The Associated Press college football poll has been around since 1936 and has been widely known as the most accurate and reliable since then until now. The College Football Playoff rankings is the one that matters these days, but the AP Poll is steeped in history.
There are quite a few programs that use the AP poll like a turnstile, entering and exiting in cyclical peaks and valleys. Then there are others that seem to always make an appearance in the poll.
