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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 2011
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Oklahoma (36)
1,464
6
2
  Alabama (17)
1,439
10
3
  Oregon (4)
1,330
3
4
  LSU (1)
1,286
8
5
  Boise State (2)
1,200
9
6
  Florida State 
1,168
17
7
  Stanford 
1,091
4
8
  Texas A&M 
965
19
9
  Oklahoma State 
955
13
10
  Nebraska 
910
20
11
  Wisconsin 
900
7
12
  South Carolina 
848
22
13
  Virginia Tech 
821
16
14
  TCU 
690
2
15
  Arkansas 
686
12
16
  Notre Dame 
530
NR
17
  Michigan State 
519
14
18
  Ohio State 
443
5
19
  Georgia 
369
NR
20
  Mississippi State 
361
15
21
  Missouri 
258
18
22
  Florida 
228
NR
23
  Auburn 
219
1
24
  West Virginia 
207
NR
25
  USC 
160
NR
# 1
  Oklahoma (36)
# 2
  Alabama (17)
# 3
  Oregon (4)
# 4
  LSU (1)
# 5
  Boise State (2)
# 6
  Florida State 
# 7
  Stanford 
# 8
  Texas A&M 
# 9
  Oklahoma State 
# 10
  Nebraska 
# 11
  Wisconsin 
# 12
  South Carolina 
# 13
  Virginia Tech 
# 14
  TCU 
# 15
  Arkansas 
# 16
  Notre Dame 
# 17
  Michigan State 
# 18
  Ohio State 
# 19
  Georgia 
# 20
  Mississippi State 
# 21
  Missouri 
# 22
  Florida 
# 23
  Auburn 
# 24
  West Virginia 
# 25
  USC 
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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