For the second-straight week, twenty-six teams crack this week’s CFRA poll, as we have a tie at # 25 between Boise State and Ohio. There is one other tie this week and it is at # 8 between two unbeaten squads who recently pulled off major upsets (Stanford and Kansas State). On the other hand, there are also three major breaks in this week’s poll, and they exist between spots # 5 and 6 (Georgia and South Carolina), # 13 and 14 (TCU and Southern California), and # 18 and 19 (Oklahoma and Mississippi State).
1. Alabama (10)– 297 points
2. Oregon (1)– 284 points
3. LSU (1)– 268 points
4. Florida State– 264 points
5. Georgia– 251 points
6. South Carolina– 227 points
7. West Virginia– 225 points
8. Kansas State– 196 points
8. Stanford– 196 points
10. Notre Dame– 181 points
11. Texas- 178 points
12. Florida– 162 points
13. TCU– 146 points
14. Southern California– 113 points
15. Ohio State– 112 points
16. Clemson– 107 points
17. Louisville– 101 points
18. Oklahoma– 99 points
19. Mississippi State– 70 points
20. Oregon State– 54 points
21. Michigan State– 50 points
22. Baylor– 46 points
23. Northwestern– 32 points
24. Nebraska– 31 points
25. Boise State– 29 points
25. Ohio– 29 points
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 27, Rutgers 26, Michigan 20, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Virginia Tech 12, Texas A & M 9, Louisiana Tech 8, UCLA 6, Texas Tech 4, NC State 4, Cincinnati 4, Iowa State 3
Dropped Out: Michigan 19, UCLA 20, Arizona 22, Wisconsin 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: TCU (13), Baylor (22), Northwestern (23), Ohio (25).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Southern California (14), Oklahoma (18), Michigan State (21), Nebraska (24), Rutgers (NR), Virginia Tech (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Oregon (2), LSU (3), Florida State (4), Georgia (5), South Carolina (6).
The College Football Researchers Association 