Oct. 23 Polls (AP/Coaches)

[OHSportsFan]

USA Today's Coaches Poll

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Rank ​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202 bgColor=#990000>Team (first-place votes)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74 bgColor=#990000>

Record​

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Points ​

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Last week ​

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1.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Southern California (53)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

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1,540​

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1​

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2.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Texas (8) </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,493​

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2​

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3.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Virginia Tech (1)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,428​

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3​

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4.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Georgia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

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1,357​

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4​

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5.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Alabama</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,277​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

5​

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6.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Miami (Fla.)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-1​

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1,226​

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6​

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7.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>LSU</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,164​

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7​

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8.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>UCLA

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-0​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,136​

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9​

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9.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Florida State

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

6-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

1,003​

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10​

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10.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Notre Dame</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

934​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

12​

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11.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Boston College</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

6-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

870​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

11​

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12.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Penn State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

835​

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14​

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13.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Ohio State

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

803​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

13​

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14.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Oregon</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

712​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

16​

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15.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202 height=22>Wisconsin

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74 height=22>

7-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67 height=22>

677​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85 height=22>

17​

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16.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Texas Tech</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

6-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

603​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

8​

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17.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>West Virginia

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

6-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

539​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

20​

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18.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Florida</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

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513​

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19​

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19.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Auburn</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

427​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

15​

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20.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>TCU</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

7-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

383​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

21​

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21.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>California</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

6-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

276​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

23​

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22.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Minnesota </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

189​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

25​

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23.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Northwestern</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

5-2​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

179​

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NR​

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24.​

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Fresno State ​

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5-1​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

134​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>

NR​

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25.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=202>Tennessee</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>

3-3​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=67>

133​

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18​

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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy vAlign=center bgColor=#990000 colSpan=6 height=21>Dropped out</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
No. 22 Michigan State (4-3, lost to then-unranked Northwestern 49-14), No. 24 Virginia (4-3, lost to North Carolina 7-5).


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy vAlign=center bgColor=#990000 colSpan=6 height=21>Others receiving votes</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
Louisville (5-2) 103; Michigan (5-3) 59; Colorado (5-2) 45; Texas A&M (5-2) 25; Texas-El Paso (5-1) 24; Georgia Tech (4-2) 23; Missouri (5-2) 14; Virginia (4-3) 11; Toledo (6-1) 5; Boise State (5-2) 3; Clemson (4-3) 2; Nebraska (5-2) 2; Maryland (4-3) 1; Oklahoma (4-3) 1; Rutgers (5-2) 1.

