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Final College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Poll
January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Much like all other college football polls across the nation, the College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) has elected the University of Alabama as its 2009 college football national champion. We would like to congratulate the Crimson Tide for their amazing season which earned them the first CFRA national championship since 1992. However, it is worth noting that the Tide’s margin of victory is much narrower than in most other polls. Boise State was able to garner 40% of the first-place votes cast leaving them only 4 points behind the Tide when all the ballots were counted. This is a major departure from the AP poll which has just been released and ranked Boise a meager # 4. Other interesting aspects of this final poll include the fact that we once again have a tie in our rankings, as both Utah and Georgia Tech share the 14 spot. Finally, the CFRA once again demonstrated its great respect for mid-major teams by ranking all five of the non-BCS ranked teams (Boise State, TCU, BYU, Utah, and Central Michigan) higher than the associated press. Here are this year’s final CFRA rankings.
1. Alabama (6)- 246 points
2. Boise State (4)- 242 points
3. Texas- 224 points
4. Florida- 220 points
5. TCU- 215 points
6. Ohio State- 193 points
7. Cincinnati- 181 points
8. Iowa- 177 points
9. Penn State- 176 points
10. Virginia Tech- 150 points
11. Brigham Young- 143 points
12. Oregon- 125 points
13. Pittsburgh- 112 points
14. Utah- 106 points
14. Georgia Tech- 106 points
16. Wisconsin- 101 points
17. Nebraska- 98 points
18. LSU- 86 points
19. Central Michigan- 67 points
20. Miami (FL)- 47 points
21. Ole Miss- 35 points
22. Southern Cal- 34 points
23. Clemson- 32 points
24. West Virginia- 27 points
25. Oregon State- 22 points
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech 17, Oklahoma 12, Stanford 9, Navy 9, Georgia 9, Rutgers 8, Florida State 6, Oklahoma State 4, Middle Tennessee State 3, Arizona 3, Auburn 2, Houston 2, Villanova 1
Dropped Out: Stanford 19, Oklahoma State 20, Arizona 25
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