Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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. Florida, Texas, and Alabama, all still undefeated, maintained the top three spots. TCU moved into the 4^th spot after beating San Diego State 55-12. Cincinnati again rounded out the top five.

Highlights of November 8 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank		Team		Record		Points		Previous Game (weekend of Nov. 7)		Next Game (weekend of Nov. 14)		Previous Week's Rank
1		Florida (82)		9-0		2,801		Beat Vanderbilt 27-3		at South Carolina		1
2		Texas (18)		9-0		2,712		Beat UCF 35-3		at Baylor		2
3		Alabama (14)		9-0		2,688		Beat No. 9 LSU 24-15		at Mississippi State		3
4		TCU		9-0		2,424		Beat San Diego State 55-12		No. 16 Utah		6
5		Cincinnati		9-0		2,377		Beat Connecticut 47-45		No. 24 West Virginia (Fri)		5
6		Boise State		9-0		2,349		Beat Louisiana Tech 45-35		Idaho		4
7		Georgia Tech		9-1		2,131		Beat Wake Forest 30-27 (OT)		at Duke		11
8		Ohio State		8-2		1,795		Beat No. 10 Penn State 24-7		No. 12 Iowa		13
9		Pittsburgh		8-1		1,713		Beat Syracuse 37-10		Notre Dame		15
10		USC		7-2		1,660		Beat Arizona State 14-9		Stanford		12
11		LSU		7-2		1,634		Lost to No. 3 Alabama 24-15		Louisiana Tech		9
12		Iowa		9-1		1,540		Lost to Northwestern 17-10		at No. 8 Ohio State		7
13		Houston		8-1		1,476		Beat Tulsa 46-45		at UCF		14
14		Oregon		7-2		1,381		Lost to Stanford 51-42		Arizona State		8
15		Miami (FL)		7-2		1,366		Beat Virginia 52-17		at North Carolina		17
16		Utah		8-1		1,352		Beat New Mexico 45-14		at No. 4 TCU		16
17		Penn State		8-2		1,057		Lost to No. 13 Ohio State 24-7		Indiana		10
18		Oklahoma State		7-2		979		Beat Iowa State 34-8		Texas Tech		18
19		Arizona		6-2		880		Beat Washington State 48-7		at California		21
20		Wisconsin		7-2		567		Beat Indiana 31-28		Michigan		24
21		Virginia Tech		6-3		478		Beat East Carolina 16-3		at Maryland		23
22		BYU		7-2		468		Beat Wyoming 52-0		at New Mexico		25
23		South Florida		6-2		266		Idle		at Rutgers (Thu)		NR
24		West Virginia		7-2		182		Beat Louisville 17-9		at No. 5 Cincinnati (Fri)		NR
25		Clemson		6-3		119		Beat Florida State 40-24		at North Carolina State		NR
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.

Other teams receiving votes: Stanford 115; Auburn 100; Oregon State 94; Texas Tech 73; Navy 44; Nebraska 44; Oklahoma 37; California 30; Temple 24; Tennessee 19; Central Michigan 14; Troy University 12; Mississippi 11; Rutgers 11; Notre Dame 9; North Carolina 6; South Carolina 4; Boston College 3; Kansas State 3; Fresno State 2.

Dropped out of Top 25: Oklahoma; Notre Dame; California.

Poll Methodology and Process

The 2009 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 Division I-A Conference offices and the independent schools. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions. Today, 114 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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