How valuable is the AP poll in 2025? Especially in a world where the College Football Playoff exists, what is the value of an arbitrary ranking system devised by a handful of journalists around the country?

But let's be honest. Why should the answer to that question determine whether the poll should exist? The value it holds is the debate it creates among college football fans and pundits alike. It's a fun exercise, and isn't that the point of watching sports? To have fun?

Hey everyone, my name is Koki Riley . I'm an LSU football and baseball reporter with The Advocate and one of 66 voters on the AP football poll this season. It's my second year on the poll, and after getting my feet wet last year, I decided to write a weekly column to pair with my rankings this fall.

My hope isn

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