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1988 USA Today/CNN Rankings

Final Poll For 1988 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1988 USA Today/CNN
1	Notre Dame	12-0-0
2	Miami	11-1-0
3	Florida State	11-1-0
4	UCLA	10-2-0
5	Michigan	9-2-1
6	West Virginia	11-1-0
7	Southern California	10-2-0
8	Nebraska	11-2-0
9	Auburn	10-2-0
10	Clemson	10-2-0
11	Oklahoma State	10-2-0
12	Syracuse	10-2-0
13	Oklahoma	9-3-0
14	Arkansas	10-2-0
15	Washington State	9-3-0
16	Georgia	9-3-0
17	Alabama	9-3-0
18	North Carolina State	8-3-1
19	Houston	9-3-0
20	Indiana	8-3-1
21	Wyoming	11-2-0
22	Louisiana State	8-4-0
23	Colorado	8-4-0
24	Southern Mississippi	10-2-0
25	Brigham Young	9-4-0

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