NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2013 /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, Florida State, and Ohio State each won decisively to maintain the top three spots. Losses by Baylor and Oregon helped Clemson and Auburn climb two spots to #4 and #5, respectively.
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Highlights of November 24 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | |||||||
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous Week's Rank | |
1 | Alabama (99) | 11-0 | 2,595 | Beat Chattanooga 49-0 | at #5 Auburn | 1 | |
2 | Florida State (5) | 11-0 | 2,494 | Beat Idaho 80-14 | at Florida | 2 | |
3 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 2,389 | Beat Indiana 42-14 | at Michigan | 3 | |
4 | Clemson | 10-1 | 2,148 | Beat Citadel 52-6 | at #10 South Carolina | 6 | |
5 | Auburn | 10-1 | 2,139 | Idle | #1 Alabama | 7 | |
6 | Missouri | 10-1 | 2,109 | Beat Mississippi 24-10 | #21 Texas A&M | 8 | |
7 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 2,013 | Beat #4 Baylor 49-17 | Idle | 9 | |
8 | Stanford | 9-2 | 1,759 | Beat California 63-13 | #25 Notre Dame | 11 | |
9 | Baylor | 9-1 | 1,679 | Lost to #9 Oklahoma State 49-17 | at TCU | 4 | |
10 | South Carolina | 9-2 | 1,620 | Beat Coastal Carolina 70-10 | #4 Clemson | 12 | |
11 | Michigan State | 10-1 | 1,595 | Beat Northwestern 30-6 | Minnesota | 13 | |
12 | Oregon | 9-2 | 1,284 | Lost to Arizona 42-16 | Oregon State (Fri) | 5 | |
13 | Fresno State | 10-0 | 1,206 | Beat New Mexico 69-28 | at San Jose State (Fri) | 14 | |
14 | LSU | 8-3 | 1,155 | Beat #10 Texas A&M 34-10 | Arkansas (Fri) | 17 | |
15 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1,035 | Beat #25 Minnesota 20-7 | Penn State | 19 | |
16 | Arizona State | 9-2 | 976 | Beat #15 UCLA 38-33 | Arizona | 22 | |
17 | Northern Illinois | 11-0 | 936 | Beat Toledo 35-17 | Western Michigan (Tue) | 18 | |
18 | Louisville | 10-1 | 930 | Beat Memphis 24-17 | Idle | 16 | |
19 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 856 | Beat Kansas State 41-31 | Idle | 21 | |
20 | Central Florida | 9-1 | 855 | Beat Rutgers 41-17 | South Florida (Fri) | 20 | |
21 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 698 | Lost to #17 LSU 34-10 | at #6 Missouri | 10 | |
22 | UCLA | 8-3 | 391 | Lost to #22 Arizona State 38-33 | at #23 USC | 15 | |
23 | USC | 9-3 | 385 | Beat Colorado 47-29 | #22 UCLA | 23 | |
24 | Duke | 9-2 | 298 | Beat Wake Forest 28-21 | at North Carolina | 24 | |
25 | Notre Dame | 8-3 | 55 | Beat BYU 23-13 | at #8 Stanford | NR | |
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Other teams receiving votes:Cincinnati 47; Georgia 37; Minnesota 21; Nebraska 16; Miami (FL) 15; Mississippi 15; Texas 15; East Carolina 14; Arizona 13; Louisiana-Lafayette 4; Washington 2; Michigan 1.
Dropped out of Top 25:Minnesota.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2013 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 10 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 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and independent institutions. Today, 104 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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