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| 1986 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 34.80 | 1 | 35.27 | 18 | 36.83 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | 1 | 12 | 12-0-0 | EIC |
| 2 | 33.44 | 2 | 28.80 | 40 | 43.04 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SIC |
| 3 | 30.10 | 4 | 25.71 | 52 | 48.00 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 7 | 24.95 | 3 | 27.30 | 27 | 39.04 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10-1-1 | 7 | 12 | 10-1-1 | PAC-10 |
| 4 | 26.22 | 9 | 19.42 | 60 | 51.42 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 5 | 25.93 | 6 | 22.94 | 26 | 38.95 | Auburn | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 5 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SEC |
| 15 | 15.70 | 19 | 14.33 | 54 | 48.19 | Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10-3-0 | 16 | 13 | 10-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 12 | 18.60 | 8 | 20.72 | 49 | 46.31 | Michigan | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11-2-0 | 12 | 13 | 11-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 6 | 25.46 | 7 | 21.32 | 11 | 33.08 | Alabama | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10-3-0 | 4 | 13 | 10-3-0 | SEC |
| 8 | 21.49 | 5 | 24.05 | 7 | 32.46 | LSU | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 8 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 10 | 19.31 | 23 | 13.24 | 25 | 38.79 | Arizona | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 10 | 12 | 9-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 14 | 17.34 | 24 | 12.43 | 38 | 42.68 | Baylor | 12 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWAC | |
| 22 | 13.71 | 21 | 13.84 | 22 | 38.45 | Texas A&M | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 23 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWAC |
| 9 | 20.15 | 12 | 17.78 | 17 | 35.58 | UCLA | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 9 | 12 | 8-3-1 | PAC-10 |
| 18 | 15.14 | 16 | 15.98 | 44 | 44.42 | Arkansas | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 20 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWAC |
| 30 | 8.51 | 27 | 10.32 | 78 | 59.25 | Iowa | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 | 29 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 19 | 14.90 | 13 | 17.59 | 19 | 37.64 | Clemson | 17 | 19 | 11 | 7-2-2 | 18 | 12 | 8-2-2 | ACC |
| 11 | 19.18 | 14 | 17.57 | 14 | 35.17 | Washington | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 11 | 12 | 8-3-1 | PAC-10 |
| 21 | 14.18 | 15 | 17.11 | 39 | 42.86 | Boston College | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 21 | 12 | 9-3-0 | EIC |
| 38 | 6.67 | 11 | 18.43 | 53 | 48.00 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 40 | 12 | 9-2-1 | SIC | |
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