Notre Dame Football: The AP Poll matters and here’s why you should think so too

Who polls the pollsters? It’s a question that dawned on me this offseason when I saw one of those neat infographic videos of each programs AP Poll appearances since its inception. I get it, we now find ourselves in the playoff era, what point do these polls have? Don’t be an idiot Brendan, polls don’t matter anymore! I’m smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I’m smart and I want respect!

The AP poll STILL matters, if it didn’t, why does every school’s ISD highlight the AP poll appearance statistics in their media guides?