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AP Poll

<TABLE class=tablehead id=table3 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=370><TBODY><TR class=colhead align=middle><TD bgColor=#000000>RANK</TD><TD align=left width=111 bgColor=#000000>TEAM</TD><TD width=64 bgColor=#000000>RECORD</TD><TD width=66 bgColor=#000000>PTS</TD><TD width=47 bgColor=#000000>PVS</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">1.</TD><TD align=left width=111>USC (55) </TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1615</TD><TD width=47>1</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">2.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Texas (10) </TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1569</TD><TD width=47>2</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">3.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Virginia Tech</TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1496</TD><TD width=47>3</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">4.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Georgia</TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1413</TD><TD width=47>4</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">5.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Alabama</TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1328</TD><TD width=47>5</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">6.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Miami</TD><TD width=64>5-1</TD><TD width=66>1268</TD><TD width=47>6</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">7.</TD><TD align=left width=111>LSU</TD><TD width=64>5-1</TD><TD width=66>1219</TD><TD width=47>7</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">8.</TD><TD align=left width=111>UCLA</TD><TD width=64>7-0</TD><TD width=66>1170</TD><TD width=47>8</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">9.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Notre Dame</TD><TD width=64>5-2</TD><TD width=66>1067</TD><TD width=47>9</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">10.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Florida State</TD><TD width=64>6-1</TD><TD width=66>1055</TD><TD width=47>11</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">11.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Penn State</TD><TD width=64>7-1</TD><TD width=66>980</TD><TD width=47>12</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">12.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Ohio State</TD><TD width=64>5-2</TD><TD width=66>860</TD><TD width=47>14</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">13.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Boston College</TD><TD width=64>6-1</TD><TD width=66>846</TD><TD width=47>13</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">14.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Oregon</TD><TD width=64>7-1</TD><TD width=66>750</TD><TD width=47>15</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">15.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Wisconsin</TD><TD width=64>7-1</TD><TD width=66>698</TD><TD width=47>19</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">16.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Florida</TD><TD width=64>5-2</TD><TD width=66>617</TD><TD width=47>18</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">17.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Texas Tech</TD><TD width=64>6-1</TD><TD width=66>557</TD><TD width=47>10</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">18.</TD><TD align=left width=111>West Virginia</TD><TD width=64>6-1</TD><TD width=66>472</TD><TD width=47>20</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">19.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Auburn</TD><TD width=64>5-2</TD><TD width=66>456</TD><TD width=47>16</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">20.</TD><TD align=left width=111>TCU</TD><TD width=64>7-1</TD><TD width=66>400</TD><TD width=47>21</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">21.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Northwestern</TD><TD width=64>5-2</TD><TD width=66>240</TD><TD width=47>NR</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">22.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Fresno State</TD><TD width=64>5-1</TD><TD width=66>233</TD><TD width=47>24</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">23.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Tennessee</TD><TD width=64>3-3</TD><TD width=66>165</TD><TD width=47>17</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">24.</TD><TD align=left width=111>California</TD><TD width=64>6-2</TD><TD width=66>151</TD><TD width=47>25</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=middle><TD style="WIDTH: 46px">25.</TD><TD align=left width=111>Michigan</TD><TD width=64>5-3</TD><TD width=66>134</TD><TD width=47>NR</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD colSpan=5>OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Louisville 126, Minnesota 113, Colorado 75, Missouri 17, Georgia Tech 9, Toledo 9, Texas A&M 7, Virginia 6, Iowa 2, Rutgers 1, Southern Miss 1. DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Michigan State 22, Virginia 23
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[crazybuckfan40]

A couple things, the ACC is getting way too much respect with 4 teams in the top 11.

Also can anyone explain to me How TCU is ranked in the top 25. Also how Fresno St. is at least not ranked above them. They have beat absolutely noone. There only decent win was against Oklahoma, who sucks. They lost to SMU for cryin' out loud.

 

[OilerBuck]

Does this leave only Indiana and Illinois as Big Ten teams that haven't been ranked sometime this season?

 

[Steve19]

Disappointing that we don't move up in the coaches poll. Looking like we will be no higher than 9 or 10, if we win out. Gonna need a lot of help to get to a BCS bowl.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Only thing that pisses me off is being behind ND as the only other highly ranked 2 loss team.

The USC and UT losses were a wash and our loss at PSU was a lot more respectable than their loss at home to MSU.

Just wanted to put that out there but the Domers getting head from the media is no shocker.

As far as BCS bowl hopes don't sweat it, we either get an auto bid as the B10 champ or its off to sunny FL. You have to be BCS top 8 to get an at large and it would take a miracle at this point, but you never know.

We should cruise untill AA, as always it will define our season.

 

[tedginn05]

Fucking Arabs always picking ND

 

[Jaxbuck]

Just checked on the BCS (projected) and as far as ND goes its all about the UT game November 5th.

ND is currently behind us in the BCS, if they lose to Tennessee they will not make it to a BCS game period.

If they win its still going to be close as they have to have 9 wins AND a BCS rank of 12 or better. They are currently going to be 15th and their remaining SOS is bad.

They will probably get it but it will be close. Lose to UT and forget it, they'll end up taking the Big Least's Gator Bowl spot.

