NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --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. Alabama and Oregon maintained their #1 and #2 rankings, while Florida, Kansas State, and Notre Dame all moved up in the rankings following losses by South Carolina and West Virginia. The top five teams all remain undefeated.
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Highlights of October 14 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | ||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous Week's Rank |
(weekend of Oct 13) | (weekend of Oct 20) | |||||
1 | Alabama (110) | 6-0 | 2,870 | Beat Missouri 42-10 | at Tennessee | 1 |
2 | Oregon (5) | 6-0 | 2,758 | Idle | at No. 24 Arizona State (Thur) | 2 |
3 | Florida | 6-0 | 2,554 | Beat Vanderbilt 31-17 | No. 7 South Carolina | 6 |
4 | Kansas State | 6-0 | 2,538 | Beat No. 25 Iowa State 27-21 | at No. 15 West Virginia | 5 |
5 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 2,427 | Beat No. 16 Stanford 20-13 (OT) | BYU | 7 |
6 | LSU | 6-1 | 2,263 | Beat No. 3 South Carolina 23-21 | at No. 19 Texas A&M | 8 |
7 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 1,992 | Lost to No. 8 LSU 23-21 | at No. 3 Florida | 3 |
8 | Florida State | 6-1 | 1,898 | Beat Boston College 51-7 | at Miami (FL) | 9 |
9 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 1,860 | Beat No. 15 Texas 63-21 | Kansas | 13 |
10 | Oregon State | 5-0 | 1,850 | Beat BYU 42-24 | Utah | 12 |
11 | USC | 5-1 | 1,820 | Beat Washington 24-14 | Colorado | 10 |
12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 1,574 | Idle | at Kentucky | 11 |
13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 1,437 | Idle | Virginia Tech | 14 |
14 | Mississippi State. | 6-0 | 1,348 | Beat Tennessee 41-31 | Middle Tennessee State | 17 |
15 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 1,291 | Lost to Texas Tech 49-14 | No. 4 Kansas State | 4 |
16 | Louisville | 6-0 | 1,228 | Beat Pittsburgh 45-35 | South Florida | 18 |
17 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 947 | Beat Syracuse 23-15 | at Temple | 19 |
18 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 793 | Beat Fordham 49-17 | at Toledo | 20 |
19 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 674 | Beat No. 24 Louisiana Tech 59-57 | No. 6 LSU | 23 |
20 | Stanford | 4-2 | 634 | Lost to No. 7 Notre Dame 20-13 (OT) | at California | 16 |
21 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 534 | Beat No. 4 West Virginia 49-14 | at No. 22 TCU | NR |
22 | TCU | 5-1 | 514 | Beat Baylor 49-21 | No. 21 Texas Tech | 21 |
23 | Boise State | 5-1 | 488 | Beat Fresno State 20-10 | UNLV | 22 |
24 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 225 | Beat Colorado 51-17 | No. 2 Oregon (Thur) | NR |
25 | Texas | 4-2 | 188 | Lost to No. 13 Oklahoma 63-21 | Baylor | 15 |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | ||||||
Other teams receiving votes:Michigan 172; Ohio 153; Northwestern 95; Louisiana Tech 81; Wisconsin 27; Iowa State 24: Nebraska 24; Michigan State 21; Oklahoma State 19; NC State 18; Western Kentucky 11; Tulsa 10; UCLA 5; Nevada 4; Baylor 3; Louisiana-Monroe 1; Virginia Tech 1; Washington 1.
Dropped out of Top 25:Louisiana Tech, Iowa State.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2012 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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