1989 season · week 12
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- FBS Independents6
- Southwest4
- ACC3
- Other12
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents12–1
- 2–ColoradoBig 811–1
- 3–MichiganBig Ten10–2
- 4–AlabamaSEC10–2
- 5–Florida StateFBS Independents10–2
- 6–NebraskaBig 810–2
- 7–MiamiFBS Independents11–1
- 8▲1USCPac-109–2
- 9▲2TennesseeSEC11–1
- 10–ArkansasSouthwest10–2
- 11▲1AuburnSEC10–2
- 12▼4IllinoisBig Ten10–2
- 13▲2HoustonSouthwest9–2
- 14▲2Texas A&MSouthwest8–4
- 15▲2ClemsonACC10–2
- 16▲2VirginiaACC10–3
- 17▼4Penn StateFBS Independents8–3
- 18▲1West VirginiaFBS Independents8–3
- 19▼5PittsburghFBS Independents8–3
- 20▲3Texas TechSouthwest9–3
- 21–BYUWestern Athletic10–3
- 22NewOhio StateBig Ten8–4
- 23▲1Fresno StateBig West11–1
- 24NewHawai'iWestern Athletic9–3
- 25NewDukeACC8–4