The College Football Researchers Association has responded to this weekend’s chaos in the exact the same way as the other major polls by ranking LSU, Alabama, and Arkansas as the top three teams in the country. There are some slight differences after that though as Houston and Georgia are higher in the CFRA top 10 than all other polls and Virginia Tech is a little lower. The CFRA is also not showing much love for the Palmetto State this week with both Clemson and South Carolina coming in several spots below where they are ranked in the BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls.
1. LSU (15)- 399 points
2. Alabama- 379 points
3. Arkansas- 354 points
4. Oklahoma State- 332 points
5. Stanford- 324 points
6. Houston (1)- 317 points
7. Virginia Tech- 308 points
8. Boise State- 289 points
9. Oregon- 258 points
10. Georgia- 237 points
11. Michigan State- 231 points
12. Oklahoma- 213 points
13. Wisconsin- 211 points
14. Southern California- 206 points
15. South Carolina- 196 points
16. Kansas State- 165 points
17. Michigan- 148 points
18. TCU- 116 points
19. Penn State- 115 points
20. Clemson- 113 points
21. Baylor- 76 points
22. Nebraska- 53 points
23. Notre Dame- 38 points
24. Virginia- 37 points
25. Georgia Tech- 27 points
Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 15, Florida State 11, Tulsa 10, Auburn 9, Southern Miss 6, Rutgers 3, Northern Iowa 2, Brigham Young 1, Missouri 1
Dropped Out: Southern Miss 21, Florida State 22
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Houston (6), Georgia (10).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Virginia Tech (7), South Carolina (15), Clemson (20), Auburn (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in all 4 major rankings (AP, CFRA, BCS, and Coaches): LSU (1), Alabama (2), Arkansas (3).