NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 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 three of the top 5 teams - LSU, Alabama, and Boise State - were idle, while Oklahoma State and Stanford both won. All five teams maintained their ranking from last week, with LSU and Alabama in the top 2 spots.
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Highlights of October 30 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | ||||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous | ||
1 | LSU (93) | 8-0 | 2,853 | Idle | at No. 2 Alabama | 1 | ||
2 | Alabama (21) | 8-0 | 2,775 | Idle | No. 1 LSU | 2 | ||
3 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 2,594 | Beat Baylor 59-24 | No. 15 Kansas State | 3 | ||
4 | Stanford (1) | 8-0 | 2,552 | Beat USC 56-48 (3OT) | at Oregon State | 4 | ||
5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 2,438 | Idle | at UNLV | 5 | ||
6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 2,266 | Beat Washington State 43-28 | at Washington | 7 | ||
7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 2,158 | Beat No. 10 Kansas State 58-17 | Texas A&M | 8 | ||
8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 2,015 | Beat Vanderbilt 31-28 | No. 11 South Carolina | 9 | ||
9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 1,918 | Beat No. 11 Michigan State 24-3 | Northwestern | 13 | ||
10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1,697 | Lost to Georgia Tech 31-17 | Idle | 6 | ||
11 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 1,696 | Beat Tennessee 14-3 | at No. 8 Arkansas | 14 | ||
12 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 1,594 | Beat Duke 14-10 | Idle | 15 | ||
13 | Michigan | 7-1 | 1,426 | Beat Purdue 36-14 | at Iowa | 16 | ||
14 | Houston | 8-0 | 1,320 | Beat Rice 73-34 | at UAB | 18 | ||
15 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 1,126 | Lost to No. 8 Oklahoma 58-17 | at No. 3 Oklahoma State | 10 | ||
16 | Penn State | 8-1 | 1,117 | Beat Illinois 10-7 | Idle | 19 | ||
17 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 1,049 | Lost to No. 13 Nebraska 24-3 | Minnesota | 11 | ||
18 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 960 | Lost to Ohio State 33-29 | Purdue | 12 | ||
19 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 825 | Beat Colorado 48-14 | at UCLA | 20 | ||
20 | Georgia | 6-2 | 724 | Beat Florida 24-20 | New Mexico State | 22 | ||
21 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 466 | Beat No. 6 Clemson 31-17 | Idle | NR | ||
22 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 456 | Beat Rutgers 41-31 | Louisville | 23 | ||
23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 335 | Idle | at Pittsburgh | 24 | ||
24 | Texas | 5-2 | 323 | Beat Kansas 43-0 | Texas Tech | 25 | ||
25 | Auburn | 6-3 | 199 | Beat Mississippi 41-23 | Idle | NR | ||
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | ||||||||
Other teams receiving votes: Southern Miss 186; TCU 101; Texas A&M 94; Washington 48; Ohio State 39; Virginia 9; Florida State 4; BYU 3; Illinois 2; North Carolina 2; Notre Dame 2; Syracuse 1; Temple 1; Texas Tech 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Texas A&M, Texas Tech.
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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