Robert Cessna

Rank	Team	Record	Points	PV Rank
1	Alabama (57)	13-1	1,521	4
2	Georgia	13-2	1,454	3
3	Ohio State	12-2	1,286	5
4	Wisconsin	13-1	1,194	6
5	Oklahoma	12-2	1,374	2
6	Clemson	12-2	1,292	1
7	Penn State	11-2	1,120	9
8	UCF (4)	13-0	1,248	10
9	TCU	11-3	974	13
10	USC	11-3	839	8
11	Notre Dame	10-3	857	14
12	Oklahoma State	10-3	758	17
13	Auburn	10-4	917	7
14	Miami (FL)	10-3	769	11
15	Washington	10-3	668	12
16	Michigan State	10-3	705	18
17	Northwestern	10-3	528	20
18	LSU	9-4	368	16
19	North Carolina State	9-4	232	-
20	Mississippi State	9-4	359	24
21	Boise State	11-3	251	25
22	Virginia Tech	9-4	126	22
23	Washington State	9-4	84	21
24	Florida Atlantic	11-3	32	-
25	South Florida	10-2	267	23

Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle

Final

Poll released: Jan 9

By Voter

Aaron Suttles Adam Jude Adam Zucker Andy Bitter Andy Greder Bill Landis Bob Asmussen Brent Axe Bret Bloomquist Brian Howell Chris Murray Chuck Carlton Dave Foster Dave Reardon Dave Southorn David Briggs Ed Daigneault Eric Hansen Garland Gillen Gary Horowitz Grace Raynor Jason Butt Jason Galloway Jeff Miller Jerry DiPaola John Adams John Clay Jon Wilner Jonny Miller Keith Sargeant Kellis Robinett Kirk Bohls Lauren Brownlow Lauren Shute Marc Weiszer Matt Baker Matt Brown Matt Charboneau Matt McCoy Michael Lev Mitch Vingle Parrish Alford Pat Caputo Pat Dooley Rece Davis Rick Wright Rob Long Robert Cessna Robert Gagliardi Ross Dellenger Ryan Aber Safid Deen Sam McKewon Sammy Batten Scott Hamilton Scott Wolf Soren Petro Steve Batterson Terry Hutchens Tom Murphy Tony Parks

Poll Methodology

The AP Top 25 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Pro 32 rankings and the AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball.

History of the Poll

The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering college football. Alabama's ten AP national titles lead the way, with Notre Dame sitting second with eight. Oklahoma has seven, while Miami and Southern California have five each. Each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to the Top 25: collegefootball.ap.org/poll