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