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2010 College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Preseason Poll
August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
College football is back, and so is the College Football Researchers Association top 25 poll. As most of you know, this poll was started last year under the same name of a formerly prestigious poll from the 1980s and 90s. With the permission and involvement of past members, this poll has been re-energized, and I’m happy to announce that its re-emergence has been officially been acknowledged by the NCAA. Here is a link to the 2010 NCAA Football Record: http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2010/2010FBS.pdf. You will see that on page 68 the origins of the College Football Researchers Association poll are described, and it is mentioned in the last sentence that the poll was restarted in 2009. You can also see from the chart immediately above the poll that we are currently one of the only seventeen active polls officially acknowledged by the NCAA. Furthermore, because of the predated national champions which the original CFRA elected, there are only five national polls that have elected more national champions than we have.
The CFRA poll has expanded in size this year and is ready to publish its 2010 preseason rankings. One of the most interesting aspects of this preseason poll is that the poll includes the exact same 25 teams which are ranked in Coaches preseason poll. On othe other hand, one major disparity between this poll and the AP and Coaches polls is the ranking of North Carolina. The Tar Heels are ranked 18th in both the AP and Coaches but are ranked as low as 24th in this poll. Also, unlike several other national polls, Southern Cal is eligible to be ranked and has received several top 25 votes, as you will see below. Here are this year’s CFRA preseason rankings.
1. Alabama (9)- 315 points
2. Boise State (2)- 293 points
3. Ohio State (1)- 292 points
4. Florida (1)- 272 points
5. Texas- 271 points
6. TCU- 258 points
7. Oklahoma- 245 points
8. Virginia Tech- 239 points
9. Iowa- 221 points
10. Nebraska- 200 points
11. Wisconsin- 175 points
12. Miami- 150 points
13. Oregon- 138 points
14. Arkansas- 115 points
15. Georgia Tech- 114 points
16. Penn State- 112 points
17. Pittsburgh- 107 points
18. LSU- 93 points
19. Oregon State- 78 points
20. Florida State- 75 points
21. Utah- 62 points
22. Georgia- 60 points
23. West Virginia- 48 points
24. North Carolina- 45 points
25. Auburn- 40 points
Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati 37, Houston 33, Brigham Young 23, Southern Cal 19, California, 18, South Carolina 13, Oklahoma State 11, Notre Dame 11, Washington 9, Clemson 9, Texas Tech 7, Connecticut 6, Missouri 5, Stanford 2, Wake Forest 2, NC State 1, Texas A & M 1
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Boise State (2), Wisconsin (11), Miami (12), Arkansas (14), Georgia Tech (15), Oregon State (19), Utah (21), West Virginia (23)
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Ohio State (3), Nebraska (10), Oregon (13), Pittsburgh (17), North Carolina (24), Auburn (25)
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Florida State (20)
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