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Top 10 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
FIGHTING IRISH IS #1
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1. NOTRE DAME
2. ALABAMA
3. GEORGIA
4. OREGON
5. FLORIDA
6. FLORIDA STATE
7. KANSAS STATE
8. LSU
9. CLEMSON
10. TEXAS A&M
Losses by Oregon and Kansas State, last week's top two teams, vaulted Alabama into the number two ranking. Georgia, Oregon, and Florida round out the top 5.
Other teams receiving votes: USC 142; Utah State 132; Northwestern 112; Louisiana Tech 58; Washington 53; Arizona 21; Tulsa 21; Baylor 18; San Jose State 18; San Diego State 13; Wisconsin 11; Vanderbilt 10; TCU 9; Arkansas State 4; Fresno State 4; Texas Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Louisiana-Monroe 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: USC, Louisiana Tech, Texas Tech.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2012 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.
The 2012 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.
more information: https://www.harrisinteractive.com/bcspoll
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