AP Poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on August 16, 2008. The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters and sports broadcasters across the nation. This season will mark the third season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll, and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
| Preseason August 16 |
Week 1 September 2 |
Week 2 September 7 |
Week 3 September 14 |
Week 4 September 21 |
Week 5 September 28 |
Week 6 October 5 |
Week 7 October 12 |
Week 8 October 19 |
Week 9 October 26 |
Week 10 November 2 |
Week 11 November 9 |
Week 12 November 16 |
Week 13 November 23 |
Week 14 November 30 |
Week 15 December 7 |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (22) | USC (1-0) (21) | USC (1-0) (33) | USC (2-0) (61) | USC (2-0) (62) | Oklahoma (4-0) (43) | Oklahoma (5-0) (51) | Texas (6-0) (39) | Texas (7-0) (65) | Texas (8-0) (65) | Alabama (9-0) (46) | Alabama (10-0) (44) | Alabama (11-0) (42) | Alabama (11-0) (63) | Alabama (12-0) (62) | Florida (12-1) (50) | Florida (13-1) (48) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (21) | Georgia (1-0) (20) | Georgia (2-0) (23) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Alabama (5-0) (21) | Alabama (6-0) (13) | Alabama (6-0) (26) | Alabama (7-0) | Alabama (8-0) | Texas Tech (9-0) (12) | Texas Tech (10-0) (21) | Texas Tech (10-0) (21) | Florida (10-1) (2) | Florida (11-1) (3) | Oklahoma (12-1) (9) | Utah (13-0) (16) | 2. |
| 3. | USC (12) | Ohio State (1-0) (15) | Oklahoma (2-0) (2) | Georgia (3-0) (2) | Georgia (4-0) (2) | LSU (4-0) | Missouri (5-0) (1) | Penn State (7-0) | Penn State (8-0) | Penn State (9-0) | Penn State (9-0) (6) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) (2) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Texas (11-1) | Texas (11-1) (6) | USC (12-1) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma (4) | Oklahoma (1-0) (2) | Florida (2-0) (4) | Florida (2-0) (1) | Florida (3-0) (1) | Missouri (4-0) (1) | LSU (4-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Florida (7-1) (1) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Texas (10-1) | Oklahoma (11-1) | Alabama (12-1) | Texas (12-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida (6) | Florida (1-0) (5) | Ohio State (2-0) (1) | Missouri (3-0) | LSU (3-0) | Texas (4-0) | Texas (5-0) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Texas (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | USC (11-1) | Oklahoma (12-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Missouri | Missouri (1-0) (1) | Missouri (2-0) (1) | LSU (2-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Penn State (5-0) | Penn State (6-0) | USC (4-1) | USC (5-1) | Texas Tech (8-0) | Oklahoma (8-1) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Alabama (12-2) | 6. |
| 7. | LSU | LSU (1-0) (1) | LSU (1-0) (1) | Texas (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | Texas Tech (5-0) | Texas Tech (6-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0) | USC (6-1) | USC (7-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (10-1) | Texas Tech (10-1) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | TCU (11-2) | 7. |
| 8. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1-0) | Texas (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Alabama (4-0) | BYU (4-0) | USC (3-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | Texas Tech (7-0) | Georgia (7-1) | Oklahoma State (8-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (12-0) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Penn State (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Clemson | Auburn (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | USC (2-1) | BYU (5-0) | BYU (6-0) | Georgia (6-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Ohio State (10-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Auburn | Texas (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | South Florida (5-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Ohio State (7-1) | Utah (8-0) | Utah (9-0) | Ohio State (8-2) | Ohio State (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Oregon (10-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Wisconsin (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Texas Tech (3-0) | BYU (4-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Florida (4-1) | Missouri (5-1) | LSU (5-1) | Boise State (7-0) | TCU (9-1) | Oklahoma State (8-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | TCU (10-2) | TCU (10-2) | Boise State (12-1) | 11. |
| 12. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | South Florida (3-0) | Penn State (4-0) | Florida (3-1) | Ohio State (5-1) | Ohio State (6-1) | Utah (8-0) | TCU (8-1) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (8-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Ball State (12-0) | Cincinnati (11-2) | Texas Tech (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Wisconsin | Alabama (1-0) | Kansas (2-0) | Ohio State (2-1) | South Florida (4-0) | Auburn (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-0) | LSU (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Georgia (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Cincinnati (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas | Kansas (1-0) | East Carolina (2-0) | BYU (3-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Ohio State (4-1) | Utah (6-0) | Utah (7-0) | South Florida (6-1) | Missouri (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | Ball State (9-0) | Ball State (10-0) | TCU (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Mississippi (9-4) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Arizona State (1-0) т | Arizona State (2-0) | East Carolina (3-0) | Auburn (3-1) | Utah (5-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | TCU (7-1) | LSU (5-2) | LSU (6-2) | TCU (9-2) | TCU (9-2) | Ball State (11-0) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Oregon (9-3) | Virginia Tech (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | BYU | BYU (1-0) т | Oregon (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Wake Forest (3-0) | Kansas (3-1) | Kansas (4-1) | Kansas (5-1) | Missouri (5-2) | Florida State (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | BYU (9-1) | BYU (10-1) | Cincinnati (9-2) | Oregon (9-3) | Georgia (9-3) | Oklahoma State (9-4) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | South Florida (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Utah (4-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Pittsburgh (5-1) | BYU (7-1) | BYU (8-1) | North Carolina (7-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Oregon State (8-3) | Georgia (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | Cincinnati (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | Oregon (1-0) | BYU (2-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Kansas (3-1) | Wisconsin (3-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | North Carolina (5-1) | BYU (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | Michigan State (8-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | LSU (7-3) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Pittsburgh (9-3) | Oregon State (9-4) | 18. |
| 19. | South Florida | Penn State (1-0) | South Florida (2-0) | Kansas (2-1) | Boise State (3-0) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | South Florida (5-1) | South Florida (5-1) | Kansas (5-2) | Tulsa (7-0) | North Carolina (6-2) | LSU (6-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Oregon (8-3) | Missouri (9-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Missouri (10-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Illinois | Wake Forest (1-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Utah (3-0) | Clemson (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Auburn (4-2) | Michigan State (6-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Minnesota (7-1) | West Virginia (6-2) | Florida State (7-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Boston College (8-3) т | BYU (10-2) | Mississippi (8-4) | Iowa (9-4) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon | Fresno State (1-0) | Fresno State (1-0) | West Virginia (1-1) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | Oklahoma State (4-0) | Wake Forest (3-1) | Wake Forest (4-1) | Georgia Tech (6-1) | North Carolina (6-2) | California (6-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon State (7-3) | BYU (10-2) т | Michigan State (9-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | Florida State (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Penn State | Utah (1-0) | Utah (2-0) | Illinois (2-1) | Illinois (2-1) | Fresno State (3-1) | North Carolina (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Tulsa (7-0) | Michigan State (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Cincinnati (7-2) | Maryland (7-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | Northwestern (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Wake Forest | UCLA (1-0) | California (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | East Carolina (3-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Pittsburgh (4-1) | Boston College (5-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Maryland (6-2) | Oregon State (6-3) | Miami (7-3) | Florida State (8-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Ball State (12-1) | West Virginia (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama | Illinois (0-1) т | Illinois (1-1) | Florida State (2-0) | TCU (4-0) | Connecticut (5-0) | Pittsburgh (4-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Florida State (5-1) | South Florida (6-2) | Florida State (6-2) | South Carolina (7-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Michigan State (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | South Carolina (1-0) т | West Virginia (1-1) | Fresno State (1-1) | Fresno State (2-1) | Wake Forest (3-1) | Ball State (6-0) | California (4-1) | Minnesota (6-1) | Maryland (6-2) | Pittsburgh (6-2) | Tulsa (8-1) | North Carolina (7-3) | Mississippi (7-4) | Oregon State (8-4) | Missouri (9-4) | BYU (10-3) | 25. |
| Preseason August 16 |
Week 1 September 2 |
Week 2 September 7 |
Week 3 September 14 |
Week 4 September 21 |
Week 5 September 28 |
Week 6 October 5 |
Week 7 October 12 |
Week 8 October 19 |
Week 9 October 26 |
Week 10 November 2 |
Week 11 November 9 |
Week 12 November 16 |
Week 13 November 23 |
Week 14 November 30 |
Week 15 December 7 |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
||
| Dropped: Clemson Virginia Tech Tennessee Pittsburgh |
Dropped: UCLA South Carolina |
Dropped: Arizona State California |
Dropped: Oregon West Virginia Florida State |
Dropped: Clemson Illinois East Carolina TCU |
Dropped: Wisconsin Oregon Fresno State Connecticut |
Dropped: Auburn |
Dropped: Virginia Tech North Carolina Michigan State Wake Forest Vanderbilt California |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Kansas Georgia Tech Boston College |
Dropped: Tulsa Minnesota Oregon South Florida |
Dropped: West Virginia California Georgia Tech Maryland |
Dropped: Florida State South Carolina Tulsa |
Dropped: LSU Pittsburgh Maryland Miami North Carolina |
Dropped: Florida State |
Dropped: Boston College |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Northwestern Ball State |
Read more about this topic: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS Football Rankings
Famous quotes containing the word poll:
“If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in that bus in Montgomery, she’d still be standing.”
—Mary Frances Berry (b. 1938)