AP Top 25 Poll

Poll Released: Jan 07

All Voters

Bob Asmussen

Newspaper: Champaign News-Gazette

Bob Asmussen is in his 25th year at The Champaign News-Gazette. He became the Illinois football beat writer in 1996. Asmussen has also covered men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling. He has won numerous national and state awards for his writing. Married to a fellow reporter, Asmussen has a son and a daughter. They live in Champaign.

Rank	Trend	Team	Conference	Record	Points	Game scores	Share
1	1	Clemson	ACC	15-0	1525(61)	_	Share Copy link
2	1	Alabama	SEC	14-1	1462	_	Share Copy link
3	2	Ohio State	Big Ten	13-1	1364	_	Share Copy link
4	-	Oklahoma	Big 12	12-2	1356	_	Share Copy link
5	2	Notre Dame	Division I FBS Ind	12-1	1286	_	Share Copy link
6	3	Florida	SEC	10-3	1103	_	Share Copy link
7	5	Texas	Big 12	10-4	1076	_	Share Copy link
8	1	Georgia	SEC	11-3	1103	_	Share Copy link
9	5	LSU	SEC	10-3	1119	_	Share Copy link
10	4	UCF	The American	12-1	898	_	Share Copy link
11	2	Washington State	Pac-12	11-2	959	_	Share Copy link
12	4	Kentucky	SEC	10-3	820	_	Share Copy link
13	2	Syracuse	ACC	10-3	683	_	Share Copy link
14	6	Michigan	Big Ten	10-3	745	_	Share Copy link
15	4	Washington	Pac-12	10-4	806	_	Share Copy link
16	1	Fresno State	Mountain West	12-2	466	_	Share Copy link
17	3	Army	Division I FBS Ind	11-2	418	vs Navy W 17-10	Share Copy link
18	5	Texas A&M	SEC	9-4	552	_	Share Copy link
19	-	Utah State	Mountain West	11-2	188	_	Share Copy link
20	-	Northwestern	Big Ten	9-5	284	_	Share Copy link
21	-	Cincinnati	The American	11-2	171	_	Share Copy link
22	4	Penn State	Big Ten	9-4	492	_	Share Copy link
23	-	Boise State	Mountain West	10-3	184	_	Share Copy link
24	-	Iowa	Big Ten	9-4	120	_	Share Copy link
25	-	Stanford	Pac-12	9-4	52	_	Share Copy link

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Find Your Team

TEAM	CONF	OVR
Clemson	ACC (8-0)	15-0
Georgia Tech	ACC (5-3)	7-6
West Virginia	Big 12 (6-3)	8-4
Ohio State	Big Ten (8-1)	13-1
Notre Dame	Division I FBS Ind (0-0)	12-1

Poll Methodology

The AP Top 25 Poll 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

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