma State (10–2) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = SMU (10–2) |Week16-8-Color = u |Week16-9 = UCLA (9–3) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = USC (9–3) |Week16-10-Color = u |Week16-11 = South Carolina (10–2) |Week16-11-Color = d |Week16-12 = Maryland (9–3) |Week16-12-Color = |Week16-13 = Ohio State (9–3) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Auburn (9–4) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = LSU (8–3–1) |Week16-15-Color = d |Week16-16 = Iowa (8–4–1) |Week16-16-Color = npr |Week16-17 = Florida State (7–3–2) |Week16-17-Color = d |Week16-18 = Miami (FL) (8–5) |Week16-18-Color = d |Week16-19 = Kentucky (9–3) |Week16-19-Color = npr |Week16-20 = Virginia (8–2–2) |Week16-20-Color = npr

Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = Auburn (32) |Week1-2 = Nebraska (1) |Week1-3 = Texas (4) |Week1-4 = Miami (FL) (1) |Week1-5 = UCLA (1) |Week1-6 = Penn State |Week1-7 = Pittsburgh (1) |Week1-8 = Clemson |Week1-9 = Ohio State |Week1-10 = Michigan |Week1-11 = Oklahoma |Week1-12 = Alabama |Week1-13 = Arizona State |Week1-14 = Iowa |Week1-15 = Notre Dame (1) |Week1-16 = SMU |Week1-17 = Washington |Week1-18 = Florida |Week1-19 = Georgia |Week1-20 = Boston College |Week2-1 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (30) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Nebraska (0–0) (4) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = UCLA (0–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Clemson (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Auburn (0–1) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Penn State (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = BYU (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Arizona State (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = |Week2-16 = Boston College (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = SMU (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Washington (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Florida State (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = npr |Week2-20 = Pittsburgh (0–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Nebraska (1–0) (32) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Michigan (1–0) (4) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Texas (0–0) (2) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Clemson (2–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = BYU (2–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = UCLA (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = d |Week3-8 = Miami (FL) (2–1) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Boston College (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Auburn (0–1) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Penn State (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = d |Week3-14 = Oklahoma State (1–0) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = SMU (0–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Florida State (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = USC (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Georgia (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Alabama (0–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Nebraska (2–0) (34) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (1–0) (4) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = BYU (3–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Penn State (2–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Boston College (2–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = UCLA (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = d |Week4-11 = Oklahoma State (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = SMU (1–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Florida State (2–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Michigan (1–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Iowa (1–1) |Week4-15-Color = d |Week4-16 = USC (1–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Georgia (1–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Auburn (0–2) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = Nebraska (3–0) (39) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (1–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Washington (3–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Penn State (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Boston College (3–0) (1) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = BYU (4–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Florida State (3–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Georgia (2–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Oklahoma State (3–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = SMU (2–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = USC (2–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = UCLA (2–1) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Miami (FL) (3–2) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = LSU (2–0–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Auburn (1–2) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Iowa (1–2) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Texas (2–0) (34) |Week6-1-Color = u |Week6-2 = Ohio State (4–0) (1) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Oklahoma (4–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Washington (4–0) (3) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Boston College (3–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = BYU (4–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Florida State (4–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Oklahoma State (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = SMU (3–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Georgia Tech (3–0) |Week6-12-Color = npr |Week6-13 = LSU (3–0–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Penn State (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Miami (FL) (4–2) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = Vanderbilt (4–0) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Auburn (2–2) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Georgia (2–1) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = |Week6-20-Color = |Week7-1 = Texas (3–0) (34) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Oklahoma (4–0) (1) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Washington (5–0) (3) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Boston College (3–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = BYU (5–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = SMU (3–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Florida State (4–0–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = LSU (3–0–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Miami (FL) (5–2) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Penn State (4–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Oklahoma State (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = South Carolina (4–0) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Georgia (3–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Auburn (3–2) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Purdue (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = npr |Week7-18 = Florida (3–1–1) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Iowa (3–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Washington (6–0) (24) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Oklahoma (4–0–1) (3) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Texas (3–0–1) (9) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = Boston College (4–0) (2) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = BYU (6–0) (1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = SMU (4–0) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Ohio State (5–1) (1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = LSU (4–0–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Miami (FL) (6–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = South Carolina (5–0) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oklahoma State (4–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Auburn (4–2) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Georgia (4–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Kentucky (5–0) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Florida State (4–1–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Iowa (4–2) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Florida (4–1–1) |Week8-18-Color = |Week8-19 = West Virginia (5–1) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Michigan (4–2) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Washington (7–0) (30) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (4–0–1) (7) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Oklahoma (5–0–1) (2) |Week9-3-Color = d |Week9-4 = BYU (7–0) (1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Nebraska (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = LSU (5–0–1) (1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Ohio State (6–1) (1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = South Carolina (6–0) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Boston College (4–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Oklahoma State (5–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Georgia (5–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Auburn (5–2) |Week9-13-Color = |Week9-14 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Florida State (5–1–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = SMU (4–1) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Iowa (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = |Week9-18 = Florida (5–1–1) |Week9-18-Color = |Week9-19 = USC (5–1) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Penn State (5–2) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Washington (8–0) (24) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (5–0–1) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = BYU (8–0) (5) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Nebraska (7–1) (2) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = South Carolina (7–0) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Boston College (5–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Georgia (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = West Virginia (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Oklahoma State (6–1) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Auburn (6–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = Oklahoma (5–1–1) |Week10-12-Color = d |Week10-13 = Iowa (6–2) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Florida State (5–1–1) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Florida (5–1–1) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = USC (6–1) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = LSU (5–1–1) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = TCU (6–1) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Cal State Fullerton (9–0) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Washington (9–0) (30) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Texas (6–0–1) (6) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Nebraska (8–1) (2) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = BYU (9–0) (4) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = South Carolina (8–0) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Miami (FL) (8–2) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = Oklahoma State (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Georgia (7–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Oklahoma (6–1–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Florida State (6–1–1) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = USC (7–1) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = TCU (7–1) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = LSU (6–1–1) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Boston College (5–2) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Iowa (6–2–1) |Week11-17-Color = d |Week11-18 = West Virginia (7–2) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = Virginia (6–1–1) |Week11-19-Color = npr |Week11-20 = SMU (5–2) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Nebraska (9–1) (19) |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = South Carolina (9–0) (9) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = BYU (10–0) (12) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Oklahoma State (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Washington (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = d |Week12-6 = Oklahoma (7–1–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = USC (8–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Texas (6–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = TCU (8–1) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = LSU (7–1–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Boston College (6–2) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Virginia (7–1–1) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = SMU (6–2) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Georgia (7–2) |Week12-16-Color = npr |Week12-17 = Miami (FL) (8–3) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Florida State (6–2–1) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Auburn (7–3) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Penn State (6–3) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = BYU (11–0) (30) |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Oklahoma State (9–1) (2) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Oklahoma (8–1–1) (2) |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Texas (7–1–1) (3) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Florida (8–1–1) (2) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = South Carolina (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Boston College (7–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Auburn (8–3) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Miami (FL) (8–3) т |Week13-12-Color = tu |Week13-13 = USC (8–2) т |Week13-13-Color = d |Week13-14 = SMU (7–2) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = Florida State (7–2–1) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = TCU (8–2) |Week13-16-Color = d |Week13-17 = Virginia (7–1–2) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = LSU (7–2–1) |Week13-18-Color = d |Week13-19 = Maryland (7–3) |Week13-19-Color = npr |Week13-20 = Wisconsin (7–3–1) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = BYU (12–0) (21) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Oklahoma (9–1–1) (10) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = South Carolina (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Florida (8–1–1) (1) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Boston College (9–2) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Oklahoma State (9–2) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = SMU (8–2) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Auburn (8–3) |Week14-11-Color = |Week14-12 = Texas (7–2–1) |Week14-12-Color = d |Week14-13 = Florida State (7–2–1) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = Maryland (8–3) |Week14-14-Color = u |Week14-15 = LSU (8–2–1) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Miami (8–4) |Week14-16-Color = d |Week14-17 = USC (8–3) |Week14-17-Color = d |Week14-18 = UCLA (8–3) |Week14-18-Color = npr |Week14-19 = Wisconsin (7–3–1) |Week14-19-Color = u |Week14-20 = Notre Dame (7–4) |Week14-20-Color = npr |Week15-1 = BYU (12–0) (24) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Oklahoma (9–1–1) (8) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Washington (10–1) (1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Florida (9–1–1) (2) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = South Carolina (10–1) |Week15-7-Color = d |Week15-8 = Boston College (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = Oklahoma State (9–2) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = SMU (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = |Week15-11 = Maryland (8–3) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = LSU (8–2–1) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Miami (FL) 8–4 |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = USC (8–3) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = UCLA (8–3) |Week15-15-Color = u |Week15-16 = Florida State (7–3–1) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = Wisconsin (7–3–1) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = Notre Dame (7–4) |Week15-18-Color = u |Week15-19 = Auburn (8–4) |Week15-19-Color = d |Week15-20 = Texas (7–3–1) |Week15-20-Color = d |Week16-1 = BYU (13–0) (28) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Washington (11–1) (11) |Week16-2-Color = u |Week16-3 = Nebraska (10–2) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Boston College (10–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Oklahoma State (10–2) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Oklahoma (9–2–1) |Week16-6-Color = d |Week16-7 = Florida (9–1–1) (1) |Week16-7-Color = d |Week16-8 = SMU (10–2) |Week16-8-Color = u |Week16-9 = USC (9–3) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = UCLA (9–3) |Week16-10-Color = u |Week16-11 = Maryland (9–3) |Week16-11-Color = |Week16-12 = Ohio State (9–3) |Week16-12-Color = d |Week16-13 = South Carolina (10–2) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Auburn (9–4) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = Iowa (8–4–1) |Week16-15-Color = npr |Week16-16 = LSU (8–3–1) |Week16-16-Color = d |Week16-17 = Virginia (8–2–2) |Week16-17-Color = npr |Week16-18 = West Virginia (8–4) |Week16-18-Color = npr |Week16-19 = Kentucky (9–3) т |Week16-19-Color = tnpr |Week16-20 = Florida State (7–3–2) т |Week16-20-Color = d

