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Topic: 84 years of AP Polls, 1936-2019, 1,168 polls
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medinabuckeye1 · « **on:** January 17, 2020, 04:31:49 PM »

Total appearances:

919 (78.7%), Ohio State
866 (74.1%), Michigan
847 (72.5%), Oklahoma
816 (69.9%), Notre Dame
808 (69.2%), Bama
772 (66.1%), USC
731 (62.6%), Texas
730 (62.5%), Nebraska
647 (55.4%), Penn State
634 (54.3%), LSU
617 (62.8%), Florida
596 (51.0%), Georgia
583 (49.9%), Auburn
582 (49.8%), Tennessee
560 (47.9%), Florida State
532 (45.5%), UCLA
490 (42.0%), Miami, FL
454 (38.9%), Washington
452 (38.7%), Clemson
452 (38.7%), aTm
417 (35.7%), Arkansas
403 (34.5%), Michigan State
393 (33.6%), Wisconsin
335 (28.7%), Iowa
307 (26.3%), Oregon

#39, 236 (20.2%), Purdue
#46, 193 (16.5%), Maryland
#48, 181 (15.5%), Illinois
#49, 180 (15.4%), Northwestern
#52, 170 (14.6%), Minnesota
#73/74/75, 56 (4.8%), Indiana
#88/89, 37 (3.2%), Rutgers

Top-10 Appearances:

639 (54.7%) Ohio State
604 (51.7%) Oklahoma
567 (48.5%) Bama
557 (47.7%) Notre Dame
522 (44.7%) Michigan
518 (44.3%) Nebraska
473 (40.5%) USC
450 (38.5%) Texas
383 (32.8%) Penn State
368 (31.5%) Florida State
341 (29.2%) Florida
321 (27.5%) Tennessee
320 (27.4%) Louisiana State
309 (26.5%) Georgia
303 (25.9%) Miami
293 (25.1%) Auburn
222 (19.0%) UCLA
198 (17.0%) Arkansas
193 (16.5%) aTm
182 (15.6%) Michigan State
179 (15.3%) Clemson
176 (15.1%) Washington
170 (14.6%) Wisconsin
146 (12.5%) Georgia Tech
143 (12.2%) Colorado

#29, 123 (10.5%) Iowa
#37, 83 (7.1%) Purdue
#38, 82 (7.0%) Minnesota
#40, 79 (6.8%) Maryland
#42, 77 (6.6%) Illinois
#45/46, 73 (6.3%) Northwestern
#74, 15 (1.3%) Indiana
#100/101/102, 2 (0.2%) Rutgers (highest was #7)

Top-5 Appearances:

418 (35.8%) Oklahoma
411 (35.2%) Bama
387 (33.1%) Ohio State
301 (25.8%) Notre Dame
296 (25.3%) Nebraska
291 (24.9%) Michigan
282 (24.1%) USC
267 (22.9%) Texas
243 (20.8%) Florida State
204 (17.5%) Miami, FL
184 (15.8%) Florida
170 (14.6%) Penn State
135 (11.6%) LSU
132 (11.3%) Georgia
130 (11.1%) Auburn
122 (10.4%) Tennessee
110 (9.4%) UCLA
108 (9.2%) Michigan State
99 (8.5%) Clemson
76 (6.5%) Washington
75 (6.4%) Army
73 (6.3%) aTm
70 (6.0%) Pittsburgh
70 (6.0%) Oregon
61 (5.2%) Mississippi

#28, 53 (4.5%) Iowa
#29, 49 (4.2%) Wisconsin
#32/33, 46 (3.9%) Minnesota
#34/35, 45 (3.9%) Maryland
#37, 37 (3.2%) Illinois (highest was #2)
#42, 27 (2.3%) Purdue
#44, 25 (2.1%) Northwestern
#65/66, 7 (0.6%) Indiana (highest was #4)
n/a, none Rutgers

Appearances at #1:

