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AP Poll 8/31

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 2008
8/31/2008
Week 1
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  USC (21)
1,539
3
2
  Georgia (20)
1,506
1
3
  Ohio State (15)
1,497
2
4
  Oklahoma (2)
1,432
4
5
  Florida (5)
1,415
5
6
  Missouri (1)
1,301
6
7
  LSU (1)
1,207
7
8
  West Virginia 
1,108
8
9
  Auburn 
1,033
10
10
  Texas 
1,028
11
11
  Wisconsin 
849
13
12
  Texas Tech 
842
12
13
  Alabama 
834
24
14
  Kansas 
748
14
15
  Arizona State 
672
15
15
  BYU 
672
16
17
  South Florida 
588
19
18
  Oregon 
508
21
19
  Penn State 
467
22
20
  Wake Forest 
414
23
21
  Fresno State 
242
NR
22
  Utah 
214
NR
23
  UCLA 
151
NR
24
  Illinois 
147
20
24
  South Carolina 
147
NR
# 1
  USC (21)
# 2
  Georgia (20)
# 3
  Ohio State (15)
# 4
  Oklahoma (2)
# 5
  Florida (5)
# 6
  Missouri (1)
# 7
  LSU (1)
# 8
  West Virginia 
# 9
  Auburn 
# 10
  Texas 
# 11
  Wisconsin 
# 12
  Texas Tech 
# 13
  Alabama 
# 14
  Kansas 
# 15
  Arizona State 
# 15
  BYU 
# 17
  South Florida 
# 18
  Oregon 
# 19
  Penn State 
# 20
  Wake Forest 
# 21
  Fresno State 
# 22
  Utah 
# 23
  UCLA 
# 24
  Illinois 
# 24
  South Carolina 
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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