1989 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1989 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1989 AP |
| 1 | Miami | 11-1-0 | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 12-1-0 | |
| 3 | Florida State | 10-2-0 | | | 4 | Colorado | 11-1-0 | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 11-1-0 | | | 6 | Auburn | 10-2-0 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 10-2-0 | | | 8 | Southern California | 9-2-1 | |
| 9 | Alabama | 10-2-0 | | | 10 | Illinois | 10-2-0 | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 10-2-0 | | | 12 | Clemson | 10-2-0 | |
| 13 | Arkansas | 10-2-0 | | | 14 | Houston | 9-2-0 | |
| 15 | Penn State | 8-3-1 | | | 16 | Michigan State | 8-4-0 | |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 8-3-1 | | | 18 | Virginia | 10-3-0 | |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 9-3-0 | | | 20 | Texas A&M | 8-4-0 | |
| 21 | West Virginia | 8-3-1 | | | 22 | Brigham Young | 10-3-0 | |
| 23 | Washington | 8-4-0 | | | 24 | Ohio State | 8-4-0 | |
| 25 | Arizona | 8-4-0 | |
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