College Football's top teams
October 3, 1985
The top 20 teams in the weekly 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. Iowa (35) (3-0-0) 1,111^
2. Oklahoma (13) (1-0-0) 1,046^
3. So. Methodist (6) (2-0-0) 1,001^
4. Florida State (1) (4-0-0) 928^
5. Ohio State (3-0-0) 921
6. Oklahoma State (3-0-0) 850
7. Michigan| (3) (3-0-0) 842
8. Louisiana State (2-0-0) 670
9. Penn State (4-0-0) 640^
10. Arkansas (3-0-0) 616
11. Florida (2-0-1) 561^
12. Alabama (4-0-0) 532
13. Nebraska (2-1-0) 526
14. Auburn (2-1-0) 482
15. Brigham Young (3-1-0) 463
16. Tennessee (1-0-1) 393
17. Air Force (4-0-0) 282
18. Georgia (3-1-0) 116
19. Baylor (3-1-0) 94
20. Texas (2-0-0) 84