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AP Poll 12/4

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1978
12/4/1978
Week 13
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Penn State (48)
1,159
1
2
  Alabama (5)
1,091
2
3
  USC (3)
1,058
3
4
  Oklahoma (3)
1,027
4
5
  Michigan 
950
5
6
  Nebraska 
856
6
7
  Clemson 
775
7
8
  Arkansas 
733
8
9
  Houston 
682
9
10
  Notre Dame 
630
10
11
  Georgia 
615
11
12
  Michigan State 
516
12
13
  Maryland 
442
13
14
  Texas 
401
14
15
  UCLA 
355
15
16
  Pittsburgh 
271
16
17
  Purdue 
256
17
18
  Missouri 
173
18
19
  Iowa State 
86
19
20
  Ohio State 
60
20
# 1
  Penn State (48)
# 2
  Alabama (5)
# 3
  USC (3)
# 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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