122 (10.4%) Bama
105 (9.0%) Ohio State
101 (8.6%) Oklahoma
98 (8.4%) Notre Dame
91 (7.8%) USC
72 (6.2%) Florida State
70 (6.0%) Nebraska
68 (5.8%) Miami, FL
45 (3.9%) Texas
41 (3.5%) Florida
38 (3.3%) LSU
34 (2.9%) Michigan
29 (2.5%) Michigan State
27 (2.3%) Army
21 (1.8%) Penn State
21 (1.8%) Pittsburgh
18 (1.5%) Minnesota
18 (1.5%) Tennessee
16 (1.4%) Clemson
15 (1.3%) Georgia
15 (1.3%) Washington
11 (0.9%) Iowa
9 (0.8%) Auburn
8 (0.7%) Oregon
7 (0.6%) Colorado
7 (0.6%) Syracuse
7 (0.6%) aTm
7 (0.6%) UCLA

#29, 6 (0.5%) Maryland
#30/31/32/33, 5 (0.4%) Northwestern
#30/31/32/33, 5 (0.4%) Purdue
#41/42/43/44, 1 (0.1%) Wisconsin
n/a, none Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers

medinabuckeye1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2020, 05:12:50 PM »

I am adding in how many they were ranked in during 2019 (out of 17):

Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on January 17, 2020, 04:31:49 PM

Total appearances:

