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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1986
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Oklahoma (44)
1,171
1
2
  Michigan (6)
1,016
2
3
  Miami (1)
976
9
4
  UCLA (3)
972
7
5
  Alabama 
911
13
6
  Penn State (3)
892
3
7
  Texas A&M (1)
871
6
8
  Nebraska (1)
826
11
9
  Ohio State 
673
14
10
  Tennessee 
578
4
11
  Florida State 
422
15
12
  Baylor 
404
17
13
  Florida 
398
5
14
  Auburn 
269
NR
15
  LSU 
229
20
16
  Georgia 
220
NR
16
  Washington 
220
NR
18
  BYU 
210
16
19
  Arkansas 
188
12
20
  Michigan State 
182
NR
# 1
  Oklahoma (44)
# 2
  Michigan (6)
# 3
  Miami (1)
# 4
  UCLA (3)
# 5
  Alabama 
# 6
  Penn State (3)
# 7
  Texas A&M (1)
# 8
  Nebraska (1)
# 9
  Ohio State 
# 10
  Tennessee 
# 11
  Florida State 
# 12
  Baylor 
# 13
  Florida 
# 14
  Auburn 
# 15
  LSU 
# 16
  Georgia 
# 16
  Washington 
# 18
  BYU 
# 19
  Arkansas 
# 20
  Michigan 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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