Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2012 /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. 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 Next Game Previous
Previous Game (weekend of Oct 27) Week's Rank
(weekend of Oct 20)
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1 Alabama (109) 7-0 2,868 Beat Tennessee 44-13 No. 12 Mississippi State 1
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2 Oregon (5) 7-0 2,727 Beat No. 24 Arizona State
43-21 Colorado 2
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3 Florida (1) 7-0 2,622 Beat No. 7 South Carolina
44-11 No. 11 Georgia 3
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4 Kansas State 7-0 2,571 Beat No. 15 West Virginia
55-14 No. 17 Texas Tech 4
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5 Notre Dame 7-0 2,374 Beat BYU 17-14 at No. 7 Oklahoma 5
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6 LSU 7-1 2,270 Beat No. 19 Texas A&M 24-19 Idle 6
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7 Oklahoma 5-1 2,021 Beat Kansas 52-7 No. 5 Notre Dame 9
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8 Oregon State 6-0 2,001 Beat Utah 21-7 at Washington 10
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9 USC 6-1 1,934 Beat Colorado 50-6 at Arizona 11
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10 Florida State 7-1 1,911 Beat Miami (FL) 33-20 Duke 8
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11 Georgia 6-1 1,603 Beat Kentucky 29-24 No. 3 Florida 12
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12 Mississippi State 7-0 1,602 Beat Middle Tennessee State
45-3 at No. 1 Alabama 14
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13 Clemson 6-1 1,562 Beat Virginia Tech 38-17 at Wake Forest (Thur) 13
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14 Louisville 7-0 1,324 Beat South Florida 27-25 Cincinnati (Fri) 16
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15 Rutgers 7-0 1,205 Beat Temple 35-10 Kent State 17
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16 South Carolina 6-2 1,189 Lost to No. 3 Florida 44-11 Tennessee 7
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17 Texas Tech 6-1 1,074 Beat No. 22 TCU 56-53 (3OT) at No. 4 Kansas State 21
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18 Stanford 5-2 929 Beat California 21-3 Washington State 20
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19 Boise State 6-1 762 Beat UNLV 32-7 at Wyoming 23
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20 Michigan 5-2 490 Beat Michigan State 12-10 at Nebraska NR
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21 Texas A&M 5-2 465 Lost to No. 6 LSU 24-19 at Auburn 19
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22 West Virginia 5-2 363 Lost to No. 4 Kansas State
55-14 Idle 15
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23 Ohio 7-0 293 Idle at Miami (OH) NR
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24 Texas 5-2 237 Beat Baylor 56-50 at Kansas 25
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25 TCU 5-2 195 Lost to No. 21 Texas Tech
56-53 (3OT) at Oklahoma State 22
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Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
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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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