NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 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 received 115 first place votes, retaining its number one ranking, while Oklahoma State held on to its 2nd place position. Alabama and Oregon moved up to third and fourth, respectively, following previously 3rd ranked Stanford's loss to the Ducks. Boise State's loss to TCU paved the way for idle Oklahoma to round out the top 5.
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Highlights of November 13 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | |||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game (weekend of Nov 19) | Previous Week's Rank | |
1 | LSU (115) | 10-0 | 2,875 | Beat Western Kentucky 42-9 | at Mississippi | 1 | |
2 | Oklahoma State | 10-0 | 2,750 | Beat Texas Tech 66-6 | at Iowa State (Fri) | 2 | |
3 | Alabama | 9-1 | 2,620 | Beat Mississippi State 24-7 | Georgia Southern | 4 | |
4 | Oregon | 9-1 | 2,545 | Beat No. 3 Stanford 53-30 | USC | 6 | |
5 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 2,379 | Idle | at No. 25 Baylor | 7 | |
6 | Arkansas | 9-1 | 2,297 | Beat Tennessee 49-7 | Mississippi State | 8 | |
7 | Stanford | 9-1 | 2,041 | Lost to No. 6 Oregon 53-30 | California | 3 | |
8 | Clemson | 9-1 | 2,024 | Beat Wake Forest 31-28 | at North Carolina State | 9 | |
9 | Virginia Tech | 9-1 | 1,949 | Beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 37-26 | North Carolina (Thur) | 10 | |
10 | Houston | 10-0 | 1,792 | Beat Tulane 73-17 | Southern Methodist | 11 | |
11 | Boise State | 8-1 | 1,766 | Lost to No. 25 TCU 36-35 | at San Diego State | 5 | |
12 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 1,471 | Beat Iowa 37-21 | Indiana | 13 | |
13 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 1,390 | Beat Minnesota 42-13 | at Illinois | 14 | |
14 | Georgia | 8-2 | 1,366 | Beat No. 24 Auburn 45-7 | Kentucky | 15 | |
15 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 1,324 | Beat Florida 17-12 | Citadel | 16 | |
16 | Nebraska | 8-2 | 1,260 | Beat No. 12 Penn State 17-14 | at No. 18 Michigan | 17 | |
17 | Kansas State | 8-2 | 1,092 | Beat Texas A&M 53-50 (4OT) | at Texas | 18 | |
18 | Michigan | 8-2 | 896 | Beat Illinois 31-14 | No. 16 Nebraska | 21 | |
19 | Penn State | 8-2 | 765 | Lost to No. 17 Nebraska 17-14 | at Ohio State | 12 | |
20 | Southern Miss | 9-1 | 699 | Beat UCF 30-29 | at UAB (Thur) | 23 | |
21 | TCU | 8-2 | 692 | Beat No. 5 Boise State 36-35 | Colorado State | 25 | |
22 | West Virginia | 7-3 | 264 | Beat No. 22 Cincinnati 24-21 | Idle | NR | |
23 | Florida State | 7-3 | 261 | Beat Miami (FL) 23-19 | Virginia | NR | |
24 | Georgia Tech | 7-3 | 214 | Lost to No. 10 Virginia Tech 37-26 | at Duke | 19 | |
25 | Baylor | 6-3 | 145 | Beat Kansas 31-30 (OT) | No. 5 Oklahoma | NR | |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | |||||||
Other teams receiving votes: Cincinnati 144; Notre Dame 139; Texas 88; Tulsa 32; Virginia 31; Arizona State 18; Auburn 16; Missouri 10; Arkansas State 8; Iowa 5; Ohio State 3; BYU 2; Ohio 1; Rutgers 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Texas, Cincinnati, Auburn.
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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