EDIT******

Courtesy Rick Tellshow

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Comp Coach's Harris BSC
Team W L Ave Rank Pts BCS Rank Pts BCS Points
1 Southern Cal 7 0 0.98 1 1540 0.994 1 2806 0.993 0.9889
2 Texas 7 0 0.98 2 1493 0.963 2 2725 0.965 0.9693
3 Virginia Tech 7 0 0.90 3 1428 0.921 3 2596 0.919 0.9134
4 Georgia 7 0 0.90 4 1357 0.875 4 2491 0.882 0.8858
5 Alabama 7 0 0.86 5 1277 0.824 5 2278 0.806 0.8301
6 UCLA 7 0 0.72 8 1136 0.733 8 1958 0.693 0.7153
7 LSU 5 1 0.66 7 1164 0.751 7 2031 0.719 0.7100
8 Miami FL 5 1 0.53 6 1226 0.791 6 2239 0.793 0.7045
9 Penn State 7 1 0.77 12 835 0.539 11 1694 0.600 0.6361
10 Florida St 5 1 0.48 9 1003 0.647 9 1876 0.664 0.5971
11 Boston College 6 1 0.48 11 870 0.561 12 1496 0.530 0.5236
12 Oregon 6 1 0.68 14 712 0.459 15 1108 0.392 0.5105
13 Wisconsin 7 1 0.73 15 677 0.437 16 954 0.338 0.5015
14 Ohio State 5 2 0.43 13 803 0.518 13 1440 0.510 0.4859
15 Notre Dame 5 2 0.12 10 934 0.603 10 1701 0.602 0.4416



[/pre]

 

[JXC]

Only thing that pisses me off is being behind ND as the only other highly ranked 2 loss team.

The USC and UT losses were a wash and our loss at PSU was a lot more respectable than their loss at home to MSU.

Just wanted to put that out there but the Domers getting head from the media is no shocker.

As far as BCS bowl hopes don't sweat it, we either get an auto bid as the B10 champ or its off to sunny FL. You have to be BCS top 8 to get an at large and it would take a miracle at this point, but you never know.

We should cruise untill AA, as always it will define our season.

scUM over Minnesota AP? Are you kidding me? Minny has a better record, and beat scUM @ scUM. What more do you need? For once the coaches got it right and the AP got it wrong. I just don't see how Michigan moves up in the polls after stuggling with Iowa.

I'll tell you what, this game vs. Minnesota will be a pretty scary game for being agasint an unranked team.


Our future schedule has 3 of the next 4 teams ranked in the top 25 of computer polls. We will likely be ranked farely high by the computers if we win out...probably still higher than Notre Dame. That could keep them out and put us in.

 

[BB73]

Only thing that pisses me off is being behind ND as the only other highly ranked 2 loss team.

The USC and UT losses were a wash and our loss at PSU was a lot more respectable than their loss at home to MSU.

Just wanted to put that out there but the Domers getting head from the media is no shocker.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[drFunkenstein]

i think we deserve to be ahead of boston college
our two losses were against much better teams than notre dame's also

 

[808 Buck]

Sorry gang, but I don't see us cruising into Ann Arbor. Minny is going to be tough at their place, and NW is hot. I know their D is suspect, we're at home, and the revenge factor, but as I said in another thread, I don't like the thought of us getting into a shootout type game with anyone. Hopefully, the old theory that great D beats great O holds true. Back to the main point, we have a very tough road ahead. And, it still ends with a battle in the Outhouse.

 

[BearBuck27]

I view the Minny game a lot like the Alamo Bowl last year agasint OSU. A very good running game with a very good runningback and an average quarterback and some decent receivers on offense. However, neither team has much on defense to pose much of a threat, IMO. I think the ground game of Minny will eat up clock and they will get yards, but in the end the #1 rushing defense is too much and our offense is good enought for the win.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Sorry gang, but I don't see us cruising into Ann Arbor. Minny is going to be tough at their place, and NW is hot. I know their D is suspect, we're at home, and the revenge factor, but as I said in another thread, I don't like the thought of us getting into a shootout type game with anyone. Hopefully, the old theory that great D beats great O holds true. Back to the main point, we have a very tough road ahead. And, it still ends with a battle in the Outhouse.

There will be no shootout with NW. A great D beats a "great" O time and time again. Have faith.

I tend to agree that OSU shouldn't hit the cruise control, though.

Jax, I agree with your thoughts re: ND over OSU. Still can't believe they didn't drop even 1 spot (In the AP) after "almost winning"

 

[lowkarma]

I hope Florida isnt in their future since i use my vacation every year to go to a bowl game and i live 15 minutes from the Citrus Bowl and about an hour from the Outback Bowl.

 

[buckeyeboy]

Only thing that pisses me off is being behind ND as the only other highly ranked 2 loss team.

I entirely agree. That's also my only complaint with the polls again this week. Although, I'm not nearly as concerned with the polls anymore as I am with us winning the Big Ten and going to a BCS bowl. We need the winner of the PSU-Wisconsin game to lose somewhere along the way...