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AP Poll 10/28

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1986
10/28/1986
Week 8
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Miami (55)
1,193
1
2
  Penn State (4)
1,107
6
3
  Michigan (1)
1,081
4
4
  Oklahoma 
1,017
5
5
  Auburn 
986
7
6
  Washington 
818
8
7
  Arizona State 
798
9
8
  Alabama 
792
2
9
  Nebraska 
684
3
10
  Texas A&M 
679
10
11
  Iowa 
602
11
12
  LSU 
597
12
13
  Arkansas 
467
14
14
  Arizona 
428
15
15
  UCLA 
343
17
16
  NC State 
262
20
17
  Ohio State 
188
NR
18
  USC 
173
NR
19
  Mississippi State 
93
13
20
  Florida State 
65
NR
# 1
  Miami (55)
# 2
  Penn State (4)
# 3
  Michigan (1)
# 4
  Oklahoma 
# 5
  Auburn 
# 6
  Washington 
# 7
  Arizona State 
# 8
  Alabama 
# 9
  Nebraska 
# 10
  Texas A&M 
# 11
  Iowa 
# 12
  LSU 
# 13
  Arkansas 
# 14
  Arizona 
# 15
  UCLA 
# 16
  NC State 
# 17
  Ohio State 
# 18
  USC 
# 19
  Mississippi State 
# 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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