Coaches Poll is out

Nov. 23, 2008



Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1. Alabama (56) 11-0 1,518 1
2. Oklahoma (4) 10-1 1,412 5
3. Florida (1) 10-1 1,401 3
4. Texas 10-1 1,370 4
5. Southern California 9-1 1,288 6
6. Penn State 11-1 1,157 8
7. Utah 12-0 1,153 7
8. Texas Tech 10-1 1,073 2
9. Boise State 11-0 1,033 9
10. Ohio State 10-2 994 10
11. Missouri 9-2 896 11
12. Oklahoma State 9-2 858 12
13. Georgia 9-2 842 13
14. TCU 10-2 695 17
15. Ball State 11-0 673 16
16. Cincinnati 9-2 572 20
17. Oregon State 8-3 544 21
18. Oregon 8-3 397 22
19. Brigham Young 10-2 321 14
20. Northwestern 9-3 310 24
21. Michigan State 9-3 296 15
22. Boston College 8-3 290 25
23. Georgia Tech 8-3 241 NR
24. Florida State 8-3 204 NR
25. West Virginia 7-3 83 NR

Dropped out

No. 18 LSU (7-4, lost to Mississippi 31-13), No. 19 Pittsburgh (7-3, lost to then-No. 20 Cincinnati 28-21), No. 23 Maryland (7-4, lost to then-unranked Florida State 37-3).


Others receiving votes

Pittsburgh (7-3) 43; Mississippi (7-4) 40; LSU (7-4) 30; Iowa (8-4) 26; Western Michigan (9-2) 20; Connecticut (7-3) 15; Maryland (7-4) 9; Tulsa (9-2) 6; Nebraska (7-4) 3; South Florida (6-4) 3; California (7-4) 2; Miami (Fla.) (7-4) 2; South Carolina (7-4) 2; Virginia Tech (7-4) 2; Wake Forest (6-5) 1.