AP College Football Poll

- The AP College Football Poll was first run in 1934, and then continuously from 1936 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll
- 65 sportswriters and broadcasters vote in the AP Poll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll
- The AP Poll expanded in 1989 to rank 25 college football teams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll
- As of the completion of the 2007 college football season, the number one ranked team has faced the number two ranked team 40 times since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll
- The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was developed in 1997 to try to unify the poll results by picking two teams for a "real" national championship game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll

Each week during the NCAA Football season, the Associated Press releases the rankings of the top 25 college football teams. The AP College Football Poll is determined by a poll of 65 sportswriters and broadcasters.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/collegefootball_front/votes/voters.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME

For the first time of the 2009 season, the Florida Gators were knocked off the #1 spot as the Alabama Crimson Tide were named the top team on October 18, 2009. Florida regained the top spot the following week.
Ranking No. 1 College Football Teams
- List of the ranking number one college football teams for the past 10 years:
- 2008: Florida Gatorshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2008
- 2007: LSU Tigershttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2007
- 2006: Florida Gatorshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2006
- 2005: Texas Longhornshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2005
- 2004: USC Trojanshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2004
- 2003: USC Trojanshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2003
- 2002: Ohio State Buckeyeshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2002
- 2001: Miami Hurricaneshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2001
- 2000: Oklahoma Soonershttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2000
- 1999: Florida State Seminoleshttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1999
- 1998: Tennessee Volunteers
Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) consists of five bowl games that only the top-ranked college football teams can play in. The five bowl games are: the Fiesta Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, and the BCS National Championship Game.http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/about
The BCS is an event managed by 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and the University of Notre Dame. The 11 conferences are Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Pacific-10, Southeastern, and Western Athletic.http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/about

AP College Football Rankings

- Note: Rankings as of November 22, 2009.

Rank	School/Team	Total Votes	#1 Votes	Record	Last Week
AP Poll NCAA Football Rankings
1	Florida Gators	1,463	36	11-0	1
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	1,428	13	11-0	2
3	Texas Longhorns	1,425	11	11-0	3
4	TCU Horned Frogs	1,309	0	11-0	4
5	Cincinnati Bearcats	1,245	0	10-0	5
6	Boise State	1,218	0	11-0	6
7	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1,138	0	10-1	7
8	Pittsburgh Panthers	1,041	0	9-1	8
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	1,016	0	10-2	9
10	Oregon Ducks	983	0	9-2	11
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	793	0	9-2	12
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	773	0	10-2	13
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	766	0	10-2	15
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	675	0	8-3	16
15	Clemson Tigers	609	0	8-3	18
16	Oregon State Beavers	541	0	8-3	20
17	LSU Tigers	409	0	8-3	10
18	BYU Cougars	399	0	9-2	19
19	Miami Hurricanes	347	0	8-3	21
20	Ole Miss	333	0	8-3	--
21	California Golden Bears	263	0	8-3	--
22	Utah Utes	249	0	9-2	23
23	North Carolina	237	0	8-3	--
24	USC Trojans	225	0	7-3	22
25	Houston Cougars	199	0	9-2	24

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