Final 1986 college football polls
ASSOCIATED PRESS 1. Penn St (54) 12-0-0 1137 2. Miami, Fla. 11-1-0 1064 3. Oklahoma (3) 11-1-0 1045 4. Arizona St. 10-1-1 938 5. Nebraska 10-2-0 937 6. Auburn 10-2-0 791 7. Ohio State 10-3-0 762 8. Michigan 11-2-0 758 9. Alabama 10-3-0 680 10. LSU 9-3-0 526 11. Arizona 9-3-0 494 12. Baylor 9-3-0 491 13. Texas A&M 9-3-0 458 14. UCLA 8-3-1 439 15. Arkansas 9-3-0 342 16. Iowa 9-3-0 247 17. Clemson 8-2-2 209 18. Washington 8-3-1 206½ 19. Boston Col. 9-3-0 140 20. Va. Tech 9-2-1 107½
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL 1. Penn St. (50) 12-0-0 750 2. Miami, Fla. 11-1-0 686 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 674 4. Nebraska 10-2-0 648 5. Arizona St. 10-1-1 584 6. Ohio State 10-3-0 448 7. Michigan 11-2-0 425 8. Auburn 10-2-0 411 9. Alabama 10-3-0 342 10. Arizona 9-3-0 195 11. LSU 9-3-0 191 12. Texas A&M 9-3-0 172 13. Baylor 9-3-0 164 14. UCLA 8-3-1 163 15. Iowa 9-3-0 72 16. Arkansas 9-3-0 55 17. Washington 8-3-1 43 18. Boston Col. 9-3-0 39 19. Clemson 8-2-2 31 20. Florida St. 7-4-1 29
First-place votes in parentheses