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Three polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different ...
These polling systems began with the introduction of the AP poll in 1936, followed by the Coaches' Poll in 1950. Currently, two widely recognized national champion selectors are the Associated Press, which conducts a poll of sportswriters, and the Coaches' Poll, a survey of active members of the American Football Coaches Association.
The 2007 season became known for the "Curse of the No. 2", where the team ranked No. 2 by the AP Poll was defeated seven times in the final nine weeks of the regular season: [13] Stanford defeated No. 2 USC , 24–23 , on October 6 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum .
The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation. [ 1 ]
Thanks to surging Oklahoma’s upset win over No. 3 Texas on Saturday, the ACC landed a team back among the top four in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll, which was released Sunday.
Texas (3-0) vaulted past Georgia (3-0) and into the No. 1 spot. The Longhorns drew 35 first-place votes to garner 1,540 poll points. Georgia received 23 first-place votes and had 1,518 poll points.
In the aftermath of the game, the Associated Press amended its polling policy to make FCS teams eligible for the AP Poll, which had previously been limited to FBS teams. The Appalachian State Mountaineers finished the 2007 season with a 13–2 record and won a third consecutive FCS title.
Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped ...