NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 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. The Top 5 teams remain intact from last week - Alabama, Oregon, Florida, Kansas State, and Notre Dame. Alabama retains its No. 1 ranking with 109 first place votes.
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Highlights of October 21 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | ||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous |
1 | Alabama (109) | 7-0 | 2,868 | Beat Tennessee 44-13 | No. 12 Mississippi State | 1 |
2 | Oregon (5) | 7-0 | 2,727 | Beat No. 24 Arizona State 43-21 | Colorado | 2 |
3 | Florida (1) | 7-0 | 2,622 | Beat No. 7 South Carolina 44-11 | No. 11 Georgia | 3 |
4 | Kansas State | 7-0 | 2,571 | Beat No. 15 West Virginia 55-14 | No. 17 Texas Tech | 4 |
5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 2,374 | Beat BYU 17-14 | at No. 7 Oklahoma | 5 |
6 | LSU | 7-1 | 2,270 | Beat No. 19 Texas A&M 24-19 | Idle | 6 |
7 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 2,021 | Beat Kansas 52-7 | No. 5 Notre Dame | 9 |
8 | Oregon State | 6-0 | 2,001 | Beat Utah 21-7 | at Washington | 10 |
9 | USC | 6-1 | 1,934 | Beat Colorado 50-6 | at Arizona | 11 |
10 | Florida State | 7-1 | 1,911 | Beat Miami (FL) 33-20 | Duke | 8 |
11 | Georgia | 6-1 | 1,603 | Beat Kentucky 29-24 | No. 3 Florida | 12 |
12 | Mississippi State | 7-0 | 1,602 | Beat Middle Tennessee State 45-3 | at No. 1 Alabama | 14 |
13 | Clemson | 6-1 | 1,562 | Beat Virginia Tech 38-17 | at Wake Forest (Thur) | 13 |
14 | Louisville | 7-0 | 1,324 | Beat South Florida 27-25 | Cincinnati (Fri) | 16 |
15 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 1,205 | Beat Temple 35-10 | Kent State | 17 |
16 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 1,189 | Lost to No. 3 Florida 44-11 | Tennessee | 7 |
17 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1,074 | Beat No. 22 TCU 56-53 (3OT) | at No. 4 Kansas State | 21 |
18 | Stanford | 5-2 | 929 | Beat California 21-3 | Washington State | 20 |
19 | Boise State | 6-1 | 762 | Beat UNLV 32-7 | at Wyoming | 23 |
20 | Michigan | 5-2 | 490 | Beat Michigan State 12-10 | at Nebraska | NR |
21 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 465 | Lost to No. 6 LSU 24-19 | at Auburn | 19 |
22 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 363 | Lost to No. 4 Kansas State 55-14 | Idle | 15 |
23 | Ohio | 7-0 | 293 | Idle | at Miami (OH) | NR |
24 | Texas | 5-2 | 237 | Beat Baylor 56-50 | at Kansas | 25 |
25 | TCU | 5-2 | 195 | Lost to No. 21 Texas Tech 56-53 (3OT) | at Oklahoma State | 22 |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | ||||||
Other teams receiving votes:Wisconsin 136; Nebraska 128; Louisiana Tech 127; Cincinnati 116; Oklahoma State 72; Toledo 44; Tulsa 39; Arizona State 37; NC State 31; Northwestern 17; Duke 10; Northern Illinois 7; UCLA 7; Nevada 6; Louisiana-Monroe 4; Iowa State 2.
Dropped out of Top 25:Cincinnati, Arizona 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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