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AP Poll 12/1

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1997
12/1/1997
Week 15
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Michigan (69)
1,749
1
2
  Nebraska (1)
1,680
2
3
  Tennessee 
1,574
3
4
  Florida State 
1,531
5
5
  UCLA 
1,385
6
6
  Florida 
1,356
7
7
  North Carolina 
1,304
8
8
  Washington State 
1,275
10
9
  Ohio State 
1,238
9
10
  Kansas State 
1,198
11
11
  Auburn 
1,001
13
12
  Penn State 
990
4
13
  Georgia 
939
14
14
  Texas A&M 
816
15
15
  Syracuse 
726
16
16
  LSU 
656
17
17
  Arizona State 
568
12
18
  Purdue 
551
18
19
  Missouri 
448
19
20
  Colorado State 
395
20
21
  Washington 
286
21
22
  Southern Miss 
271
23
23
  Air Force 
192
24
24
  Oklahoma State 
180
25
25
  Michigan State 
104
NR
# 1
  Michigan (69)
# 2
  Nebraska (1)
# 3
  Tennessee 
# 4
  Florida State 
# 5
  UCLA 
# 6
  Florida 
# 7
  North Carolina 
# 8
  Washington State 
# 9
  Ohio State 
# 10
  Kansas State 
# 11
  Auburn 
# 12
  Penn State 
# 13
  Georgia 
# 14
  Texas A&M 
# 15
  Syracuse 
# 16
  LSU 
# 17
  Arizona State 
# 18
  Purdue 
# 19
  Missouri 
# 20
  Colorado State 
# 21
  Washington 
# 22
  Southern Miss 
# 23
  Air Force 
# 24
  Oklahoma State 
# 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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