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1972 AP Rankings

Final Poll For 1972 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1972 AP
1	Southern California	12-0-0
2	Oklahoma	11-1-0
3	Texas	10-1-0
4	Nebraska	9-2-1
5	Auburn	10-1-0
6	Michigan	10-1-0
7	Alabama	10-2-0
8	Tennessee	10-2-0
9	Ohio State	9-2-0
10	Penn State	10-1-0
11	Louisiana State	9-2-1
12	North Carolina	11-1-0
13	Arizona State	10-2-0
14	Notre Dame	8-3-0
15	UCLA	8-3-0
16	Colorado	8-4-0
17	North Carolina State	8-3-1
18	Louisville	9-1-0
19	Washington State	7-4-0
20	Georgia Tech	7-4-1

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