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This is a list of college football teams by the number of weeks they have been ranked number one in the AP poll since its inception in 1936 through November 24, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Rank
There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the new twelve-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.
College football’s top 10 continues to be in flux after Oklahoma upset Texas and Louisville Cardinals whipped Notre Dame on Saturday night. The top four looks different this week.
Alabama and SMU were Nos. 11 and 12, respectively, in the AP Top 25, but the Mustangs edged out the Crimson Tide for the final playoff spot. The poll was released shortly before the CFP rankings.
Vanderbilt was the other team to fall out of the top 25. That allowed Washington State (7-1) to move into the poll at No. 22 while Colorado (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) slid in at No. 23.
The AP Poll began with the 1936 college football season. [6] The Coaches Poll began with the 1950 college football season and became the second major polling system. [7] [better source needed] In 1978, Division I football was split into two distinct divisions and a second poll was added for the new Division I-AA.
Four college football teams ranked last week lost to unranked teams on Saturday, which brought changes to the new AP Top 25 poll that was released on Sunday. The ACC has four ranked teams.
In American college sports, the Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation. [ 1 ]