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AP Poll 10/29

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1979
10/29/1979
Week 8
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Alabama (46)
1,235
1
2
  Nebraska (7)
1,176
2
3
  USC (4)
1,083
3
4
  Houston (1)
1,058
6
5
  Ohio State (5)
1,052
5
6
  Florida State 
900
8
7
  Oklahoma 
837
7
8
  Texas 
811
9
9
  Arkansas 
755
4
10
  Michigan 
662
10
11
  BYU 
653
11
12
  Pittsburgh 
546
12
13
  Notre Dame 
472
14
14
  Wake Forest 
458
18
15
  Purdue 
301
16
16
  Washington 
259
20
17
  Tennessee 
177
19
18
  North Carolina 
140
15
19
  Penn State 
126
NR
20
  Auburn 
92
13
# 1
  Alabama (46)
# 2
  Nebraska (7)
# 3
  USC (4)
# 4
  Houston (1)
# 5
  Ohio State (5)
# 6
  Florida State 
# 7
  Oklahoma 
# 8
  Texas 
# 9
  Arkansas 
# 10
  Michigan 
# 11
  BYU 
# 12
  Pittsburgh 
# 13
  Notre Dame 
# 14
  Wake Forest 
# 15
  Purdue 
# 16
  Washington 
# 17
  Tennessee 
# 18
  North Carolina 
# 19
  Penn State 
# 20
  Auburn 
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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