919 (78.7%), Ohio State all 17
866 (74.1%), Michigan all 17
847 (72.5%), Oklahoma all 17
816 (69.9%), Notre Dame all 17
808 (69.2%), Bama all 17
772 (66.1%), USC 5 of 17
731 (62.6%), Texas 11 of 17
730 (62.5%), Nebraska none
647 (55.4%), Penn State all 17
634 (54.3%), LSU all 17
617 (62.8%), Florida all 17
596 (51.0%), Georgia all 17
583 (49.9%), Auburn all 17
582 (49.8%), Tennessee none
560 (47.9%), Florida State none
532 (45.5%), UCLA none
490 (42.0%), Miami, FL none
454 (38.9%), Washington 7 of 17
452 (38.7%), Clemson all 17
452 (38.7%), aTm 8 of 17
417 (35.7%), Arkansas none
403 (34.5%), Michigan State 5 of 17
393 (33.6%), Wisconsin all 17
335 (28.7%), Iowa all 17
307 (26.3%), Oregon all 17
#39, 236 (20.2%), Purdue none
#46, 193 (16.5%), Maryland 1 of 17
#48, 181 (15.5%), Illinois none
#49, 180 (15.4%), Northwestern none
#52, 170 (14.6%), Minnesota 10 of 17
#73/74/75, 56 (4.8%), Indiana 1 of 17
#88/89, 37 (3.2%), Rutgers none
Top-10 Appearances:
639 (54.7%) Ohio State all 17
604 (51.7%) Oklahoma all 17
567 (48.5%) Bama all 17
557 (47.7%) Notre Dame 9 of 17
522 (44.7%) Michigan 4 of 17
518 (44.3%) Nebraska none
473 (40.5%) USC none
450 (38.5%) Texas 2 of 17
383 (32.8%) Penn State 8 of 17
368 (31.5%) Florida State none
341 (29.2%) Florida 15 of 17
321 (27.5%) Tennessee none
320 (27.4%) Louisiana State all 17
309 (26.5%) Georgia all 17
303 (25.9%) Miami, FL none
293 (25.1%) Auburn 7 of 17
222 (19.0%) UCLA none
198 (17.0%) Arkansas none
193 (16.5%) aTm none
182 (15.6%) Michigan State none
179 (15.3%) Clemson all 17
176 (15.1%) Washington none
170 (14.6%) Wisconsin 5 of 17
146 (12.5%) Georgia Tech none
143 (12.2%) Colorado none
#29, 123 (10.5%) Iowa none
#37, 83 (7.1%) Purdue none
#38, 82 (7.0%) Minnesota 3 of 17
#40, 79 (6.8%) Maryland none
#42, 77 (6.6%) Illinois none
#45/46, 73 (6.3%) Northwestern none
#74, 15 (1.3%) Indiana none
#100/101/102, 2 (0.2%) Rutgers (highest was #7) none
Top-5 Appearances:
418 (35.8%) Oklahoma 7 of 17
411 (35.2%) Bama 14 of 17
387 (33.1%) Ohio State 15 of 17
301 (25.8%) Notre Dame none
296 (25.3%) Nebraska none
291 (24.9%) Michigan none
282 (24.1%) USC none
267 (22.9%) Texas none
243 (20.8%) Florida State none
204 (17.5%) Miami, FL none
184 (15.8%) Florida none
170 (14.6%) Penn State 2 of 17
135 (11.6%) LSU 15 of 17
132 (11.3%) Georgia 13 of 17
130 (11.1%) Auburn none
122 (10.4%) Tennessee none
110 (9.4%) UCLA none
108 (9.2%) Michigan State none
99 (8.5%) Clemson all 17
76 (6.5%) Washington none
75 (6.4%) Army none
73 (6.3%) aTm none
70 (6.0%) Pittsburgh none
70 (6.0%) Oregon 1 of 17
61 (5.2%) Mississippi none
#28, 53 (4.5%) Iowa none
#29, 49 (4.2%) Wisconsin none
#32/33, 46 (3.9%) Minnesota none
#34/35, 45 (3.9%) Maryland none
#37, 37 (3.2%) Illinois (highest was #2) none
#42, 27 (2.3%) Purdue none
#44, 25 (2.1%) Northwestern none
#65/66, 7 (0.6%) Indiana (highest was #4) none
n/a, none Rutgers none
Appearances at #1 (only LSU, Clemson, and Bama were ranked #1 this year):
122 (10.4%) Bama 4 of 17
105 (9.0%) Ohio State
101 (8.6%) Oklahoma
98 (8.4%) Notre Dame
91 (7.8%) USC
72 (6.2%) Florida State
70 (6.0%) Nebraska
68 (5.8%) Miami, FL
45 (3.9%) Texas
41 (3.5%) Florida
38 (3.3%) LSU 8 of 17
34 (2.9%) Michigan
29 (2.5%) Michigan State
27 (2.3%) Army
21 (1.8%) Penn State
21 (1.8%) Pittsburgh
18 (1.5%) Minnesota
18 (1.5%) Tennessee
16 (1.4%) Clemson 5 of 17
15 (1.3%) Georgia
15 (1.3%) Washington
11 (0.9%) Iowa
9 (0.8%) Auburn
8 (0.7%) Oregon
7 (0.6%) Colorado
7 (0.6%) Syracuse
7 (0.6%) aTm
7 (0.6%) UCLA
#29, 6 (0.5%) Maryland
#30/31/32/33, 5 (0.4%) Northwestern
#30/31/32/33, 5 (0.4%) Purdue
#41/42/43/44, 1 (0.1%) Wisconsin
n/a, none Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers

Brutus Buckeye · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:04:29 PM »

Started in 1936?

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2020, 08:50:50 AM »

Yeah, didn't rank after bowl games until 1967ish.

I wonder if the difference between top 5 rankings and overall rankings says "something", like how a program might be "pretty solid" versus elite, in a way we don't see with just top five, maybe not.

A team might consistently be ranked, but rarely top 5? UGA might be like that.

CWSooner · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2020, 11:19:18 AM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on January 20, 2020, 08:50:50 AM

Yeah, didn't rank after bowl games until 1967ish.

I wonder if the difference between top 5 rankings and overall rankings says "something", like how a program might be "pretty solid" versus elite, in a way we don't see with just top five, maybe not.

A team might consistently be ranked, but rarely top 5? UGA might be like that.

