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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1996
9/2/1996
Week 2
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Nebraska (49)
1,642
1
2
  Tennessee (8)
1,566
2
3
  Florida State (5)
1,516
3
4
  Florida (1)
1,484
4
5
  Colorado (3)
1,405
5
6
  Notre Dame (1)
1,311
6
7
  Penn State 
1,266
7
8
  Texas 
1,128
8
9
  Syracuse 
1,062
10
10
  Ohio State 
1,036
9
11
  Miami 
923
11
12
  Michigan 
845
12
13
  Northwestern 
663
15
14
  Alabama 
660
13
15
  Virginia Tech 
625
14
16
  BYU 
589
19
17
  LSU 
538
18
18
  Auburn 
511
16
19
  USC 
456
17
20
  Arizona State 
447
20
21
  Kansas State 
438
21
22
  Iowa 
354
22
23
  Virginia 
242
24
24
  North Carolina 
237
NR
25
  Texas A&M 
227
23
# 1
  Nebraska (49)
# 2
  Tennessee (8)
# 3
  Florida State (5)
# 4
  Florida (1)
# 5
  Colorado (3)
# 6
  Notre Dame (1)
# 7
  Penn State 
# 8
  Texas 
# 9
  Syracuse 
# 10
  Ohio State 
# 11
  Miami 
# 12
  Michigan 
# 13
  Northwestern 
# 14
  Alabama 
# 15
  Virginia Tech 
# 16
  BYU 
# 17
  LSU 
# 18
  Auburn 
# 19
  USC 
# 20
  Arizona State 
# 21
  Kansas State 
# 22
  Iowa 
# 23
  Virginia 
# 24
  North Carolina 
# 25
  Texas A&M 
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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