Week 4 College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Poll

This week’s CFRA Poll is one of the wildest we have had since the organization’s re-emergence in 2009.  First of all, we have a new # 1 ranked team that no other major poll has.  That’s right, the Ole Miss Rebels have jumped the Ohio State Buckeyes for the top spot in this week’s CFRA top 25.  Furthermore, the Rebels have attained the top spot without garnering a single first-place vote!  Six different teams were ranked # 1 by at least one voter but Ole Miss was not one of those squads.  Without further ado, here are this week’s wild and wacky rankings.

1.  Ole Miss– 187 points

2.  Ohio State (3)– 181 points

3.  TCU (2)– 175 points

4.  Michigan State– 173 points

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5.  Georgia (1)– 159 points

6.  UCLA (1)- 145 points

6.  Baylor– 145 points

8.  Notre Dame– 143 points

9.  LSU– 140 points

10. Florida State– 130 points

11. Clemson– 123 points

12. Utah (1)– 117 points

13. Oklahoma– 100 points

14. Alabama– 91 points

15. Texas A & M– 90 points

16. Northwestern– 86 points

17. Oklahoma State– 47 points

18. Southern California– 39 points

18. Stanford– 39 points

20. Wisconsin– 31 points

21. Temple– 30 points

22. California– 28 points

23. Florida– 27 points

24. West Virginia– 25 points

25. Iowa– 18 points

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State 17, NC State 17, Boise State 17, Memphis 16, Toledo 12, Houston 11, Navy 8, Duke 8, Michigan 6, Oregon 5, Brigham Young 4, Texas Tech 3, Arizona 3, Indiana 2, Kentucky 2

Dropped Out: Oregon 15, Arizona 16, Brigham Young 19, Missouri 20, Georgia Tech 22

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Ole Miss (1), Georgia (5), UCLA (6), Oklahoma (13), Oklahoma State (17), Temple (21), California (22), Iowa (25).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Ohio State (2), Michigan State (4), Baylor (6), Notre Dame (8), Alabama (14), Southern California (18), Wisconsin (20), West Virginia (24), Oregon (NR), Mississippi State (NR), Michigan (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): None.