NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's Harris Interactive College Football Poll(SM) 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. This week the Top 5 teams remain unchanged - LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Boise State all won and maintained their respective spots in the Top 5.
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Highlights of October 16 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous Week's Rank | |
(weekend of Oct 15) | (weekend of Oct 22) | ||||||
1 | LSU (74) | 7-0 | 2,819 | Beat Tennessee 38-7 | No. 21 Auburn | 1 | |
2 | Alabama (25) | 7-0 | 2,744 | Beat Mississippi 52-7 | Tennessee | 2 | |
3 | Oklahoma (13) | 6-0 | 2,684 | Beat Kansas 47-17 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
4 | Wisconsin (1) | 6-0 | 2,463 | Beat Indiana 59-7 | at No. 15 Michigan State | 4 | |
5 | Boise State (1) | 6-0 | 2,339 | Beat Colorado State 63-13 | Air Force | 5 | |
6 | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 2,315 | Beat No. 20 Texas 38-26 | at Missouri | 6 | |
7 | Stanford (1) | 6-0 | 2,291 | Beat Washington State 44-14 | No. 25 Washington | 7 | |
8 | Clemson | 7-0 | 2,063 | Beat Maryland 56-45 | North Carolina | 8 | |
9 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1,955 | Beat No. 19 Arizona State 41-27 | at Colorado | 9 | |
10 | Arkansas | 5-1 | 1,805 | Idle | at Mississippi | 11 | |
11 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 1,484 | Idle | at Minnesota | 13 | |
12 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 1,457 | Beat Texas Tech 41-34 | at Kansas | 17 | |
13 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1,396 | Beat Mississippi State 14-12 | Idle | 15 | |
14 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 1,359 | Idle | at Syracuse (Fri) | 16 | |
15 | Michigan State | 5-1 | 1,290 | Beat No. 10 Michigan 28-14 | No. 4 Wisconsin | 22 | |
16 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 1,259 | Beat Wake Forest 38-17 | Boston College | 18 | |
17 | Michigan | 6-1 | 914 | Lost to No. 22 Michigan State 28-14 | Idle | 10 | |
18 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 839 | Lost to Virginia 24-21 | at Miami (FL) | 12 | |
19 | Texas A&M | 4-2 | 779 | Beat No. 21 Baylor 55-28 | at Iowa State | 23 | |
20 | Illinois | 6-1 | 571 | Lost to Ohio State 17-7 | at Purdue | 14 | |
21 | Auburn | 5-2 | 565 | Beat No. 25 Florida 17-6 | at No. 1 LSU | NR | |
22 | Houston | 6-0 | 562 | Idle | Marshall | 24 | |
23 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 346 | Lost to No. 9 Oregon 41-27 | Idle | 19 | |
24 | Penn State | 6-1 | 293 | Beat Purdue 23-18 | at Northwestern | NR | |
25 | Washington | 5-1 | 240 | Beat Colorado 52-24 | at No. 7 Stanford | NR | |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Other teams receiving votes: Notre Dame 124; Georgia 105; Texas 77; SMU 59; Baylor 56; Rutgers 35; Cincinnati 25; Ohio State 14; TCU 11; Virginia 11; Louisiana-Lafayette 6; Texas Tech 6; Southern Miss 5; Florida State 3; South Florida 3; Missouri 2; North Carolina 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Texas, Baylor, Florida.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2011 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 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) offices and the independent schools. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and independent institutions. Today, 115 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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