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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1998
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Ohio State (30)
1,668
12
2
  Florida State (22)
1,663
3
3
  Florida (5)
1,547
4
4
  Nebraska (4)
1,534
2
5
  Michigan (4)
1,475
1
6
  Kansas State (2)
1,335
8
7
  UCLA (1)
1,331
5
8
  Arizona State (2)
1,256
14
9
  LSU 
1,237
13
10
  Tennessee 
1,094
7
11
  West Virginia 
985
NR
12
  North Carolina 
864
6
13
  Penn State 
804
16
14
  Texas A&M 
760
20
15
  Colorado State 
631
17
16
  Virginia 
620
NR
17
  Syracuse 
608
21
18
  Washington 
494
18
19
  Georgia 
480
10
20
  Wisconsin 
444
NR
21
  Southern Miss 
341
19
22
  Notre Dame 
291
NR
23
  Michigan State 
211
NR
24
  Arizona 
208
NR
25
  Auburn 
201
11
# 1
  Ohio State (30)
# 2
  Florida State (22)
# 3
  Florida (5)
# 4
  Nebraska (4)
# 5
  Michigan (4)
# 6
  Kansas State (2)
# 7
  UCLA (1)
# 8
  Arizona State (2)
# 9
  LSU 
# 10
  Tennessee 
# 11
  West Virginia 
# 12
  North Carolina 
# 13
  Penn State 
# 14
  Texas A&M 
# 15
  Colorado State 
# 16
  Virginia 
# 17
  Syracuse 
# 18
  Washington 
# 19
  Georgia 
# 20
  Wisconsin 
# 21
  Southern Miss 
# 22
  Notre Dame 
# 23
  Michigan State 
# 24
  Arizona 
# 25
  Auburn 
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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