College Football Polls

Published 2:51 am Monday, October 5, 2009

AP football poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

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1. Florida (54) 4-0 1,486 1

2. Texas (1) 4-0 1,416 2

3. Alabama (5) 5-0 1,404 3

4. LSU 5-0 1,290 4

5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1,200 6

6. Boise St. 5-0 1,185 5

7. Southern Cal 4-1 1,108 7

8. Cincinnati 5-0 1,004 10

9. Ohio State 4-1 994 9

10. TCU 4-0 940 11

11. Miami 3-1 931 17

12. Iowa 5-0 823 13

13. Oregon 4-1 676 16

14. Penn State 4-1 564 15

15. Oklahoma State 3-1 563 14

16. Kansas 4-0 513 18

17. Auburn 5-0 428 —

18. BYU 4-1 403 20

19. Oklahoma 2-2 370 8

20. Mississippi 3-1 357 21

21. Nebraska 3-1 333 23

22. Georgia Tech 4-1 311 25

23. South Florida 5-0 238 —

24. Missouri 4-0 215 —

25. South Carolina 4-1 200 —

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 2.

USA Today poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:

Record Pts Rk

1. Florida (57) 4-0 1,473 1

2. Texas (1) 4-0 1,408 2

3. Alabama (1) 5-0 1,366 3

4. LSU 5-0 1,273 4

5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1,141 6

6. Boise State 5-0 1,133 5

7. Southern California 4-1 1,123 7

8. Ohio State 4-1 1,072 9

9. TCU 4-0 965 10

10. Cincinnati 5-0 937 11

11. Miami (Fla.) 3-1 750 t21

12. Penn State 4-1 713 13

13. Oklahoma State 3-1 702 12

14. Iowa 5-0 655 17

15. Kansas 4-0 616 16

16. Mississippi 3-1 460 18

17. Oregon 4-1 433 25

18. Missouri 4-0 386 23

19. Auburn 5-0 369 NR

20. Brigham Young 4-1 353 t21

21. Oklahoma 2-2 346 8

22. Nebraska 3-1 329 24

23. Georgia Tech 4-1 278 NR

24. South Florida 5-0 220 NR

25. Wisconsin 5-0 156 NR

Others receiving votes: Georgia 148; South Carolina 128; Notre Dame 57; Houston 52; Stanford 43; Michigan 33; Utah 31; Boston College 15; Pittsburgh 6; Arizona 2; Arkansas 1; Central Michigan 1; West Virginia 1.