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Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
New York, N.Y. — November 6, 2011— 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. LSU maintains the top spot following its 9-6 win
over previously undefeated and 2nd ranked Alabama. Oklahoma State and Stanford each move up one spot
while Alabama drops to the No. 4 spot. Boise State rounds out the top five.
Highlights of November 6 Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Rank
1
Team
LSU (112)
Record
9-0
Points
2,848
Previous Game
(weekend of Nov 5)
Beat No. 2 Alabama 9-6 (OT)
Next Game
(weekend of Nov 12)
Western Kentucky
Previous
Week's Rank
1
2
Oklahoma State
9-0
2,658
Beat No. 15 Kansas State 52-45
at Texas Tech
3
3
Stanford (2)
9-0
2,623
Beat Oregon State 38-13
No. 6 Oregon
4
4
Alabama
8-1
2,505
Lost to No. 1 LSU 9-6 (OT)
at Mississippi State
2
5
Boise State
8-0
2,422
Beat UNLV 48-21
No. 25 TCU
5
6
Oregon
8-1
2,258
Beat Washington 34-17
at No. 3 Stanford
6
7
Oklahoma
8-1
2,194
Beat Texas A&M 41-25
Idle
7
8
Arkansas
8-1
2,071
Beat No. 11 South Carolina 44-28
Tennessee
8
9
Clemson
8-1
1,850
Idle
Wake Forest
10
10
Virginia Tech
8-1
1,785
Idle
at No. 19 Georgia Tech (Thur)
12
11
Houston
9-0
1,629
Beat UAB 56-13
at Tulane (Thur)
14
12
Penn State
8-1
1,453
Idle
No. 17 Nebraska
16
13
Michigan State
7-2
1,310
Beat Minnesota 31-24
at Iowa
17
14
Wisconsin
7-2
1,284
Beat Purdue 62-17
at Minnesota
18
15
Georgia
7-2
1,114
Beat New Mexico State 63-16
No. 24 Auburn
20
16
South Carolina
7-2
1,110
Lost to No. 8 Arkansas 44-28
Florida
11
17
Nebraska
7-2
1,050
18
Kansas State
7-2
855
Lost to Northwestern 28-25
at No. 12 Penn State
9
Lost to No. 3 Oklahoma State 52-45
Texas A&M
15
21
19
Georgia Tech
7-2
793
Idle
No. 10 Virginia Tech (Thur)
20
Texas
6-2
739
Beat Texas Tech 52-20
at Missouri
24
21
Michigan
7-2
638
Lost to Iowa 24-16
at Illinois
13
22
Cincinnati
7-1
596
Beat Pittsburgh 26-23
West Virginia
23
23
Southern Miss
8-1
449
Beat East Carolina 48-28
UCF
NR
24
Auburn
6-3
357
25
TCU
7-2
181
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Idle
at No. 15 Georgia
25
Beat Wyoming 31-20
at No. 5 Boise State
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Ohio State 85; Arizona State 84; West Virginia 31; Florida State 23; Virginia 16; Notre Dame 14; Iowa 8;
Washington 8; Louisville 3; Texas A&M 2; Arkansas State 1; Baylor 1; Mississippi State 1; Tulsa 1.
Dropped out of Top 25: Arizona State, West Virginia.
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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, 114 poll participants submitted their top 25 college football team rankings.
One panelist did not submit rankings due to personal reasons. 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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