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AP Poll 10/19

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1981
10/19/1981
Week 7
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Penn State (37)
1,284
2
2
  Pittsburgh (27)
1,278
3
3
  North Carolina (3)
1,155
4
4
  Clemson 
1,033
6
5
  USC 
994
7
6
  Iowa 
928
12
7
  Georgia 
902
9
8
  SMU 
848
10
9
  Mississippi State 
641
16
10
  Texas 
618
1
11
  Alabama 
559
15
12
  Arkansas 
479
NR
13
  BYU 
413
17
14
  Iowa State 
410
NR
15
  Nebraska 
346
19
16
  Washington State 
335
18
17
  Arizona State 
326
20
18
  Michigan 
298
5
19
  Missouri 
267
8
20
  Florida State 
147
11
# 1
  Penn State (37)
# 2
  Pittsburgh (27)
# 3
  North Carolina (3)
# 4
  Clemson 
# 5
  USC 
# 6
  Iowa 
# 7
  Georgia 
# 8
  SMU 
# 9
  Mississippi State 
# 10
  Texas 
# 11
  Alabama 
# 12
  Arkansas 
# 13
  BYU 
# 14
  Iowa State 
# 15
  Nebraska 
# 16
  Washington State 
# 17
  Arizona State 
# 18
  Michigan 
# 19
  Missouri 
# 20
  Florida 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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