Today''s Harris Interactive College Football PollSM shows the Top 25 results compiled from rankings submitted by the Harris Interactive panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and current and former members of the media. The top five rankings are unchanged this week, as Florida, Texas, Alabama, TCU, and Cincinnati all won and maintained their position. The only change in the Top 10 was LSU moving up one spot to number 10, while USC dropped from number 10 to number 20 after its loss to Stanford.
Highlights of November 15 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Â | Team | Â | Record | Â | Points | Â | Previous Game (weekend of Nov. 14) | Â | Next Game (weekend of Nov. 21) | Â | Previous Week''s Rank |
| 1 | Â | Florida (78) | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,793 | Â | Beat South Carolina 24-14 | Â | Florida International | Â | 1 |
| 2 | Â | Texas (19) | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,711 | Â | Beat Baylor 47-14 | Â | Kansas | Â | 2 |
| 3 | Â | Alabama (16) | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,694 | Â | Beat Mississippi State 31-3 | Â | Chattanooga | Â | 3 |
| 4 | Â | TCU (1) | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,479 | Â | Beat No. 16 Utah 55-28 | Â | at Wyoming | Â | 4 |
| 5 | Â | Cincinnati | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,349 | Â | Beat No. 24 West Virginia 24-21 | Â | Idle | Â | 5 |
| 6 | Â | Boise State | Â | 10-0 | Â | 2,317 | Â | Beat Idaho 63-25 | Â | at Utah State (Fri) | Â | 6 |
| 7 | Â | Georgia Tech | Â | 10-1 | Â | 2,168 | Â | Beat Duke 49-10 | Â | Idle | Â | 7 |
| 8 | Â | Ohio State | Â | 9-2 | Â | 1,960 | Â | Beat No. 12 Iowa 27-24 (OT) | Â | at Michigan | Â | 8 |
| 9 | Â | Pittsburgh | Â | 9-1 | Â | 1,895 | Â | Beat Notre Dame 27-22 | Â | Idle | Â | 9 |
| 10 | Â | LSU | Â | 8-2 | Â | 1,813 | Â | Beat Louisiana Tech 24-16 | Â | at Mississippi | Â | 11 |
| 11 | Â | Oregon | Â | 8-2 | Â | 1,699 | Â | Beat Arizona State 44-21 | Â | at Arizona | Â | 14 |
| 12 | Â | Penn State | Â | 9-2 | Â | 1,467 | Â | Beat Indiana 31-20 | Â | at Michigan State | Â | 17 |
| 13 | Â | Oklahoma State | Â | 8-2 | Â | 1,408 | Â | Beat Texas Tech 24-17 | Â | Colorado (Thu) | Â | 18 |
| 14 | Â | Iowa | Â | 9-2 | Â | 1,176 | Â | Lost to No. 8 Ohio State 27-24 (OT) | Â | Minnesota | Â | 12 |
| 15 | Â | Wisconsin | Â | 8-2 | Â | 1,134 | Â | Beat Michigan 45-24 | Â | at Northwestern | Â | 20 |
| 16 | Â | Virginia Tech | Â | 7-3 | Â | 976 | Â | Beat Maryland 36-9 | Â | North Carolina State | Â | 21 |
| 17 | Â | Stanford | Â | 7-3 | Â | 946 | Â | Beat No. 10 USC 55-21 | Â | California | Â | NR |
| 18 | Â | BYU | Â | 8-2 | Â | 793 | Â | Beat New Mexico 24-19 | Â | Air Force | Â | 22 |
| 19 | Â | Clemson | Â | 7-3 | Â | 578 | Â | Beat North Carolina State 43-23 | Â | Virginia | Â | 25 |
| 20 | Â | USC | Â | 7-3 | Â | 576 | Â | Lost to Stanford 55-21 | Â | Idle | Â | 10 |
| 21 | Â | Utah | Â | 8-2 | Â | 568 | Â | Lost to No. 4 TCU 55-28 | Â | San Diego State | Â | 16 |
| 22 | Â | Oregon State | Â | 7-3 | Â | 492 | Â | Beat Washington 48-21 | Â | at Washington State | Â | NR |
| 23 | Â | Houston | Â | 8-2 | Â | 484 | Â | Lost to UCF 37-32 | Â | Memphis | Â | 13 |
| 24 | Â | Miami (FL) | Â | 7-3 | Â | 442 | Â | Lost to North Carolina 33-24 | Â | Duke | Â | 15 |
| 25 | Â | Nebraska | Â | 7-3 | Â | 169 | Â | Beat Kansas 31-17 | Â | Kansas State | Â | NR |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Other teams receiving votes: Rutgers 143; Arizona 139; North Carolina 136; California 123; Navy 85; Mississippi 78; West Virginia 73; Temple 47; Oklahoma 42; South Florida 34; Central Michigan 25; Auburn 19; Boston College 10; Nevada 4; Northwestern 3; Air Force 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Arizona; South Florida; West Virginia.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2009 Harris Interactive College Football Poll is comprised of former players, coaches, administrators and current and former members of the media who have committed to submit rankings for the top 25 college football teams each week. These panelists were randomly selected from among more than 300 nominations submitted by the 11 Division I-A Conference offices and the independent schools. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions. Today, 114 poll participants submitted their top 25 college football team rankings. Harris Interactive applies a standard statistical practice that allows it to identify potential instability, error or bias associated with unusual ranking patterns. Those rankings that are identified through the analysis are verified to ensure that each panelist''s intent is accurately reflected.
This week''s rankings and other information about the poll can be found at www.harrisinteractive.com/bcspoll and www.bcsfootball.org.
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