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Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - 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. Florida retained the top
ranking while Texas overtook idle Alabama for the No. 2 spot with its
win over Oklahoma State. USC dropped from 4th to 12th following its loss
to Oregon, while Boise State and Cincinnati each moved up one spot to
round out the top five.
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Highlights of November 1 Harris Interactive College Football
Poll
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Rank
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Team
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Record
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Points
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Previous Game
(weekend
of Oct. 31)
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Next Game
(weekend
of Nov. 7)
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Previous
Week's Rank
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1
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Florida (83)
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8-0
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2,803
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Beat Georgia 41-17
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Vanderbilt
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1
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2
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Texas (19)
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8-0
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2,714
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Beat No. 13 Oklahoma State 41-14
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UCF
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3
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3
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Alabama (9)
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8-0
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2,672
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Idle
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No. 9 LSU
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2
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4
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Boise State (1)
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8-0
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2,313
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Beat San Jose State 45-7
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at Louisiana Tech (Fri)
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5
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5
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Cincinnati
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8-0
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2,281
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Beat Syracuse 28-7
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Connecticut
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6
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6
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TCU
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8-0
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2,226
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Beat UNLV 41-0
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at San Diego State
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7
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7
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Iowa (2)
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9-0
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2,209
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Beat Indiana 42-24
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Northwestern
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8
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8
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Oregon
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7-1
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2,148
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Beat No. 4 USC 47-20
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at Stanford
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11
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9
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LSU
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7-1
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2,070
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Beat Tulane 42-0
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at No. 3 Alabama
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9
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10
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Penn State
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8-1
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1,809
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Beat Northwestern 34-13
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No. 13 Ohio State
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10
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11
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Georgia Tech
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8-1
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1,775
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Beat Vanderbilt 56-31
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Wake Forest
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12
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12
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USC
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6-2
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1,415
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Lost to No. 11 Oregon 47-20
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at Arizona State
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4
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13
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Ohio State
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7-2
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1,369
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Beat New Mexico State 45-0
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at No. 10 Penn State
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15
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14
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Houston
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7-1
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1,303
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Beat Southern Miss 50-43
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at Tulsa
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16
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15
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Pittsburgh
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7-1
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1,282
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Idle
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Syracuse
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17
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16
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Utah
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7-1
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1,121
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Beat Wyoming 22-10
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New Mexico
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19
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17
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Miami (FL)
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6-2
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1,111
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Beat Wake Forest 28-27
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Virginia
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18
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18
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Oklahoma State
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6-2
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690
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Lost to No. 3 Texas 41-14
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at Iowa State
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13
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19
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Oklahoma
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5-3
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673
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Beat Kansas State 42-30
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at Nebraska
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22
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20
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Notre Dame
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6-2
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657
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Beat Washington State 40-14
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Navy
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24
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21
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Arizona
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5-2
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598
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Idle
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Washington State
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25
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22
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California
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6-2
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385
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Beat Arizona State 23-21
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Oregon State
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NR
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23
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Virginia Tech
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5-3
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333
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Lost to North Carolina 20-17
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at East Carolina (Thu)
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14
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24
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Wisconsin
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6-2
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295
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Beat Purdue 37-0
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at Indiana
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NR
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25
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BYU
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6-2
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250
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Idle
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at Wyoming
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NR
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Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
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Other teams receiving votes: South Florida 176; West Virginia 83;
Texas Tech 70; Auburn 61; Clemson 25; Central Michigan 24; Idaho 16;
Tennessee 16; Temple 15; Rutgers 10; South Carolina 10; Kansas 9; Oregon
State 7; Troy 7; Nebraska 6; Boston College 3; Mississippi 3; Stanford
3; North Carolina 2; Arkansas 1; Duke 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: West Virginia; South Carolina; 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, 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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