It is now official! All the votes have been tallied and the Alabama Crimson Tide have been crowned champions of the College Football Researchers Association Poll for the 2011 season. Interestingly enough, the Tide only received one more first place vote than runner-up Oklahoma State and did not even receive a majority of the total first-place votes cast. Nevertheless, when all was said and done they finished seven points ahead of the Cowboys in the final poll. This title is a historic one for the Tide as they now have a total of ten CFRA national championships. They join Yale and Princeton as the only three universities in the country to win double-digit CFRA championships. Here is the full top 25:
1. Alabama (7)- 388 points
2. Oklahoma State (6)- 381 points
3. LSU (3)- 372 points
4. Oregon- 342 points
5. Stanford- 319 points
6. Boise State- 317 points
7. Arkansas- 311 points
8. South Carolina- 263 points
9. Wisconsin- 259 points
10. Michigan State- 231 points
11. Baylor- 217 points
12. Houston- 203 points
13. Michigan- 202 points
14. TCU- 185 points
15. Southern California- 163 points
16. Kansas State- 154 points
17. Oklahoma- 153 points
18. West Virginia- 135 points
19. Virginia Tech- 128 points
20. Georgia- 105 points
21. Southern Miss- 91 points
22. Florida State- 53 points
23. Nebraska- 45 points
24. Clemson- 36 points
25. Cincinnati- 32 points
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 31, Auburn 21, Texas 16, Missouri 14, Brigham Young 8, Texas A & M 6, NC State 6, Virginia 3, Rutgers 3, Penn State 3, Clemson 2, Utah 2
Dropped Out: Penn State 23
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches: Oklahoma State (2), Stanford (5), Wisconsin (9), Baylor (11), Houston (12), Florida State (22), Nebraska (23).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches: LSU (3), Arkansas (7), Michigan (13), Oklahoma (17), Southern Miss (21), Clemson (24), Brigham Young (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Oregon (4).