There was obviously a major shakeup at the top of this week’s CFRA poll thanks to losses by Boise State and Stanford. LSU and Oklahoma State retain the # 1 and # 2 rankings and are now followed by Alabama, Oregon, and Oklahoma. Overall, the CFRA top 10 looks very similar to the top 10 in the BCS and major human polls, with the exception of Stanford (who is a little higher in the CFRA) and Clemson (who is a little lower). Furthermore, there are two ties in this week’s poll and one break of at least 40 points. The ties occurred at the # 19 spot between TCU and Michigan and at #22 between Penn State and Florida State. The major break in the poll can be found immediately after the second tie between # 22 (Penn State/Florida State) and # 24 (Notre Dame).
1. LSU (12)- 347 points
2. Oklahoma State (1)- 331 points
3. Alabama- 321 points
4. Oregon- 309 points
5. Oklahoma- 289 points
6. Arkansas- 276 points
7. Stanford- 255 points
8. Virginia Tech- 235 points
9. Clemson- 230 points
10. Houston (1)- 228 points
11. Boise State- 219 points
12. Michigan State- 173 points
13. Wisconsin- 172 points
14. Georgia- 168 points
15. South Carolina- 164 points
16. Kansas State- 142 points
17. Nebraska- 131 points
18. Southern Cal- 108 points
19. TCU- 78 points
19. Michigan- 78 points
21. Southern Miss- 76 points
22. Florida State- 68 points
22. Penn State- 68 points
24. Notre Dame- 22 points
25. Georgia Tech- 15 points
Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 11, Baylor 11, Cincinnati 9, Virginia 7, Auburn 4, Tulsa 2, Texas 2, Northern Illinois 1
Dropped Out: Texas 22, Auburn 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Stanford (7).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Clemson (9), South Carolina (15), Penn State (22).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in all 4 major rankings (AP, CFRA, BCS, and Coaches): LSU (1), Oklahoma State (2), Alabama (3), Oregon (4), Oklahoma (5), Arkansas (6), TCU (19).