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AP Poll 10/20

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1997
10/20/1997
Week 9
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Nebraska (33)
1,698
2
2
  Penn State (26)
1,668
1
3
  Florida State (9)
1,629
3
4
  North Carolina (2)
1,524
4
5
  Michigan 
1,494
5
6
  Florida 
1,401
7
7
  Washington 
1,264
10
8
  Tennessee 
1,253
9
9
  Ohio State 
1,222
11
10
  Washington State 
1,155
13
11
  Auburn 
1,048
6
12
  Oklahoma State 
883
16
13
  UCLA 
868
17
14
  Kansas State 
806
20
15
  Michigan State 
666
12
16
  Georgia 
664
19
17
  LSU 
642
8
18
  Iowa 
561
15
19
  Virginia Tech 
415
22
20
  Texas A&M 
376
14
21
  West Virginia 
366
23
22
  Purdue 
304
NR
23
  Arizona State 
290
NR
24
  Toledo 
134
NR
25
  Mississippi 
114
NR
# 1
  Nebraska (33)
# 2
  Penn State (26)
# 3
  Florida State (9)
# 4
  North Carolina (2)
# 5
  Michigan 
# 6
  Florida 
# 7
  Washington 
# 8
  Tennessee 
# 9
  Ohio State 
# 10
  Washington State 
# 11
  Auburn 
# 12
  Oklahoma State 
# 13
  UCLA 
# 14
  Kansas State 
# 15
  Michigan State 
# 16
  Georgia 
# 17
  LSU 
# 18
  Iowa 
# 19
  Virginia Tech 
# 20
  Texas A&M 
# 21
  West Virginia 
# 22
  Purdue 
# 23
  Arizona State 
# 24
  Toledo 
# 25
  Mississippi 
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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