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Week 10 College Football Researchers Association Poll

Posted by deaconcat08 on November 9, 2009

 There are several interesting developments in this week’s CFRA poll.  First of all, the association has pretty much found a solution for the controversy surrounding the Boise-TCU-Cincy battle for spots 4-6 in the polls, and that is to create a virtual tie between the 3 teams.  As you will see, TCU, Boise, and Cincy are all separated by only one point in this poll.  A similar 3-way struggle exists between USC, Ohio State, and LSU at numbers 10-12, which are also separated by a single point each  in this poll.  In addition, for the fifth straight week, there is a tie in the poll with both Miami and Oregon sharing the 15 spot.  Furthermore, the CFRA continues to give respect to non-BCS teams, as Boise, Houston, and BYU were ranked higher in this poll than any others for the second straight week.  

1.  Florida (7)- 246 points 

2.  Texas (2)- 238 points

3.  Alabama (1)- 236 points

4.  TCU- 211 points

5.  Boise State- 210 points

6.  Cincinnati- 209 points

7.  Georgia Tech- 190 points

8.  Pittsburgh- 165 points

9.  Houston- 152 points

10.  Southern Cal- 145 points

11.  Ohio State- 144 points

12.  LSU- 143 points

13.  Iowa- 130 points

14.  Utah- 124 points

15.  Miami-FL- 114 points

15.  Oregon- 114 points

17.  Oklahoma State- 90 points

18.  Arizona- 86 points

19.  Penn State- 77 points

20.  Wisconsin- 53 points

21.  Brigham Young- 45 points

22.  Virginia Tech- 33 points

23.  South Florida- 27 points

24.  Clemson- 25 points

25.  West Virginia- 19 points

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 10, Temple 4, Central Michigan 3, Oregon State 3, Rutgers 2, Auburn 2

Dropped Out: Notre Dame 19, Oklahoma 22, California 25

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Boise State (5), Houston (9), Brigham Young (21).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Cincinnati (6), LSU (12), Virginia Tech (22).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Florida (1), Texas (2), Alabama (3), TCU (4) , Georgia Tech (7).