NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 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 retained the top two spots after impressive wins, while Kansas State, Notre Dame, and LSU all moved up in the rankings after Florida's loss to Georgia.
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Highlights of October 28 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous Week's Rank |
(weekend of Oct 27) | (weekend of Nov 3) | |||||
1 | Alabama (109) | 8-0 | 2,868 | Beat No. 12 Mississippi State 38-7 | at No. 5 LSU | 1 |
2 | Oregon (5) | 8-0 | 2,725 | Beat Colorado 70-14 | at No. 16 USC | 2 |
3 | Kansas State (1) | 8-0 | 2,656 | Beat No. 17 Texas Tech 55-24 | No. 25 Oklahoma State | 4 |
4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 2,553 | Beat No. 7 Oklahoma 30-13 | Pittsburgh | 5 |
5 | LSU | 7-1 | 2,382 | Idle | No. 1 Alabama | 6 |
6 | Georgia | 7-1 | 2,205 | Beat No. 3 Florida 17-9 | Ole Miss | 11 |
7 | Florida State | 8-1 | 2,193 | Beat Duke 48-7 | Idle | 10 |
8 | Florida | 7-1 | 2,061 | Lost to No. 11 Georgia 17-9 | Missouri | 3 |
9 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1,917 | Beat Wake Forest 42-13 | at Duke | 13 |
10 | Louisville | 8-0 | 1,714 | Beat Cincinnati 34-31 | Temple | 14 |
11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 1,588 | Beat Tennessee 38-35 | Idle | 16 |
12 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 1,473 | Lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 30-13 | at Iowa State | 7 |
13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 1,449 | Lost to Washington 20-17 | Arizona State | 8 |
14 | Stanford | 6-2 | 1,307 | Beat Washington State 24-17 | at Colorado | 18 |
15 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 1,231 | Lost to No. 1 Alabama 38-7 | No. 18 Texas A&M | 12 |
16 | USC | 6-2 | 1,200 | Lost to Arizona 39-36. | No. 2 Oregon | 9 |
17 | Boise State | 7-1 | 1,142 | Beat Wyoming 45-14 | San Diego State | 19 |
18 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 996 | Beat Auburn 63-21 | at No. 15 Mississippi State | 21 |
19 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 604 | Lost to No. 4 Kansas State 55-24 | No. 22 Texas | 17 |
20 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 554 | Idle | TCU | 22 |
21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 542 | Beat No. 20 Michigan 23-9 | at Michigan State | NR |
22 | Texas | 6-2 | 392 | Beat Kansas 21-17 | at No. 19 Texas Tech | 24 |
23 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 354 | Lost to Kent State 35-23 | Idle | 15 |
24 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 304 | Beat New Mexico 28-14 | UTSA | NR |
25 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 245 | Beat No. 25 TCU 36-14 | at No. 3 Kansas State | NR |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Other teams receiving votes:Northwestern 135; Toledo 109; UCLA 85; Arizona 81; Tulsa 74; Northern Illinois 58; Kent State 54; Michigan 28; Ohio 25; TCU 19; Cincinnati 15; Louisiana-Monroe 11; Utah State 6; Arizona State 5; Wisconsin 5; Iowa State 4; Virginia Tech 3; Washington 2; Central Florida 1.
Dropped out of Top 25:Michigan, Ohio, TCU.
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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