The upsets of Oregon and Kansas State have given us a new CFRA # 1 and # 2. Notre Dame now claims the top spot followed by Alabama. There are no one major breaks in this week’s poll, but there is one tie at # 23 between Kent State and Oklahoma State.
1. Notre Dame (9)– 249 points
2. Alabama (1)– 234 points
3. Ohio State– 219 points
4. Georgia– 218 points
5. Oregon– 206 points
6. Florida– 194 points
7. Florida State– 190 points
8. Kansas State– 184 points
9. Clemson– 169 points
10. LSU- 154 points
11. Texas A & M– 147 points
12. Stanford– 144 points
13. South Carolina– 129 points
14. Oklahoma– 123 points
15. Nebraska– 96 points
16. Oregon State– 87 points
17. UCLA– 86 points
18. Louisville– 84 points
19. Texas– 76 points
20. Rutgers– 59 points
21. Michigan– 35 points
22. Northern Illinois– 34 points
23. Kent State– 29 points
24. Oklahoma State– 29 points
25. Boise State– 23 points
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State 18, Utah State 15, Arizona 8, Vanderbilt 4, Washington 4, Tulsa 2, Louisiana Tech 1
Dropped Out: Louisiana Tech 19, Southern California 22
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): Northern Illinois (22).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than Other 3 Major Polls (BCS, AP, and Coaches Polls): Georgia (4), LSU (10), Texas A & M (11), Stanford (12), Texas (19), Michigan (21), Oklahoma State (24), Washington (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 4 Major Polls (BCS, AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Notre Dame (1), Alabama (2).