How the AP rates the football teams
October 17, 1984
The top 20 teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes and records in parentheses (total points based on 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc.) 1. Washington (37) (6-0) 1135 2. Oklahoma (10 1/2) (4-0-1) 1072 3. Texas (4 1/2) (3-0-1) 1057 4. Boston College (6) (4-0) 1032 5. Nebraska (5-1) 884 6. SMU (1) (4-0) 862 7. Brigham Young (6-0) 843 8. Ohio State (5-1) 744 9. Miami (Fla.) (6-2) 668 10. Louisiana State (4-0-1) 652 11. South Carolina (5-0) 494 12. Oklahoma State (4-1) 489 13. Auburn (4-2) 459 1/2 14. Georgia (4-1) 403 15. Florida State (4-1) 333 1/2 16. Kentucky (5.0) 288 17. Florida (4-1-1) 284 18. Iowa (4-2) 157 19. Penn State (4-2) 93 20. West Virginia (5-1) 67