How UPI rates the football teams

The United Press International Board of Coaches Top 20 1983 college football ratings, with first-place votes in parentheses (total points based on 15 points for first place, 14 for second, etc.). 1. Nebraska (39) (3-0) 598 2. Texas (1-0) 544 3. Ohio State (1) (2-0) 523 4. North Carolina (3-0) 404 5. Alabama (2-0) 399 6. Iowa (2-0) 357 7. Washington (2-0) 349 8. West Virginia (3-0) 249 9. Pittsburgh (2-0) 194 10. Oklahoma (1-1) 176 11. Georgia (1-0-1) 142 12. Southern Methodist (2-0) 138 13. Florida (2-0-1) 128 14. Auburn (1-1) 119 15. Boston College (3-0) 85 16. Notre Dame (1-1) 69 17. Michigan (1-1) 65 18. Arkansas (2-0) 35 19. (tie) Arizona State (1-0-1) 33 (tie) Michigan State (2-0) 33 Note: By agreement with the American Football Coaches Association, teams on probation by the NCAA are ineligible for the Top 20 and national championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. The teams currently on probation are Clemson, Southern California, Arizona, Wichita State and Southern Mississippi.