Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2011 /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. LSU remained undefeated and maintained the top ranking, but losses by three other teams in last week's top 5, including previously undefeated Oklahoma State, resulted in Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Oklahoma all dropping out of the top 5. Alabama has moved back into the 2nd spot, while Arkansas, Stanford, and Virginia Tech now round out the top 5.
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| Highlights of November 20 Harris Interactive College Football Poll |
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous Game |
Next Game |
Previous |
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| 1 |
LSU (115) |
11-0 |
2,875 |
Beat Mississippi 52-3 |
No. 3 Arkansas (Fri) |
1 |
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| 2 |
Alabama |
10-1 |
2,758 |
Beat Georgia Southern 45-21 |
at Auburn |
3 |
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| 3 |
Arkansas |
10-1 |
2,619 |
Beat Mississippi State 44-17 |
at No. 1 LSU (Fri) |
6 |
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| 4 |
Stanford |
10-1 |
2,371 |
Beat California 31-28 |
No. 23 Notre Dame |
7 |
|
| 5 |
Virginia Tech |
10-1 |
2,302 |
Beat North Carolina 24-21 |
at No. 25 Virginia |
9 |
|
| 6 |
Oklahoma State |
10-1 |
2,267 |
Lost to Iowa State 37-31 (2OT) |
Idle |
2 |
|
| 7 |
Houston |
11-0 |
2,060 |
Beat SMU 37-7 |
at Tulsa (Fri) |
10 |
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| 8 |
Boise State |
9-1 |
2,037 |
Beat San Diego State 52-35 |
Wyoming |
11 |
|
| 9 |
Oregon |
9-2 |
2,036 |
Lost to USC 38-35 |
Oregon State |
4 |
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| 10 |
Oklahoma |
8-2 |
1,719 |
Lost to No. 25 Baylor 45-38 |
Iowa State |
5 |
|
| 11 |
Michigan State |
9-2 |
1,685 |
Beat Indiana 55-3 |
at Northwestern |
12 |
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| 12 |
Georgia |
9-2 |
1,559 |
Beat Kentucky 19-10 |
at No. 22 Georgia Tech |
14 |
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| 13 |
South Carolina |
9-2 |
1,511 |
Beat The Citadel 41-20 |
No. 17 Clemson |
15 |
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| 14 |
Wisconsin |
9-2 |
1,506 |
Beat Illinois 28-17 |
No. 18 Penn State |
13 |
|
| 15 |
Kansas State |
9-2 |
1,362 |
Beat Texas 17-13 |
Idle |
17 |
|
| 16 |
Michigan |
9-2 |
1,164 |
Beat No. 16 Nebraska 45-17 |
Ohio State |
18 |
|
| 17 |
Clemson |
9-2 |
1,128 |
Lost to North Carolina State 37-13 |
at No. 13 South Carolina |
8 |
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| 18 |
Penn State |
9-2 |
943 |
Beat Ohio State 20-14 |
at No. 14 Wisconsin |
19 |
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| 19 |
TCU |
9-2 |
872 |
Beat Colorado State 34-10 |
Idle |
21 |
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| 20 |
Baylor |
7-3 |
616 |
Beat No. 5 Oklahoma 45-38 |
Texas Tech |
25 |
|
| 21 |
Nebraska |
8-3 |
442 |
Lost to No. 18 Michigan 45-17 |
Iowa (Fri) |
16 |
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| 22 |
Georgia Tech |
8-3 |
357 |
Beat Duke 38-31 |
No. 12 Georgia |
24 |
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| 23 |
Notre Dame |
8-3 |
281 |
Beat Boston College 16-14 |
at No. 4 Stanford |
NR |
|
| 24 |
West Virginia |
7-3 |
278 |
Idle |
Pittsburgh (Fri) |
22 |
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| 25 |
Virginia |
8-3 |
222 |
Beat Florida State 14-13 |
No. 5 Virginia Tech |
NR |
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Other teams receiving votes: Southern Miss 116; Auburn 94; Tulsa 64; Rutgers 52; Florida State 20; BYU 12; Cincinnati 12; Arkansas State 9; Texas 9; Iowa 6; Iowa State 3; Missouri 3; Northern Illinois 3; Ohio 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Southern Miss, Florida State.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2011 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.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading custom market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs, energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in over 215 countries and territories through our North American and European offices and a network of independent market research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help us – and our clients – stay ahead of what's next. For more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.
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