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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 2008
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Georgia (22)
1,528
2
2
  Ohio State (21)
1,506
5
3
  USC (12)
1,490
3
4
  Oklahoma (4)
1,444
8
5
  Florida (6)
1,415
13
6
  Missouri 
1,266
4
7
  LSU 
1,135
1
8
  West Virginia 
1,116
6
9
  Clemson 
1,105
21
10
  Auburn 
968
15
11
  Texas 
966
10
12
  Texas Tech 
786
22
13
  Wisconsin 
771
24
14
  Kansas 
707
7
15
  Arizona State 
631
16
16
  BYU 
590
14
17
  Virginia Tech 
578
9
18
  Tennessee 
509
12
19
  South Florida 
496
NR
20
  Illinois 
483
20
21
  Oregon 
366
23
22
  Penn State 
293
NR
23
  Wake Forest 
227
NR
24
  Alabama 
89
NR
25
  Pittsburgh 
85
NR
# 1
  Georgia (22)
# 2
  Ohio State (21)
# 3
  USC (12)
# 4
  Oklahoma (4)
# 5
  Florida (6)
# 6
  Missouri 
# 7
  LSU 
# 8
  West Virginia 
# 9
  Clemson 
# 10
  Auburn 
# 11
  Texas 
# 12
  Texas Tech 
# 13
  Wisconsin 
# 14
  Kansas 
# 15
  Arizona State 
# 16
  BYU 
# 17
  Virginia Tech 
# 18
  Tennessee 
# 19
  South Florida 
# 20
  Illinois 
# 21
  Oregon 
# 22
  Penn State 
# 23
  Wake Forest 
# 24
  Alabama 
# 25
  Pittsburgh 
Associated Press Poll
Started in 1936.

The Associated Press began running polls of sports writers to determine who is, by popular opinion, the best college football team in the country. The first AP Poll was run in 1934 but was not run continuously until 1936.

The AP Poll currently lists the top 25 teams in the nation.  From 1936 to 1961 the poll only ranked the top 20 teams.  From 1962 to 1967 it only ranked the top 10 teams.  From 1968 to 1988 the AP Poll returned to ranking the top 20 teams.  In 1989 they started ranking the top 25 teams.

The AP poll was used in the beginning of the BCS to calculate the team standings.  Due to some controversies within the BCS, the AP Poll was pulled from these calculations which caused the BCS to create the new Harris Poll.





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