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AP Poll 10/14

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1996
10/14/1996
Week 8
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Florida (54)
1,659
1
2
  Ohio State (7)
1,578
2
3
  Florida State (5)
1,575
3
4
  Arizona State (1)
1,472
4
5
  Nebraska 
1,406
5
6
  Tennessee 
1,319
7
7
  Alabama 
1,146
8
8
  Notre Dame 
1,126
11
9
  Colorado 
1,118
9
10
  Penn State 
1,093
10
11
  North Carolina 
1,018
13
12
  Miami 
927
6
13
  Michigan 
899
14
14
  Northwestern 
798
15
15
  West Virginia 
731
17
16
  Auburn 
590
18
17
  LSU 
514
12
18
  BYU 
487
19
19
  California 
451
21
20
  Virginia 
409
20
21
  Kansas State 
379
22
22
  Georgia Tech 
317
23
23
  Wyoming 
264
24
24
  Utah 
111
NR
25
  Washington 
104
16
# 1
  Florida (54)
# 2
  Ohio State (7)
# 3
  Florida State (5)
# 4
  Arizona State (1)
# 5
  Nebraska 
# 6
  Tennessee 
# 7
  Alabama 
# 8
  Notre Dame 
# 9
  Colorado 
# 10
  Penn State 
# 11
  North Carolina 
# 12
  Miami 
# 13
  Michigan 
# 14
  Northwestern 
# 15
  West Virginia 
# 16
  Auburn 
# 17
  LSU 
# 18
  BYU 
# 19
  California 
# 20
  Virginia 
# 21
  Kansas State 
# 22
  Georgia Tech 
# 23
  Wyoming 
# 24
  Utah 
# 25
  Washington 
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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