For the fifth-straight week, Alabama and Oregon occupy the top two spots in the CFRA poll. There are changes throughout the rest of the top 5 though, as Florida jumps from # 5 to 3 as a result of their blowout victory over South Carolina. Speaking of the Gamecocks, they are apart of this week’s only CFRA tie, as Texas Tech and SC share the # 17 spot in the week 8 rankings.
1. Alabama (8)– 248 points
2. Oregon (2)– 236 points
3. Florida– 229 points
4. Kansas State– 223 points
5. Notre Dame– 207 points
6. Oregon State– 188 points
7. Oklahoma– 171 points
8. LSU– 165 points
9. Mississippi State– 154 points
10. Florida State– 143 points
11. Ohio State- 141 points
12. Southern California– 131 points
13. Clemson– 124 points
14. Louisville– 118 points
15. Rutgers– 116 points
16. Georgia– 114 points
17. Texas Tech– 87 points
17. South Carolina– 87 points
19. Boise State– 66 points
20. Ohio– 62 points
21. Stanford– 60 points
22. Texas A & M– 32 points
23. Louisiana Tech– 27 points
24. Michigan– 25 points
25. West Virginia– 21 points
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo 15, NC State 11, TCU 9, Cincinnati 7, Northern Illinois 7, Tulsa 5, Wisconsin 5, Texas 5, Arizona State 5, Kent State 3, Duke 3
Dropped Out: Cincinnati 19, TCU 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): Oregon State (6), Mississippi State (9), Ohio (20), Louisiana Tech (23).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): LSU (8), Southern California (12), Georgia (16), Stanford (21), Michigan (24), Texas (NR), Wisconsin (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 4 Major Polls (BCS, AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Notre Dame (5).
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