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November 13, 2011 by · Comments Off on College Football Poll 

College Football Poll, 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 received 115 first place votes, retaining its number one ranking, while Oklahoma State held on to its 2nd place position.

Alabama and Oregon moved up to third and fourth, respectively, following previously 3rd ranked Stanford’s loss to the Ducks. Boise State’s loss to TCU paved the way for idle Oklahoma to round out the top 5.

Highlights of November 13 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
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Rank Team Record Points Previous Game Next Game Previous
(weekend of Nov 12) (weekend of Nov 19) Week’s Rank
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1 LSU (115) 10-0 2,875 Beat Western Kentucky 42-9 at Mississippi 1
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2 Oklahoma State 10-0 2,750 Beat Texas Tech 66-6 at Iowa State (Fri) 2
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3 Alabama 9-1 2,620 Beat Mississippi State 24-7 Georgia Southern 4
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4 Oregon 9-1 2,545 Beat No. 3 Stanford 53-30 USC 6
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5 Oklahoma 8-1 2,379 Idle at No. 25 Baylor 7
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6 Arkansas 9-1 2,297 Beat Tennessee 49-7 Mississippi State 8
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7 Stanford 9-1 2,041 Lost to No. 6 Oregon 53-30 California 3
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8 Clemson 9-1 2,024 Beat Wake Forest 31-28 at North Carolina State 9
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9 Virginia Tech 9-1 1,949 Beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 37-26 North Carolina (Thur) 10
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10 Houston 10-0 1,792 Beat Tulane 73-17 Southern Methodist 11
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11 Boise State 8-1 1,766 Lost to No. 25 TCU 36-35 at San Diego State 5
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12 Michigan State 8-2 1,471 Beat Iowa 37-21 Indiana 13
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13 Wisconsin 8-2 1,390 Beat Minnesota 42-13 at Illinois 14
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14 Georgia 8-2 1,366 Beat No. 24 Auburn 45-7 Kentucky 15
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15 South Carolina 8-2 1,324 Beat Florida 17-12 Citadel 16
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16 Nebraska 8-2 1,260 Beat No. 12 Penn State 17-14 at No. 18 Michigan 17
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17 Kansas State 8-2 1,092 Beat Texas A&M 53-50 (4OT) at Texas 18
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18 Michigan 8-2 896 Beat Illinois 31-14 No. 16 Nebraska 21
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19 Penn State 8-2 765 Lost to No. 17 Nebraska 17-14 at Ohio State 12
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20 Southern Miss 9-1 699 Beat UCF 30-29 at UAB (Thur) 23
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21 TCU 8-2 692 Beat No. 5 Boise State 36-35 Colorado State 25
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22 West Virginia 7-3 264 Beat No. 22 Cincinnati 24-21 Idle NR
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23 Florida State 7-3 261 Beat Miami (FL) 23-19 Virginia NR
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24 Georgia Tech 7-3 214 Lost to No. 10 Virginia Tech 37-26 at Duke 19
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25 Baylor 6-3 145 Beat Kansas 31-30 (OT) No. 5 Oklahoma NR
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Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.

Other teams receiving votes: Cincinnati 144; Notre Dame 139; Texas 88; Tulsa 32; Virginia 31; Arizona State 18; Auburn 16; Missouri 10; Arkansas State 8; Iowa 5; Ohio State 3; BYU 2; Ohio 1; Rutgers 1.

Dropped out of Top 25: Texas, Cincinnati, Auburn.

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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