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This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 season College Poll. We will have weekly polls thru the season & postseason in our College Football Mondays blog column.
Team of the Week – Alabama
Photo – RB Trent Richardson - Alabama
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. Oklahoma (4-0)
2. LSU (5-0)
3. Alabama (5-0)
4. Stanford (4-0)
5. Boise St (4-0)
6. Wisconsin (5-0)
7. Oklahoma St (5-0)
8. Clemson (5-0)
9. Oregon (3-1)
10. Texas (4-0)
11. Michigan (5-0)
12. Georgia Tech (5-0)
13. Arkansas (4-1)
14. South Carolina (4-1)
15. Nebraska (4-1)
16. West Virginia (4-1)
17. Virginia Tech (4-1)
18. Florida (4-1)
19. Illinois (5-0)
20. Michigan St (4-1)
21. Kansas St (4-0)
22. Arizona St (4-1)
23. Auburn (4-1)
24. Houston (5-0)
25. North Carolina (4-1)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1 LSU - 5 - 0 / 1
2 Alabama - 5 - 0 / 3
3 Oklahoma - 4 - 0 / 2
4 Wisconsin - 5- 0 / 7
5 Boise St. - 4 - 0 / 4
6 Oklahoma St. - 5 - 0 / 5
7 Stanford - 4 - 0 / 6
8 Clemson - 5 - 0 /13
9 Oregon - 4 - 1 / 9
10 Arkansas - 4 - 1 / 18
11 Texas - 4 - 0 / 17
12 Michigan - 5 - 0 / 19
13 Georgia Tech - 5 - 0 / 21
14 Nebraska - 4 - 1 / 8
15 Auburn - 4 - 1 / NR
16 West Virginia - 4 - 1 / 22
17 Florida - 4 - 0 / 12
18 South Carolina - 4 - 0 / 10
19 Illinois - 4 - 0 / 24
20 Kansas - 5 - 0 / NR
21 Virginia Tech - 4 - 1 / 11
22 Arizona St. - 4 - 1 / 25
23 Florida St. - 2 - 2 / 23
24 Texas A&M - 2 - 2 / 14
25 Baylor - 3 - 1 / 15
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. Oklahoma (27) - 4-0
2. LSU (21) - 5-0
3. Alabama (10) - 5-0
4. Stanford - 4-0
5. Wisconsin (1) - 5-0
6. Boise St - 4-0
7. Oklahoma St - 5-0
8. Clemson - 5-0
9. Oregon - 3-1
10. Texas - 4-0
11. Michigan - 5-0
12. Arkansas - 4-1
13. Georgia Tech - 5-0
14. South Carolina - 4-1
15. Nebraska - 4-1
16. Illinois - 5-0
17. Virginia Tech - 4-1
18. Florida - 4-1
19. West Virginia - 4-1
20. Michigan St - 4-1
21. Kansas St - 5-0
22. Florida St. - 2-2
23. Auburn - 4-1
24. Arizona St - 4-1
25. Texas A&M - 2-2
Dropped out
No. 14 South Florida (4-1, lost to Pittsburgh 44-17), No. 16 Baylor (3-1, lost to then-unranked Kansas State 36-35), No. 20 TCU (3-2, lost to Southern Methodist 40-33 OT).
Others receiving votes
Houston (5-0) 97; Baylor (3-1) 90; Texas Tech (4-0) 68; South Florida (4-1) 49; Penn State (4-1) 37; Washington (4-1) 30; Notre Dame (3-2) 13; Pittsburgh (3-2) 11; North Carolina (4-1) 10; Southern Methodist (4-1) 10; Tennessee (3-1) 6; Iowa (3-1) 5; Air Force (3-1) 3; Southern Mississippi (4-1) 3; Cincinnati (4-1) 1; Duke (3-2) 1; Ohio State (3-2) 1.
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.