When was the last time there was a tie in the AP poll?

The Rarity of a Dead Heat in College Football Rankings

When sports writers and broadcasters cast their ballots for the Associated Press poll, exact mathematical ties are remarkably rare. With dozens of voters submitting independent ballots featuring points distributed from top to bottom, finding two programs locked with the exact same point total at the end of a voting cycle is a statistical oddity.

The most recent occurrence of this happening in a final season ranking took place at the conclusion of the 2018 college football season. When the final ballots were tallied, fierce SEC rivals Georgia and Florida finished completely deadlocked, sharing the 7th spot in the AP poll with identical point totals. Interestingly, the two teams had already faced off earlier that fall on the gridiron, where Georgia secured a victory over the Gators.