Some additional details from the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge:

Quote

At the end of the 1947 season the AP released an unofficial post-bowl poll which differed from the regular season final poll.[8] Until the 1968 college football season, the final AP poll of the season was released following the end of the regular season, with the lone exception of the 1965 season. In 1964, Alabama was named the national champion in the final AP Poll following the completion of the regular season, but lost in the Orange Bowl to Texas, leaving Arkansas as the only undefeated, untied team after the Razorbacks defeated Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1965, the AP's decision to wait to crown its champion paid handsomely, as top-ranked Michigan State lost to UCLA in the Rose Bowl, number two Arkansas lost to LSU in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and fourth-ranked Alabama defeated third-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, vaulting the Crimson Tide to the top of the AP's final poll (Michigan State was named national champion in the final UPI Coaches Poll, which did not conduct a post-bowl poll).

Beginning in the 1968 season, the post bowl game poll became permanent and the AP championship reflected the bowl game results. The UPI did not follow suit with the coaches' poll until the 1974 season.

FearlessF · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2020, 11:34:46 AM »

Quote from: CWSooner on January 20, 2020, 11:19:18 AM

Some additional details from the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge:

64 Arkansas bowl game vs Nebraska

RAZORBACKS WIN DEFENSIVE BATTLE WITH LATE DRIVE
Arkansas mounted an 80-yard fourth-quarter drive against a previously impregnable Nebraska defense to down the Huskers, 10-7, in NU's first Cotton Bowl appearance. The Huskers had led most of the way in one of the greatest defensive battles in bowl history.
Arkansas scored first on a 31-yard Tom McKnelly field goal in the first quarter. But sophomore Harry Wilson capped a 69-yard Husker march midway through the second quarter on a 1-yard plunge to give Nebraska a 7-3 halftime lead. NU held that lead until Bobby Burnett finished the Arkansas drive with a three-yard TD run with 4:41 left in the game.

In the fierce defensive struggle, first downs were even at 11, and the Razorbacks held a slim, 176-168 total offense edge.

CWSooner · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:10:14 PM »

I wonder what the weather was like in that '64 (season) Cotton Bowl. When OU played Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl after the 2001 season, it was quite cold and neither team played inspired football. Sooners won 10-3 and were glad to get off the field and back into the locker room.

utee94 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:13:45 PM »

New Year's Day in Dallas is often cool-to-cold, and rainy. I've been to 3 Cotton Bowls and only one had decent weather.

CWSooner · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:25:21 PM »

The only Cotton Bowl I've been to had good weather. It was after the 2003 season. Ole Miss vs. oSu. Eli Manning's last college game.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:38:42 PM »

The early Peach Bowls were infamous for lousy weather, interestingly (and poor attendance, the thing barely survived).

CWSooner · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:41:57 PM »

Ah, yes! The 1970 Peach Bowl. ASU 48, UNC 26. Everybody remembers that one!

FearlessF · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:49:20 PM »

Quote from: CWSooner on January 20, 2020, 03:10:14 PM

I wonder what the weather was like in that '64 (season) Cotton Bowl.

a heavily clouded afternoon that produced a hard shower immediately after the Arkansas touchdown.

Read more: https://dataomaha.com/huskers/history/game/1965-1-1-arkansas#ixzz6BbaUt2xC

on a gray, muggy day in the Cotton Bowl

a stout south wind

FearlessF · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:54:04 PM »

interesting that Arkansas was commonly referred to as the "Porkers"

Arkansas and Nebraska each recieved $212, 000

the Southwest conference allowed Arkansas to keep $60,000 plus about $3,000 in travel expenses

Nebraska was allowed to keep $70,000 plus $5,000 in expenses

CWSooner · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2020, 03:55:50 PM »

7-3 is the absolute pits of a lead to take to the 4th quarter. You're one fluke away from being down 10-7. And Murphy's Law says that said if said fluke occurs, it's going to be late in the game when you don't have enough time to answer. Or that there will be a sudden downpour that will soak the field.

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Topic: 84 years of AP Polls, 1936-2019, 1,168 polls

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