FWAA poll

The Football Writers Association of America awarded the Grantland Rice Award to BYU based on the post-bowl voting of a 5-member committee.

|Week1-1 = BYU |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Washington |Week1-3 = Florida

''USA Today'' / CNN Top 25

The USA Today / CNN Top 25 football poll:

|Week1-1 = BYU 789 (26) |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Washington 751 (30) |Week1-3 = Florida 746 (3) |Week1-4 = Nebraska 689 |Week1-5 = Oklahoma 660 |Week1-6 = Boston College 648 |Week1-7 = Oklahoma State 625 |Week1-8 = SMU 543 |Week1-9 = Maryland 512 |Week1-10 = South Carolina 486 |Week1-11 = USC 465 |Week1-12 = UCLA 442 |Week1-13 = LSU 438 |Week1-14 = Ohio State 376 |Week1-15 = Auburn 368 |Week1-16 = Miami (FL) 279 |Week1-17 = Florida State 242 |Week1-18 = Virginia 212 |Week1-19 = Kentucky 210 |Week1-20 = Iowa 173 |Week1-21 = West Virginia 129 |Week1-22 = Army 110 |Week1-23 = Georgia 97 |Week1-24 = Air Force 93 |Week1-25 = Notre Dame 91

''Football News''

Newspaper Football News published the results of their final poll in the January 31, 1985, issue. The Washington Huskies narrowly earned No. 1 above Brigham Young on the strength of their victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

|Week1-1 = Washington 153 |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = BYU 148 |Week1-3 = Nebraska 139 |Week1-4 = Florida 136 |Week1-5 = Oklahoma 125 |Week1-6 = Boston College 119 |Week1-7 = Oklahoma State 115 |Week1-8 = UCLA 99 |Week1-9 = SMU 91 |Week1-10 = South Carolina 88 |Week1-11 = USC 75 |Week1-12 = Ohio State 62 |Week1-13 = Maryland 60 |Week1-14 = Iowa 57 |Week1-15 = Auburn 39 |Week1-16 = LSU 36 |Week1-17 = Miami (FL) 30 |Week1-18 = Virginia 29 |Week1-19 = Florida State 28 |Week1-20 = Kentucky 14

''Sporting News''

|Week1-1 = Florida |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Nebraska |Week1-3 = Washington |Week1-4 = BYU |Week1-5 = Boston College |Week1-6 = Oklahoma |Week1-7 = Oklahoma State |Week1-8 = South Carolina |Week1-9 = SMU |Week1-10 = Maryland |Week1-11 = UCLA |Week1-12 = Miami (FL) |Week1-13 = Ohio State |Week1-14 = Auburn |Week1-15 = USC |Week1-16 = Florida State |Week1-17 = Iowa |Week1-18 = Virginia |Week1-19 = Army |Week1-20 = Georgia

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