# Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 11, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359 "2011-08-11T17:33:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/1 "2011-08-11T17:33:15Z")
In the spirit of [Which teams will be in the Rivals Top Ten for 2011?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617351) and assuming the statement at [2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings) is true that > [@](#): > > Preseason Aug 20 will show their actual selections, which teams do you think will make the AP Top Ten? The list in the poll (coming as soon as I can fill in the blanks) is from [2011 Preseason College Football Polls](http://www.lsufootball.net/articles/2011-preseason-polls.htm) 8/11/11. Pick ten, multiple choice. Public poll. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/2 "2011-08-18T16:34:21Z")
One more day to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/3 "2011-08-18T19:54:39Z")
Amazing what a bump can do. Doubled the voter count (almost). Maybe the weight of numbers will be close: ```auto View Poll Results: Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? This poll will close on 08-19-2011 at 12:38 PM Oklahoma 7 100.00% Oregon 7 100.00% Alabama 6 85.71% Boise State 5 71.43% Stanford 5 71.43% Wisconsin 5 71.43% LSU 4 57.14% Florida State 4 57.14% Texas A&M 3 42.86% Nebraska 3 42.86% Michigan State 3 42.86% Oklahoma State 2 28.57% South Carolina 2 28.57% TCU 2 28.57% Virginia Tech 2 28.57% Florida 2 28.57% Auburn 2 28.57% Ohio State 1 14.29% Notre Dame 1 14.29% Georgia 1 14.29% Missouri 1 14.29% Arkansas 0 0% Mississippi State 0 0% West Virginia 0 0% USC 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 7 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/4 "2011-08-19T15:02:21Z")
Last chance to get in on SDMB’s version of the AP Top Ten. Poll closes in less than three hours. ```auto Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? This poll will close on 08-19-2011 at 12:38 PM Oklahoma 9 100.00% Oregon 9 100.00% Alabama 8 88.89% Boise State 7 77.78% LSU 6 66.67% Wisconsin 6 66.67% Stanford 5 55.56% Florida State 5 55.56% Virginia Tech 4 44.44% Auburn 4 44.44% Texas A&M 3 33.33% Nebraska 3 33.33% South Carolina 3 33.33% Michigan State 3 33.33% Florida 3 33.33% Oklahoma State 2 22.22% TCU 2 22.22% Notre Dame 2 22.22% Ohio State 1 11.11% Georgia 1 11.11% West Virginia 1 11.11% Missouri 1 11.11% Arkansas 0 0% Mississippi State 0 0% USC 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 9 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/5 "2011-08-19T17:48:07Z")
Sometime tomorrow we can see how close we came to getting the AP Top Ten. We can also see which Doper(s) did best in guessing them. ```auto Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? Oklahoma 10 100.00% Oregon 10 100.00% Alabama 9 90.00% LSU 7 70.00% Boise State 7 70.00% Wisconsin 7 70.00% Stanford 5 50.00% Florida State 5 50.00% Virginia Tech 5 50.00% Nebraska 4 40.00% Florida 4 40.00% Auburn 4 40.00% Texas A&M 3 30.00% South Carolina 3 30.00% Michigan State 3 30.00% Oklahoma State 2 20.00% TCU 2 20.00% Notre Dame 2 20.00% Georgia 2 20.00% West Virginia 2 20.00% Ohio State 1 10.00% Missouri 1 10.00% Arkansas 0 0% Mississippi State 0 0% USC 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/6 "2011-08-20T14:48:18Z")
According to [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/) The AP Top Ten are: 1 Oklahoma 2 Alabama 3 Oregon 4 LSU 5 Boise State 6 Florida State 7 Stanford 8 Texas A&M 9 Oklahoma State 10 Nebraska Analysis of our guesses and who was closest will come later today. Please offer your own observations and comments. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/7 "2011-08-20T15:11:21Z")
It is fortunate that the slate in our poll coincides with the AP Top 25: ```auto Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? Oklahoma 10 100.00% (1) Oregon 10 100.00% (3) Alabama 9 90.00% (2) LSU 7 70.00% (4) Boise State 7 70.00% (5) Wisconsin 7 70.00% --- [11] Stanford 5 50.00% (7) Florida State 5 50.00% (6) Virginia Tech 5 50.00% --- [13] Nebraska 4 40.00% (10) Florida 4 40.00% --- [22] Auburn 4 40.00% --- [23] Texas A&M 3 30.00% (8) South Carolina 3 30.00% --- [12] Michigan State 3 30.00% --- [17] Oklahoma State 2 20.00% (9) TCU 2 20.00% --- [14] Notre Dame 2 20.00% --- [16] Georgia 2 20.00% --- [19] West Virginia 2 20.00% --- [24] Ohio State 1 10.00% --- [18] Missouri 1 10.00% --- [21] Arkansas 0 0% --- [15] Mississippi State 0 0% --- [20] USC 0 0% --- [25] Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-teams-will-make-the-ap-top-ten/592359/8 "2011-08-20T16:43:31Z")
Here’s that analysis and the scores of the guessers: ============================= fiddlesticks 9 Zeldar 9 bump 6 Fact of the Matter 6 mkecane 6 Zakalwe 6 MadTheSwine 5 Oakminster 5 picker 5 RetroVertigo 5 ======================================== Which teams will make the AP Top Ten? This poll will close on 08-19-2011 at 12:38 PM 1-Oklahoma bump, Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, MadTheSwine, mkecane, Oakminster, picker, RetroVertigo, Zakalwe, Zeldar 10 100.00% 2-Alabama bump, Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, mkecane, Oakminster, picker, RetroVertigo, Zakalwe, Zeldar 9 90.00% 3-Oregon bump, Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, MadTheSwine, mkecane, Oakminster, picker, RetroVertigo, Zakalwe, Zeldar 10 100.00% 4-LSU bump, Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, Oakminster, picker, Zakalwe, Zeldar 7 70.00% 5-Boise State Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, MadTheSwine, mkecane, Oakminster, Zakalwe, Zeldar 7 70.00% 6-Florida State fiddlesticks, mkecane, RetroVertigo, Zakalwe, Zeldar 5 50.00% 7-Stanford Fact of the Matter, fiddlesticks, MadTheSwine, RetroVertigo, Zeldar 5 50.00% 8-Texas A&M bump, fiddlesticks, Zeldar 3 30.00% 9-Oklahoma State bump, mkecane 2 20.00% 10-Nebraska fiddlesticks, MadTheSwine, picker, Zeldar 4 40.00% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10.