1989 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- FBS Independents6
- Big Ten4
- Southwest4
- Other11
- 1▲1MiamiFBS Independents11–1
- 2▲2Notre DameFBS Independents12–1
- 3▲2Florida StateFBS Independents10–2
- 4▼3ColoradoBig 811–1
- 5▲3TennesseeSEC11–1
- 6▲3AuburnSEC10–2
- 7▼4MichiganBig Ten10–2
- 8▲4USCPac-109–2
- 9▼2AlabamaSEC10–2
- 10▲1IllinoisBig Ten10–2
- 11▼5NebraskaBig 810–2
- 12▲2ClemsonACC10–2
- 13▼3ArkansasSouthwest10–2
- 14▼1HoustonSouthwest9–2
- 15▲3Penn StateFBS Independents8–3
- 16▲6Michigan StateBig Ten8–4
- 17▲6PittsburghFBS Independents8–3
- 18▼3VirginiaACC10–3
- 19▲5Texas TechSouthwest9–3
- 20▼4Texas A&MSouthwest8–4
- 21▼4West VirginiaFBS Independents8–3
- 22▼3BYUWestern Athletic10–3
- 23NewWashingtonPac-108–4
- 24▼3Ohio StateBig Ten8–4
- 25NewArizonaPac-108–4