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1987 USA Today/CNN Rankings

Final Poll For 1987 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1987 USA Today/CNN
1	Miami	12-0-0
2	Florida State	11-1-0
3	Oklahoma	11-1-0
4	Syracuse	11-0-1
5	Nebraska	10-2-0
6	Louisiana State	10-1-1
7	Auburn	9-1-2
8	Michigan State	9-2-1
9	Texas A&M	10-2-0
10	UCLA	10-2-0
11	Clemson	10-2-0
12	Oklahoma State	10-2-0
13	Georgia	9-3-0
14	Tennessee	10-2-1
15	Iowa	10-3-0
16	Notre Dame	8-4-0
17	Southern California	8-4-0
18	South Carolina	8-4-0
19	Michigan	8-4-0
20	Texas	7-5-0
21	Pittsburgh	8-4-0
22	Indiana	8-4-0
23	Penn State	8-4-0
24	Ohio State	6-4-1
25	Alabama	7-5-0

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