I now ask for a new and final poll of the Seven.
That team was never ranked No. 1 until the final polls.
Currently, only the final poll from the 1988 season is available.
This is the only time teams from one conference were rated 1-2-3 in the final poll.
They then ran a final poll to produce an ordered list of those 18.
The ballots for the final polls had not yet been cast.
The top team in the final poll is awarded the trophy.
Houston did not receive any votes in the final poll.
The next year, the final poll would be published after the bowl games.
Denver would end the season 14-5 and ranked No. 4 in the final polls.