Auburn took the top spot of both polls after their 22-19 win over Oregon in the BCS championship game, but the number two spot was up for grabs. Well, TCU impressed enough voters to earn the number two spot in both polls and were able to get three first place votes in the AP poll and a single first place vote in the USA Today Poll. The coaches in the USA Today poll are required to vote the BCS champion in the number one spot, but that rule has little teeth. Back in 2008 when Utah beat Alabama Utah's Kyle Whittingham voted his team number one and there was no punishment. TCU's Gary Patterson does not have a vote in the poll, and I believe these polls are made public as well later today.
Utah dropped out of the AP poll, but hang on in the coaches poll at 23rd. In the AP poll San Diego State, Air Force and BYU all received votes; in the coaches poll only San Diego State and Air Force received votes.
The three voters who put TCU number one in the AP poll were Kyle Tucker, Pete DiPrimio and Ray Fittipaldo.
1 Auburn (56) 14-0
2 TCU (3) 13-0
3 Oregon 12-1
4 Stanford 12-1
5 Ohio State 12-1
6 Oklahoma 12-2
7 Wisconsin 11-2
8 LSU 11-2 1,051
9 Boise State 12-1
10 Alabama 10-3
11 Nevada 13-1
12 Arkansas 10-3
13 Oklahoma State 11-2
14 Michigan State 11-2
15 Mississippi State 9-4
16 Virginia Tech 11-3
17 Florida State 10-4
18 Missouri 10-3
19 Texas A&M 9-4
20 Nebraska 10-4
21 UCF 11-3
22 South Carolina 9-5
23 Maryland 9-4 1
24 Tulsa 10-3
25 North Carolina State 9-4
Others Receiving Votes: Utah98, Iowa54, San Diego State52, Northern Illinois47, Miami (OH)21, Florida19, West Virginia16, Notre Dame9, Connecticut8, Air Force5, Navy3, Hawaii2, Brigham Young1, Eastern Washington1
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Jan. 11, 2010
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Rank
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Team (first-place votes) |
Record
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Points
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Last week's ranking
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1.
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Auburn (56)
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14-0
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1,424
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2
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2.
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TCU (1)
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13-0
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1,336
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3
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3.
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Oregon
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12-1
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1,333
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1
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4.
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Stanford
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12-1
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1,254
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5
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5.
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Ohio State
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12-1
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1,197
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6
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6.
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Oklahoma
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12-2
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1,096
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8 (tie)
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7.
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Boise State
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12-1
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1,012
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10
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8. (tie)
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LSU
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11-2
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1,007
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12
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8. (tie)
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Wisconsin |
11-2
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1,007
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4
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10.
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Oklahoma State
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11-2
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883
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13
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11.
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Alabama |
10-3
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860
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18
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12.
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Arkansas
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10-3
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818
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8 (tie)
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13.
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Nevada
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13-1
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734
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15
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14.
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Michigan State
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11-2
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676
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7
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15.
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Virginia Tech
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11-3
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636
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11
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16.
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Florida State
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10-4
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506
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23
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17.
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Mississippi State |
9-4
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505
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22
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18.
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Missouri |
10-3
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473
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14
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19.
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Nebraska
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10-4
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354
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16
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20.
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Central Florida
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11-3
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328
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24
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21.
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Texas A&M |
9-4
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277
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17
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22.
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South Carolina |
9-5
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181
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20
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23.
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Utah
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10-3
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156
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19
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24.
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Maryland |
9-4
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111
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NR
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25.
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North Carolina State |
9-4
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94
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NR
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| Dropped out | |||||
| No. 21 West Virginia (9-4, lost to then-unranked N.C. State 23-7 in Champs Sports Bowl), No. 25 Hawaii (10-4, lost to Tulsa 62-35 in Hawaii Bowl). | |||||
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Northern Illinois (11-3) 82; Tulsa (10-3) 41; San Diego State (9-4) 36; West Virginia (9-4) 35; Iowa (8-5) 31; Miami (Ohio) (10-4) 13; Florida (8-5) 10; Connecticut (8-5) 7; Air Force (9-4) 4; Hawaii (10-4) 4; Notre Dame (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 1 | |||||