NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 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. LSU maintains the top spot following its 9-6 win over previously undefeated and 2nd ranked Alabama. Oklahoma State and Stanford each move up one spot while Alabama drops to the No. 4 spot. Boise State rounds out the top five.
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Highlights of November 6 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | |||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous | |
1 | LSU (112) | 9-0 | 2,848 | Beat No. 2 Alabama 9-6 (OT) | Western Kentucky | 1 | |
2 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 2,658 | Beat No. 15 Kansas State 52-45 | at Texas Tech | 3 | |
3 | Stanford (2) | 9-0 | 2,623 | Beat Oregon State 38-13 | No. 6 Oregon | 4 | |
4 | Alabama | 8-1 | 2,505 | Lost to No. 1 LSU 9-6 (OT) | at Mississippi State | 2 | |
5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 2,422 | Beat UNLV 48-21 | No. 25 TCU | 5 | |
6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 2,258 | Beat Washington 34-17 | at No. 3 Stanford | 6 | |
7 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 2,194 | Beat Texas A&M 41-25 | Idle | 7 | |
8 | Arkansas | 8-1 | 2,071 | Beat No. 11 South Carolina 44-28 | Tennessee | 8 | |
9 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1,850 | Idle | Wake Forest | 10 | |
10 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 1,785 | Idle | at No. 19 Georgia Tech (Thur) | 12 | |
11 | Houston | 9-0 | 1,629 | Beat UAB 56-13 | at Tulane (Thur) | 14 | |
12 | Penn State | 8-1 | 1,453 | Idle | No. 17 Nebraska | 16 | |
13 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 1,310 | Beat Minnesota 31-24 | at Iowa | 17 | |
14 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 1,284 | Beat Purdue 62-17 | at Minnesota | 18 | |
15 | Georgia | 7-2 | 1,114 | Beat New Mexico State 63-16 | No. 24 Auburn | 20 | |
16 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 1,110 | Lost to No. 8 Arkansas 44-28 | Florida | 11 | |
17 | Nebraska | 7-2 | 1,050 | Lost to Northwestern 28-25 | at No. 12 Penn State | 9 | |
18 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 855 | Lost to No. 3 Oklahoma State 52-45 | Texas A&M | 15 | |
19 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 793 | Idle | No. 10 Virginia Tech (Thur) | 21 | |
20 | Texas | 6-2 | 739 | Beat Texas Tech 52-20 | at Missouri | 24 | |
21 | Michigan | 7-2 | 638 | Lost to Iowa 24-16 | at Illinois | 13 | |
22 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 596 | Beat Pittsburgh 26-23 | West Virginia | 23 | |
23 | Southern Miss | 8-1 | 449 | Beat East Carolina 48-28 | UCF | NR | |
24 | Auburn | 6-3 | 357 | Idle | at No. 15 Georgia | 25 | |
25 | TCU | 7-2 | 181 | Beat Wyoming 31-20 | at No. 5 Boise State | NR | |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | |||||||
Other teams receiving votes: Ohio State 85; Arizona State 84; West Virginia 31; Florida State 23; Virginia 16; Notre Dame 14; Iowa 8; Washington 8; Louisville 3; Texas A&M 2; Arkansas State 1; Baylor 1; Mississippi State 1; Tulsa 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Arizona State, West Virginia.
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, 114 poll participants submitted their top 25 college football team rankings. One panelist did not submit rankings due to personal reasons. 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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