I worked for the AP for nearly 30 years, the last 20 overseeing the Top 25 as the national college football writer. The poll is no longer my job, but being part of it for so long taught me its ...

The 1936 season is often used as a good jumping off point to count meaningful national championships — the first year of the AP Top 25 poll. That's where we're starting. Which college football ...

Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2 ...