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AP Poll 10/26

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1981
10/26/1981
Week 8
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Penn State (45)
1,259
1
2
  Pittsburgh (19)
1,235
2
3
  Clemson 
1,105
4
4
  USC 
1,079
5
5
  Georgia 
990
7
6
  Texas 
893
10
7
  Mississippi State 
796
9
8
  Alabama 
730
11
9
  North Carolina 
630
3
10
  Arizona State 
557
17
11
  Iowa State 
548
14
12
  Nebraska 
520
15
13
  SMU 
509
8
14
  Washington State 
501
16
15
  Michigan 
435
18
16
  Iowa 
327
6
17
  Florida State 
272
20
18
  Washington 
173
NR
19
  Oklahoma 
128
NR
20
  Arkansas 
104
12
# 1
  Penn State (45)
# 2
  Pittsburgh (19)
# 3
  Clemson 
# 4
  USC 
# 5
  Georgia 
# 6
  Texas 
# 7
  Mississippi State 
# 8
  Alabama 
# 9
  North Carolina 
# 10
  Arizona State 
# 11
  Iowa State 
# 12
  Nebraska 
# 13
  SMU 
# 14
  Washington State 
# 15
  Michigan 
# 16
  Iowa 
# 17
  Florida State 
# 18
  Washington 
# 19
  Oklahoma 
# 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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