1989 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- FBS Independents7
- SEC4
- Southwest4
- Other10
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents12–1
- 2–MiamiFBS Independents11–1
- 3–ColoradoBig 811–1
- 4–NebraskaBig 810–2
- 5–MichiganBig Ten10–2
- 6▲4AlabamaSEC10–2
- 7▲1PittsburghFBS Independents8–3
- 8▲5IllinoisBig Ten10–2
- 9▲5Florida StateFBS Independents10–2
- 10▼1USCPac-109–2
- 11▼5TennesseeSEC11–1
- 12▲4HoustonSouthwest9–2
- 13▼6ArkansasSouthwest10–2
- 14▲3Penn StateFBS Independents8–3
- 15▲3West VirginiaFBS Independents8–3
- 16▼5AuburnSEC10–2
- 17▲5ArizonaPac-108–4
- 18▲3BYUWestern Athletic10–3
- 19▲1FloridaSEC7–5
- 20▼8NC StateACC7–5
- 21▲2Texas A&MSouthwest8–4
- 22NewClemsonACC10–2
- 23▼8Washington StatePac-106–5
- 24NewTexasSouthwest5–6
- 25▼1South CarolinaFBS Independents6–4