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AP Poll

 
Associated Press Poll
Year: 1996
Preseason Poll
Rank
Rec
Team (FPV)
Pts
Prv
 
1
  Nebraska (50)
1,644
1
2
  Tennessee (7)
1,538
3
3
  Florida State (5)
1,529
4
4
  Florida (1)
1,490
2
5
  Colorado (3)
1,377
5
6
  Notre Dame (1)
1,295
11
7
  USC 
1,171
12
8
  Texas 
1,026
14
9
  Ohio State 
987
6
10
  Syracuse 
982
19
11
  Penn State 
981
13
12
  Miami 
877
20
13
  Texas A&M 
803
15
14
  Michigan 
766
17
15
  Alabama 
601
21
16
  Virginia Tech 
563
10
17
  Auburn 
536
22
18
  Northwestern 
496
8
19
  LSU 
465
NR
20
  Arizona State 
380
NR
21
  Kansas State 
366
7
22
  Iowa 
356
25
23
  Virginia 
288
16
24
  Kansas 
217
9
25
  Clemson 
212
NR
# 1
  Nebraska (50)
# 2
  Tennessee (7)
# 3
  Florida State (5)
# 4
  Florida (1)
# 5
  Colorado (3)
# 6
  Notre Dame (1)
# 7
  USC 
# 8
  Texas 
# 9
  Ohio State 
# 10
  Syracuse 
# 11
  Penn State 
# 12
  Miami 
# 13
  Texas A&M 
# 14
  Michigan 
# 15
  Alabama 
# 16
  Virginia Tech 
# 17
  Auburn 
# 18
  Northwestern 
# 19
  LSU 
# 20
  Arizona State 
# 21
  Kansas State 
# 22
  Iowa 
# 23
  Virginia 
# 24
  Kansas 
# 25
  Clemson 
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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