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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1997
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Penn State (21)
1,566
7
2
  Florida (12)
1,548
1
3
  Florida State (7)
1,507
3
4
  Washington (10)
1,484
16
5
  Tennessee (8)
1,480
9
6
  Nebraska (4)
1,442
6
7
  North Carolina (4)
1,333
10
8
  Colorado (3)
1,302
8
9
  Ohio State (1)
1,172
2
10
  LSU 
1,096
12
11
  Notre Dame 
1,071
19
12
  Texas 
1,042
23
13
  Miami 
820
14
14
  Michigan 
797
20
15
  Alabama 
673
11
16
  Auburn 
592
24
17
  Syracuse 
585
21
18
  Stanford 
533
NR
19
  BYU 
375
5
20
  Clemson 
352
NR
21
  Iowa 
347
18
22
  USC 
219
NR
23
  Kansas State 
210
17
24
  Wisconsin 
198
NR
25
  Michigan State 
148
NR
# 1
  Penn State (21)
# 2
  Florida (12)
# 3
  Florida State (7)
# 4
  Washington (10)
# 5
  Tennessee (8)
# 6
  Nebraska (4)
# 7
  North Carolina (4)
# 8
  Colorado (3)
# 9
  Ohio State (1)
# 10
  LSU 
# 11
  Notre Dame 
# 12
  Texas 
# 13
  Miami 
# 14
  Michigan 
# 15
  Alabama 
# 16
  Auburn 
# 17
  Syracuse 
# 18
  Stanford 
# 19
  BYU 
# 20
  Clemson 
# 21
  Iowa 
# 22
  USC 
# 23
  Kansas State 
# 24
  Wisconsin 
# 25
  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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