All-Time Pre-Season AP College Football Poll Rankings by Conferences

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1 All-Time Pre-Seaon AP College Football Poll ing by By Tex Noel 1 t -N-Goal Executive Director, Intercollegiate Football Reearche Aociation Since the tart of the Aociated Pre Pre-Seaon ing beginning with the 1950 eaon the Oklahoma Sooner have been voted the top major college team heading into a eaon 10 time. The latet for the team out of Norman, Oklahoma, came during the 2011 Pre- Seaon election. In all, 21 major college football eleven have been crowned Pre-Seaon No. 1 The Top 10: Team with at leat 2 Pre-Seaon ing at No. 1 include: Oklahoma 10 Notre Dame 4 Ohio State 7 Alabama 3 Nebraka 6 Florida 3 USC 6 Miami (FL) 3 Florida State 5 Michigan State 2 Of 11 team that remain, 5 are out-of- the mega conference, the SEC; while it chief rival, the Big 10 ha three; with two current Big Eat unit while playing a an Independent and a member of the old Pacific Coat (now a Pac-12 league) round-out the remainder of the team. Team ranked 1 in Pre-Seaon, lited by conference, include: ACC: Florida State, AAWU-PCC-Pac 8-Pac 10: USC, UCLA, 1955 Big EAST: Miami FL, Big : Oklahoma,

2 Nebraka, Big 10: Iowa, 1961 Purdue, 1968 Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, 1997 Independent: Michigan State, 1952 Notre Dame, Pittburgh, 1982 Florida State, Miami FL, 1990 SEC: Alabama, Auburn, 1984 Florida, Georgia, 2008 LSU, 1958 Tenneee, 1951 But i being predicted No. 1 a bleing or cure? Of the 61 team, , that wa voted the team to win-it-all, jut 10 would claim the top pot in the final poll; with only 1999 Florida State the long election to go wire-to-wire in being ranked firt every poll. Counting the title-winner 49 eaon would how the team that wa Pre- Seaon 1, would land within the Top 10; 7 time uch a team would roundout a remain in a poll, bring ranked th. Five time, including the initial choice for championhip, 1950 Notre Dame, would not be around in the final urvey. Fifthteen time a team would be ranked in the econd half of the pre-eaon election (11 th to not ranked) to become that eaon eventual National Champion. Back to team ranked in the Pre-Seaon poll There have been 25 team garnering at leat 20 Pre-Seaon nod; with the perennial viitor Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC leading the way with over 50

3 appearance each of the ballot. The team have been in 56, 52 and 50 pot, repectively. Rounding out the Top 9 all with at leat 42 appearance include: Notre Dame at No. 6 and 48 Pre-Seaon lot, one more than the Texa Longhorn; Alabama ha 45; while three current Big 10 eleven complete the Top 9. Newcomer Nebraka on the trength of appearance in the Big 12 (and all previou league) tie Penn State for eventh with 43 poll and Michigan ha one le. Tenneee 37 appearance complete the Top 10 in AP Pre-Seaon poll pick. Counting the 2011 poll, there ha been jut 84 team to even be conidered in the Pre-Seaon Top (the order of how many team were ranked.) Forty-one team have been ranked at leat 10 time in pre-eaon; with 11 being admitted jut once. Only Vanderbilt of the current SEC alignment have failed to appear in the ranking; while former member Georgia Tech ha been included 36 time. South Carolina 12 th ranking in the 2011 Pre-Seaon Poll, give the Gamecock their highet ranking in 7 year of being in the poll. In addition to the leader mentioned above, everal other chool lead their repective conference; a all team will be lited within their current conference affiliation and will be lited below after the Top 25 and SEC ing. To further undertand the heading, they can be identified a follow: : Highet rank: if an aterik appear, the number that follow indicate the time it wa ranked in thi pot. : Total number of appearance : Total of each poition ranked in the poll : Divide Poll Point by the number of pre-eaon appearance Poll: Percent of poll appeared in; of the annual election

4 Apr : An average of the Average Pre-Seaon ranking and percentage of poll appeared in; divided by 2 =84 1 Big 10 Ohio State 1* BIG 12 Oklahoma 1* PAC 12 USC 1* Independent Notre Dame 1* BIG 12 Texa 2* SEC Alabama 1* Big 10 Nebraka 1* Big 10 Penn State Big 10 Michigan 2* SEC Tenneee SEC Auburn PAC 12 UCLA SEC Florida 1* ACC Florida State 1* SEC Louiiana State ACC Miami (FL) 1* PAC 12 Wahington 2* BIG 12 Texa A&M SEC Georgia Big 10 Michigan State 1* SEC Arkana 2* Big 10 Iowa Big 10 Wiconin ACC Clemon 4* PAC 12 Arizona State SEC Miiippi ACC Georgia Tech 3* SEC South Carolina new highet SEC Miiippi State SEC Kentucky

5 ACC Florida State 1* Miami (FL) 1* Clemon 4* Maryland North Carolina Virginia Tech Georgia Tech 3* Duke Virginia North Carolina State Boton College Wake Foret BIG 10 Ohio State 1* Nebraka 1* Penn State Michigan 2* Michigan State 1* Iowa Wiconin Purdue Illinoi Northwetern Minneota Indiana BIG 12 Oklahoma 1* Texa 2* Texa A&M Kana State Miouri Kana Texa Tech Oklahoma State Tied for ame pot at 9, 2011 poll 9*

6 Baylor Iowa State BIG EAST Pittburgh Syracue Wet Virginia Louiville Rutger South Florida C-USA Houton Southern Methodit Rice Southern Miiippi Marhall Independent Notre Dame 1* Navy Brigham Young Army MID AMERICAN Miami (OH) MOUNTAIN WEST TCU Colorado State Air Force PAC 12 USC 1*

7 UCLA Wahington 2* Arizona State Colorado Stanford Tied at the ame pot 7 in 2011 poll 7* California Arizona Oregon New Highet ing in 2011 Poll Oregon State Wahington State Utah SEC Alabama 1* Tenneee Auburn Florida 1* Louiiana State Georgia Arkana 2* Miiippi South Carolina New highet ranking in 2011 ing Miiippi State Kentucky WAC Boie State Hawaii Freno State other-1 (Ivy) Princeton Cornell Pennylvania Yale other-2 (Southern) Wahington & Lee

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