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Ohio State Unanimous Choice as No. 1 in AP Poll

Ohio State is a unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second straight week. The Buckeyes are 24-0 and the only unbeaten team. They are No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week and received all 65 first-places votes Monday from the national media panel. They are followed by Kansas, Texas,...

Martin Luther King Day 2011: Most Americans See Progress, but Won't Celebrate Holiday

Are we closer to the mountaintop? A new AP-GfK poll finds that 77 percent of respondents believe America has made "significant progress toward Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality," roughly equivalent to the percentage of those who responded in 2006, more than two years before President Barack Obama became...

AP Poll: New Low for Obama's Handling of Economy

WASHINGTON (Aug. 18) -- President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelming majority of Americans now describe the nation's financial outlook as poor. A frustrated electorate could take it out on the party in power -...

Perhaps You Should Watch the Games Before Voting

One example of how the AP poll is flawed: You'll remember Jon was the genius who professed his love for the Ol' Ball Coach by ranking the Gamecocks 4th. One would think he might have dropped South Carolina a few spots after Saturday's loss. Nope. Steve Spurrier's team is still ranked 4th according to Wilner. In other...

Surprise! Surprise! Auburn Jumped Again In The BCS

In a shocking surprise, Auburn remains sixth in this week's B(C)S Standings. As sure as the leaves are changing colors in the South, Auburn was jumped yet again by another team in this week's poll. The lucky winner - Texas. The Longhorns jumped from seventh to fifth after defeating Oklahoma State, 36-10. You know, I've...

AP Poll News From the Web

01/10/12 Virginia Tech is highest-ranked ACC football team... Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Danny Coale and Virginia Tech finished the season ranked No. 17 in the coaches' poll and No. 21 in the AP poll.
09/06/11 Florida State, Florida and USF move up in Top 25... Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) Florida State and Florida were among the teams that jumped spots in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' Top 25 polls released Tuesday afternoon.
08/20/11 Boise State ranked fifth in AP poll Source: Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa ID The Boise State football team will again being a season with favorable rankings.
02/15/11 M. Basketball. Temple, Xavier Ranked In Top 25 Source: Atlantic10.com For the first time this year, two Atlantic 10 schools are ranked in the top 25 as Temple and Xavier are both ranked in the latest AP poll which was released on Monday, February 14.

Background on AP Poll

The Associated Press (AP) College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball.

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