AP Football Trivia....

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I did this on my own and there is a lot of OKLAHOMA recognition!!!


Only 16 Preseason AP #1 teams went on to win the AP title....
1936 Minnesota
1941 Minnesota
1942 Ohio State
1943 Notre Dame
1945 Army
1947 Notre Dame
1951 Tennessee
1952 Michigan State
1956 Oklahoma
1974 Oklahoma
1975 Oklahoma
1978 Alabama
1985 Oklahoma
1993 Florida State
1999 Florida State
2004 Southern Cal

Only 3 times has the Preseason AP #1 team finished unranked...
1939 Pittsburgh
1950 Notre Dame
1961 Iowa

Only one team has been Preseason AP #1 three straight seasons...
Oklahoma (1985-1987)

Only once has a Preseason AP #1 team won the title in back-to-back seasons...
Oklahoma (1974-1975)

Most Preseason AP #1 rankings...
Notre Dame, 9- 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1967, 1971

Only 9 times has the Preaeason AP #1 team finished AP #2
1937 California
1948 Notre Dame
1953 Notre Dame
1979 Southern Cal
1983 Nebraska
1998 Ohio State
2002 Miami
2005 Southern Cal
2006 Ohio State

Only one (now 1-AA) school started Preseason AP #1
1940 Cornell (finished #15)

Most Preseason AP #1/End of Season AP #1 national titles...
Oklahoma, 4- 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985

Only 3 times has the Preseason AP #1 not finish in the AP poll due to only the poll conducting a final poll of ten teams...
1962 Ohio State- finished UPI #13
1963 Southern Cal- finished UPI #16
1964 Mississippi- finished UPI #20

Programs to have back-to-back Preaeason AP #1 starts
Pittsburgh 1938-1939
Notre Dame 1943-44, 1947-1948, 1953-1954
Oklahoma 1956-1957, 1974-1975, 1985-1987 (3 straight)
Ohio State 1969-1970
Southern Cal 2004-2005