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AP Poll

Associated Press Poll
Year: 1971
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Notre Dame (15)
885
2
2
  Nebraska (26)
870
1
3
  Texas (5)
662
3
4
  Michigan (1)
593
9
5
  USC (1)
525
15
6
  Auburn (1)
434
10
7
  Arkansas 
332
11
8
  Tennessee 
323
4
9
  LSU 
302
7
10
  Oklahoma 
242
21
11
237
5
12
190
18
13
  Syracuse 
165
NR
14
154
6
15
  UCLA 
122
NR
16
  Alabama 
88
NR
17
76
13
18
  Georgia 
71
NR
19
  Stanford 
62
8
20
  Northwestern (1)
58
NR
# 1
  Notre Dame (15)
# 2
  Nebraska (26)
# 3
  Texas (5)
# 4
  Michigan (1)
# 5
  USC (1)
# 6
  Auburn (1)
# 7
  Arkansas 
# 8
  Tennessee 
# 9
  LSU 
# 10
  Oklahoma 
# 11
# 12
# 13
  Syracuse 
# 14
# 15
  UCLA 
# 16
  Alabama 
# 17
# 18
  Georgia 
# 19
  Stanford 
# 20
  Northwestern (1)
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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