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. The top six teams, all still undefeated, remain unchanged from last week.

Highlights of November 29 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank		Team		Record		Points		Previous Game (weekend of Nov. 28)		Next Game (weekend of Dec. 5)		Previous Week's Rank
1		Florida (82)		12-0		2,783		Beat Florida State 37-10		SEC Championship vs. No. 3 Alabama		1
2		Texas (15)		12-0		2,682		Beat Texas A&M 49-39		Big 12 Championship vs. No. 22 Nebraska		2
3		Alabama (12)		12-0		2,651		Beat Auburn 26-21		SEC Championship vs. No. 1 Florida		3
4		TCU (4)		12-0		2,473		Beat New Mexico 51-10		Idle		4
5		Cincinnati		11-0		2,343		Beat Illinois 49-36		at No. 15 Pittsburgh		5
6		Boise State		12-0		2,309		Beat Nevada 44-33		New Mexico State		6
7		Ohio State		10-2		2,108		Idle		Idle		8
8		Oregon		9-2		2,044		Idle		No. 16 Oregon State (Thu)		10
9		Penn State		10-2		1,804		Idle		Idle		11
10		Iowa		10-2		1,711		Idle		Idle		13
11		Georgia Tech		10-2		1,543		Lost to Georgia 30-24		ACC Championship vs. Clemson		7
12		Virginia Tech		9-3		1,524		Beat Virginia 42-13		Idle		14
13		BYU		10-2		1,263		Beat No. 19 Utah 26-23 (OT)		Idle		15
14		LSU		9-3		1,256		Beat Arkansas 33-30 (OT)		Idle		16
15		Pittsburgh		9-2		1,250		Lost to West Virginia 19-16		No. 5 Cincinnati		9
16		Oregon State		8-3		1,100		Idle		at No. 8 Oregon (Thu)		18
17		Miami (FL)		9-3		983		Beat South Florida 31-10		Idle		21
18		Houston		10-2		849		Beat Rice 73-14		C-USA Championship vs. East Carolina		20
19		USC		8-3		833		Beat UCLA 28-7		Arizona		22
20		Oklahoma State		9-3		666		Lost to Oklahoma 27-0		Idle		12
21		California		8-3		580		Idle		at Washington		23
22		Nebraska		9-3		509		Beat Colorado 28-20		Big 12 Championship vs. No. 2 Texas		24
23		Stanford		8-4		381		Beat Notre Dame 45-38		Idle		NR
24		Utah		9-3		285		Lost to No. 15 BYU 26-23 (OT)		Idle		19
25		West Virginia		8-3		253		Beat No. 9 Pittsburgh 19-16		at Rutgers		NR

Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.

Other teams receiving votes: Wisconsin 200; Clemson 135; Central Michigan 65; Arizona 47; Texas Tech 14; Oklahoma 12; Rutgers 11; Northwestern 10; Mississippi 9; Missouri 8; North Carolina 8; Ohio 6; Temple 6; Georgia 3; Mississippi State 3; Troy 2; East Carolina 1; South Carolina 1; Tennessee 1.

Dropped out of Top 25: Clemson; Mississippi.

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, 113 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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