Final 1987 college football polls
Associated Press (Writers) 1. Miami (57) 12-0-0 1,140 2. Fla. State 11-1-0 1,071 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 1,008 4. Syracuse 11-0-1 966 5. LSU 10-1-1 864 6. Nebraska 10-2-0 825 7. Auburn 9-1-2 795 8. Michigan St. 9-2-1 768 9. UCLA 10-2-0 641 10. Texas A&M 10-2-0 629 11. Oklahoma St. 10-2-0 542 12. Clemson 10-2-0 537 13. Georgia 9-3-0 423 14. Tennessee 10-2-1 379 15. S. Carolina 8-4-0 306 16. Iowa 10-3-0 296 17. Notre Dame 8-4-0 219 18. Southern Cal 8-4-0 158 19. Michigan 8-4-0 137 20. Arizona St. 7-4-1 48
United Press Int'l (Coaches) 1. Miami (47) 12-0-0 705 2. Fla. State 11-1-0 648 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 595 4. Syracuse 11-0-1 571 5. LSU 10-1-1 438 6. Nebraska 10-2-0 426 7. Auburn 9-1-2 391 8. Michigan St. 9-2-1 376 9. Texas A&M 10-2-0 292 10. Clemson 10-2-0 286 11. UCLA 10-2-0 266 12. Oklahoma St. 10-2-0 190 13. Tennessee 10-2-1 140 14. Georgia 9-3-0 110 15. S. Carolina 8-4-0 49 Iowa 10-3-0 49 17. Southern Cal 8-4-0 29 18. Michigan 8-4-0 22 19. Texas 7-5-0 9 20. Indiana 8-4-0 7
First-place votes in parentheses