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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Other Final Division I-A PollsUSA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll Voted on by panel of 59 Division I-A head coaches; winning team receives the Sears Trophy (originally the McDonald's Trophy, 1991-93); first place votes in parentheses with total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.). | | | Pts |
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| 1 | Oklahoma. (59) | 1475 | | 2 | Miami-FL | 1404 | | 3 | Washington | 1336 | | 4 | Florida St. | 1253 | | 5 | Oregon St. | 1245 | | 6 | Virginia Tech | 1215 | | 7 | Nebraska | 1099 | | 8 | Kansas St. | 1077 | | 9 | Oregon | 1009 | | 10 | Michigan | 901 | | 11 | Florida | 899 | | 12 | Texas | 731 | | 13 | Purdue | 626 | | 14 | Clemson | 590 | | 15 | Colorado St. | 587 | | 16 | Notre Dame | 457 | | 17 | Georgia | 357 | | 18 | TCU | 341 | | 19 | Georgia Tech | 335 | | 20 | Auburn | 325 | | 21 | South Carolina | 314 | | 22 | Mississippi St. | 272 | | 23 | Iowa St. | 225 | | 24 | Wisconsin | 220 | | 25 | Tennessee | 159 |
Other teams receiving votes: 26. Northwestern (116 pts), 27. Toledo (111), 28. Ohio St. (101), 29. LSU (84), 30. So. Miss. (62), 31. N.C. State (57), 32. Louisville (54), 33. Air Force (50), 34. East Carolina (35), 35. West Virginia (17), 36. Texas A&M (9), 37. Boise St. (8), 38. Marshall and W. Michigan (5), 40. Boston College and Pittsburgh (4), 41. Fresno St. (1). FWAA Poll Voted on by a five-person panel comprised of Tony Barnhart of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News, and Kelly Whiteside of USA Today. Each selector voted for one team. Winning team receives the Grantland Rice Award, given since 1954. NFF's MacArthur Bowl In the past the MacArthur Bowl was awarded following a vote by a panel of members of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame but since the advent of the Bowl Championship Series it has been awarded to the BCS champion; winning team receives the NFF's MacArthur Bowl, given since 1959; The MacArthur Bowl was the gift of an anonymous donor in the name of General Douglas MacArthur who served for several years as chairman of the Foundation's National Advisory Board. Almost 400 ounces of silver went into the bowl which represents a huge stadium with rows of seats carved in relief. AP Weekly Ratings The Associated Press Top 25 college football polls on a weekly basis are listed below. The table starts with the preseason and progresses through the season. | | | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan |
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| | Pre | 28 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
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| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | | Florida St. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23 | | Miami-FL | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Michigan | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | | Texas | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 25 | NR | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | Kansas St. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | Florida | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | | Georgia | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia Tech | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Tennessee | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 21 | 21 | NR | | Washington | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | Purdue | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 22 | NR | 21 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | | USC | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Ohio St. | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | NR | | Clemson | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | Mississippi | 18 | 18 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Oklahoma | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | TCU | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Illinois | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Penn St. | 22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | So. Mississippi | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Colorado | 24 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Michigan St. | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Texas A&M | NR | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | NR | NR | NR | | UCLA | NR | NR | 16 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Notre Dame | NR | NR | 23 | 21 | 16 | NR | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | | Auburn | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 19 | NR | 25 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | | Mississippi St. | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | NR | 20 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 23 | NR | NR | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oregon | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | | South Carolina | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23 | NR | 24 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | 19 | | Northwestern | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | NR | | Oregon St. | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | Arizona | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 21 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Minnesota | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | N.C. State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Georgia Tech | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | | LSU | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | NR | NR | 22 | | Louisville | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 22 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado St. | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 23 | 14 | | Toledo | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 25 | NR | | Iowa St. | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 |
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