With the release of the first edition of the BCS standings, there is now another major poll which we can use to compare the CFRA results to. Please scroll down to the bottom of this entry for that analysis. As far as ties and major breakings points go, there are two ties this week and one major break of 30 or more points. The ties occur at # 12 (Florida State and Missississpi State) and # 21 (Ohio and Boise State), and the major break occurs at # 5 (between SEC counterparts: Florida and LSU). Interestingly enough, this is the second-straight week Boise has been locked in a tie with a fellow non-BCS powerhouse (last week: Louisiana Tech).
1. Alabama (10)– 274 points
2. Oregon (1)– 265 points
3. Notre Dame– 237 points
4. Kansas State– 234 points
5. Florida– 231 points
6. LSU– 176 points
7. Oregon State– 175 points
8. South Carolina– 173 points
9. Oklahoma– 172 points
10. Ohio State– 166 points
11. Southern California- 144 points
12. Mississippi State– 140 points
12. Florida State– 140 points
14. Louisville– 129 points
15. Clemson– 127 points
16. Georgia– 125 points
17. West Virginia– 110 points
18. Rutgers– 89 points
19. Cincinnati– 72 points
20. Texas A & M– 65 points
21. Ohio– 57 points
21. Boise State– 57 points
23. Texas Tech– 40 points
24. Stanford– 39 points
25. TCU– 30 points
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 27, Arizona State 17, Texas 12, NC State 12, Wisconsin 11, Northwestern 9, Louisiana Tech 7, Iowa State 7, Tulsa 3, Northern Illinois 2, North Carolina 1
Dropped Out: Louisiana Tech 22
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): Notre Dame (3), Oregon State (7), Ohio (21), Boise State (21).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): Florida (5), Georgia (16), Texas Tech (23), Stanford (24).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 4 Major Human Polls (BCS, AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), LSU (6).
The College Football Researchers Association 