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Associated Press Poll
Year: 1996
1/5/1997
Week 17
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Florida (66)
1,674
3
2
  Ohio State (2)
1,586
4
3
  Florida State 
1,529
1
4
  Arizona State 
1,486
2
5
  BYU 
1,360
5
6
  Nebraska 
1,316
6
7
  Penn State 
1,293
7
8
  Colorado 
1,228
8
9
  Tennessee 
1,172
9
10
  North Carolina 
1,070
12
11
  Alabama 
977
16
12
  LSU 
849
17
13
  Virginia Tech 
786
10
14
  Miami 
690
19
15
  Northwestern 
663
11
16
  Washington 
643
13
17
  Kansas State 
625
14
18
  Iowa 
535
21
19
  Notre Dame 
511
18
20
  Michigan 
466
15
21
  Syracuse 
451
23
22
  Wyoming 
314
22
23
  Texas 
169
20
24
  Auburn 
130
NR
25
  Army 
71
24
# 1
  Florida (66)
# 2
  Ohio State (2)
# 3
  Florida State 
# 4
  Arizona State 
# 5
  BYU 
# 6
  Nebraska 
# 7
  Penn State 
# 8
  Colorado 
# 9
  Tennessee 
# 10
  North Carolina 
# 11
  Alabama 
# 12
  LSU 
# 13
  Virginia Tech 
# 14
  Miami 
# 15
  Northwestern 
# 16
  Washington 
# 17
  Kansas State 
# 18
  Iowa 
# 19
  Notre Dame 
# 20
  Michigan 
# 21
  Syracuse 
# 22
  Wyoming 
# 23
  Texas 
# 24
  Auburn 
# 25
  Army 
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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