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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1972
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Nebraska (28)
920
1
2
  Colorado (13)
746
3
3
  Ohio State (4)
620
NR
4
  Arkansas (2)
578
16
5
  Penn State 
550
5
6
  Oklahoma (2)
538
2
7
  Alabama 
410
4
8
  USC 
299
20
9
  Washington (1)
294
19
10
  Michigan 
266
6
11
  LSU 
257
11
12
  Arizona State 
221
8
13
  Notre Dame 
205
13
14
  Texas 
202
18
15
  Tennessee 
163
9
16
  Mississippi 
88
15
17
  Georgia 
79
7
18
  Purdue 
67
NR
19
  Florida State 
40
NR
20
  Stanford 
27
10
# 1
  Nebraska (28)
# 2
  Colorado (13)
# 3
  Ohio State (4)
# 4
  Arkansas (2)
# 5
  Penn State 
# 6
  Oklahoma (2)
# 7
  Alabama 
# 8
  USC 
# 9
  Washington (1)
# 10
  Michigan 
# 11
  LSU 
# 12
  Arizona State 
# 13
  Notre Dame 
# 14
  Texas 
# 15
  Tennessee 
# 16
  Mississippi 
# 17
  Georgia 
# 18
  Purdue 
# 19
  Florida State 
# 20
  Stanford 
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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