The No. 1 ranked team in the annual Associated Press preseason college football poll. The preseason poll was started in 1950 (x-denotes eventual national champion): <br><br>1950—Notre Dame <br><br>1951—Tennessee-x
Tuesday, August 8th 2000, 12:00 am
By: News On 6
The No. 1 ranked team in the annual Associated Press preseason college football poll. The preseason poll was started in 1950 (x-denotes eventual national champion):
1950—Notre Dame
1951—Tennessee-x
1952—Michigan State-x
1953—Notre Dame
1954—Notre Dame
1955—UCLA
1956—Oklahoma-x
1957—Oklahoma
1958—Ohio State
1959—Louisiana State
1960—Syracuse
1961—Iowa
1962—Ohio State
1963—Southern Cal
1964—Mississippi
1965—Nebraska
1966—Alabama
1967—Notre Dame
1968—Purdue
1969—Ohio State
1970—Ohio State
1971—Notre Dame
1972—Nebraska
1973—Southern Cal
1974—Oklahoma-x
1975—Oklahoma-x
1976—Nebraska
1977—Oklahoma
1978—Alabama-x
1979—Southern Cal
1980—Ohio State
1981—Michigan
1982—Pittsburgh
1983—Nebraska
1984—Auburn
1985—Oklahoma-x
1986—Oklahoma
1987—Oklahoma
1988—Florida State
1989—Michigan
1990—Miami
1991—Florida State
1992—Miami
1993—Florida State-x
1994—Florida
1995—Florida State
1996—Nebraska
1997—Penn State
1998—Ohio State
1999—Florida State-x
2000—Nebraska
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