The College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) would like to announce that it has elected the University of Alabama as its 2012 college football national champion. We would like to congratulate the Tide for their amazing season which earned them their eleventh CFRA national championship. There was one tie in this year’s final poll, and it occurs at # 22 between two former conference rivals, Nebraska and Oklahoma State.
1. Alabama (10)– 298 points
2. Oregon (1)– 278 points
3. Notre Dame– 268 points
4. Georgia– 245 points
5. Texas A & M– 240 points
6. Stanford– 234 points
7. Ohio State (1)– 221 points
8. South Carolina– 209 points
9. Florida– 204 points
10. Kansas State– 194 points
11. Florida State– 190 points
12. Clemson– 179 points
13. LSU– 152 points
14. Louisville– 142 points
15. Oklahoma– 115 points
16. Utah State– 99 points
17. Boise State– 90 points
18. Northwestern– 89 points
19. Texas– 70 points
20. Vanderbilt– 64 points
21. Northern Illinois– 51 points
22. Oklahoma State– 39 points
22. Nebraska– 39 points
24. San Jose State– 38 points
25. Cincinnati– 35 points
Others Receiving Votes: Baylor 32, Michigan 27, Oregon State 26, Tulsa 15, Rutgers 8, Syracuse 5, Penn State 2, Arkansas State 1, Wisconsin 1
Dropped Out: UCLA 20, Kent State 23, Michigan 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Kansas State (10), Northern Illinois (21), Oklahoma State (22), Nebraska (22).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Florida State (11), Clemson (12), Louisville (14), Northwestern (18), San Jose State (24), Michigan (NR), Oregon State (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Oregon (2), Texas A & M (5), Oklahoma (15).
The College Football Researchers Association 