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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1979
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  USC (47)
1,242
2
2
  Alabama (11)
1,141
1
3
  Oklahoma (4)
1,058
3
4
  Texas (1)
1,008
9
5
  Penn State 
858
4
6
  Purdue 
856
13
7
  Michigan 
749
5
8
  Nebraska 
701
8
9
  Notre Dame 
633
7
10
  Michigan State 
496
12
11
  Georgia 
471
16
12
  Missouri 
426
15
13
  Stanford 
331
17
14
  Texas A&M 
326
19
15
  Washington 
299
NR
16
  Houston 
292
10
17
  Pittsburgh 
283
NR
18
  Arizona State 
266
NR
19
  Florida State 
250
NR
20
  Arkansas 
231
11
# 1
  USC (47)
# 2
  Alabama (11)
# 3
  Oklahoma (4)
# 4
  Texas (1)
# 5
  Penn State 
# 6
  Purdue 
# 7
  Michigan 
# 8
  Nebraska 
# 9
  Notre Dame 
# 10
  Michigan State 
# 11
  Georgia 
# 12
  Missouri 
# 13
  Stanford 
# 14
  Texas A&M 
# 15
  Washington 
# 16
  Houston 
# 17
  Pittsburgh 
# 18
  Arizona State 
# 19
  Florida State 
# 20
  Arkansas 
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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