Week 8 College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Poll

1.  Ohio State (5)– 216 points

2.  TCU (2)– 213 points

3.  Clemson (1)– 203 points

4.  Baylor (1)– 201 points

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5.  LSU– 193 points

6.  Michigan State- 186 points

7.  Alabama– 154 points

8.  Oklahoma State– 146 points

9.  Stanford– 143 points

10. Iowa– 142 points

11. Notre Dame– 126 points

12. Florida– 112 points

13. Memphis– 108 points

14. Houston– 86 points

15. Utah– 84 points

16. Oklahoma– 82 points

17. Temple– 78 points

18. Florida State– 75 points

19. Toledo– 70 points

20. Michigan– 65 points

21. Duke– 51 points

22. Ole Miss– 40 points

23. UCLA– 31 points

24. Pittsburgh– 29 points

25. North Carolina– 19 points

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 11, South Florida 10, Georgia 9, Brigham Young 8, California 7, Western Kentucky 6, Mississippi State 5, Washington State 4, Navy 3, Wisconsin 3, Appalachian State 2, Texas A & M 2, Marshall 2

Dropped Out: Texas A & M 16, California 22

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: TCU (2), Oklahoma State (8), Memphis (13), Houston (14), Temple (17), Toledo (19), UCLA (23), North Carolina (25).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Baylor (4), LSU (5), Stanford (9), Notre Dame (11), Utah (15), Oklahoma (16), Florida State (18), Michigan (20), Ole Miss (22), Mississippi State (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Ohio State (1), Alabama (7).