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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1980
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Ohio State (36)
1,253
4
2
  Alabama (24)
1,217
1
3
  Pittsburgh (3)
1,102
7
4
  USC (1)
1,030
2
5
  Oklahoma (1)
1,009
3
6
  Arkansas 
850
8
7
  Nebraska 
812
9
8
  Houston 
774
5
9
  Purdue 
654
10
10
  Texas 
580
12
11
  Notre Dame 
556
NR
12
  Michigan 
441
18
13
  Florida State 
439
6
14
  North Carolina 
393
15
15
  Stanford 
337
NR
16
  Georgia 
333
NR
17
  Missouri 
308
NR
18
  Penn State 
280
20
19
  Auburn 
261
16
20
  Washington 
200
11
# 1
  Ohio State (36)
# 2
  Alabama (24)
# 3
  Pittsburgh (3)
# 4
  USC (1)
# 5
  Oklahoma (1)
# 6
  Arkansas 
# 7
  Nebraska 
# 8
  Houston 
# 9
  Purdue 
# 10
  Texas 
# 11
  Notre Dame 
# 12
  Michigan 
# 13
  Florida State 
# 14
  North Carolina 
# 15
  Stanford 
# 16
  Georgia 
# 17
  Missouri 
# 18
  Penn State 
# 19
  Auburn 
# 20
  Washington 
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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