Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 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. Undefeated LSU beat Georgia 42-10 in the SEC Championship game and kept the top ranking. Alabama was idle but maintained the number two ranking as Oklahoma State moved from 5th to 3rd after its 44-10 win over Oklahoma. Stanford and Oregon round out the top five.
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| Highlights of December 4 Harris Interactive College Football Poll |
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous Game |
Previous Week's Rank |
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| 1 |
LSU (115) |
13-0 |
2,875 |
Beat No. 12 Georgia 42-10 |
1 |
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| 2 |
Alabama |
11-1 |
2,723 |
Idle |
2 |
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| 3 |
Oklahoma State |
11-1 |
2,654 |
Beat No. 10 Oklahoma 44-10 |
5 |
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| 4 |
Stanford |
11-1 |
2,504 |
Idle |
3 |
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| 5 |
Oregon |
11-2 |
2,372 |
Beat UCLA 49-31 |
7 |
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| 6 |
Boise State |
11-1 |
2,236 |
Beat New Mexico 45-0 |
8 |
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| 7 |
Arkansas |
10-2 |
2,163 |
Idle |
9 |
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| 8 |
Wisconsin |
11-2 |
2,060 |
Beat No. 11 Michigan State 42-39 |
13 |
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| 9 |
South Carolina |
10-2 |
1,833 |
Idle |
14 |
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| 10 |
Kansas State |
10-2 |
1,733 |
Beat Iowa State 30-23 |
15 |
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| 11 |
Virginia Tech |
11-2 |
1,498 |
Lost to No. 20 Clemson 38-10 |
4 |
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| 12 |
Michigan |
10-2 |
1,447 |
Idle |
16 |
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| 13 |
Michigan State |
10-3 |
1,428 |
Lost to No. 13 Wisconsin 42-39 |
11 |
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| 14 |
Clemson |
10-3 |
1,351 |
Beat No. 4 Virginia Tech 38-10 |
20 |
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| 15 |
TCU |
10-2 |
1,245 |
Beat UNLV 56-9 |
17 |
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| 16 |
Baylor |
9-3 |
1,228 |
Beat No. 25 Texas 48-24 |
18 |
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| 17 |
Houston |
12-1 |
1,132 |
Lost to No. 23 Southern Miss 49-28 |
6 |
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| 18 |
Georgia |
10-3 |
1,095 |
Lost to No. 1 LSU 42-10 |
12 |
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| 19 |
Oklahoma |
9-3 |
933 |
Lost to No. 5 Oklahoma State 44-10 |
10 |
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| 20 |
Nebraska |
9-3 |
717 |
Idle |
19 |
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| 21 |
Southern Miss |
11-2 |
711 |
Beat No. 6 Houston 49-28 |
23 |
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| 22 |
West Virginia |
9-3 |
522 |
Beat South Florida 30-27 |
21 |
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| 23 |
Penn State |
9-3 |
383 |
Idle |
22 |
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| 24 |
Cincinnati |
9-3 |
172 |
Beat Connecticut 35-27 |
NR |
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| 25 |
Florida State |
8-4 |
130 |
Idle |
24 |
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| Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. |
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Other teams receiving votes: BYU 45; Notre Dame 43; Georgia Tech 35; Arkansas State 22; Northern Illinois 22; Auburn 15; Virginia 13; Missouri 12; Louisiana Tech 6; Louisville 6; Texas 6; Rutgers 4; Tulsa 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Texas.
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.
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