Week 13 College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Poll
Posted by deaconcat08 on November 30, 2009
There was some moving and shaking at the top of the CFRA poll this week, as Florida regained the # 1 spot after back-to-back weeks at # 3. This movement actually created a tie at the 2-spot between Texas and Alabama, which I believe this is the first tie between two top 5 teams in any major poll this season. However, there will certainly be more changes up there next week, as Bama and Florida square off on Saturday. We also had a surprise MAC entrant into the poll for the second consecutive week. Temple snuck into the CFRA poll at # 24 last week, and now after the Owls’ disappointing loss to Ohio, Central Michigan has been voted in to replace them at the same spot. Furthermore, a major theme emerged in this week’s rankings and that is the continued respect the CFRA has for quality mid-major programs and lack of respect for teams from inferior BCS Conferences. If you check out the CFRA extremity listings at the bottom of the poll, you will see that 4 out of 5 of the teams voted higher in this poll than in the AP, Coaches, and BCS are squads from non-BCS conferences. Conversely, 5 of the 6 teams voted lower in this poll than in the three others are squads from the worst BCS leagues (ACC and Big East). At any rate, here are this week’s rankings.
1. Florida (4)- 215 points
2. Texas (2)- 210 points
2. Alabama (1)- 210 points
4. TCU (2)- 206 points
5. Boise State- 193 points
6. Cincinnati- 181 points
7. Ohio State- 167 points
8. Oregon- 164 points
9. Penn State- 142 points
10. Iowa- 137 points
11. Virginia Tech- 134 points
12. Brigham Young- 111 points
13. Georgia Tech- 108 points
14. LSU- 101 points
15. Oregon State- 100 points
16. Pittsburgh- 93 points
17. Houston- 82 points
18. Miami (FL)- 77 points
19. Southern Cal- 61 points
20. Nebraska- 42 points
21. California- 40 points
22. Stanford- 36 points
23. West Virginia- 21 points
24. Central Michigan- 19 points
25. Oklahoma State- 18 points
Others Receiving Votes: Utah 16, Wisconsin 14, Clemson 12, Troy 7, Ohio 6, Ole Miss 1, William & Mary 1
Dropped Out: Clemson 15, Utah 19, Ole Miss 22, Temple 24
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Boise State (5), Brigham Young (12), Houston (17), Stanford (22), Central Michigan (24).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than BCS, AP, and Coaches: Cincinnati (6), Georgia Tech (13), Pittsburgh (16), Miami-FL (18), Oklahoma State (25), Clemson (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Florida (1), TCU (4).