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AP Poll 11/27

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1978
11/27/1978
Week 12
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Penn State (52)
1,256
1
2
  Alabama (2)
1,173
2
3
  USC (7)
1,145
3
4
  Oklahoma (3)
1,133
4
5
  Michigan 
1,028
6
6
  Nebraska 
940
7
7
  Clemson 
864
10
8
  Arkansas 
722
11
9
  Houston 
698
5
10
  Notre Dame 
689
8
11
  Georgia 
658
12
12
  Michigan State 
548
14
13
  Maryland 
519
13
14
  Texas 
396
9
15
  UCLA 
367
17
16
  Pittsburgh 
310
15
17
  Purdue 
297
18
18
  Missouri 
200
19
19
  Iowa State 
98
20
20
  Ohio State 
96
16
# 1
  Penn State (52)
# 2
  Alabama (2)
# 3
  USC (7)
# 4
  Oklahoma (3)
# 5
  Michigan 
# 6
  Nebraska 
# 7
  Clemson 
# 8
  Arkansas 
# 9
  Houston 
# 10
  Notre Dame 
# 11
  Georgia 
# 12
  Michigan State 
# 13
  Maryland 
# 14
  Texas 
# 15
  UCLA 
# 16
  Pittsburgh 
# 17
  Purdue 
# 18
  Missouri 
# 19
  Iowa State 
# 20
  Ohio State 
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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