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Even though Mississippi State knocked off the Kentucky Wildcats Thursday night, no one in their right mind would expect to see Mississippi State ranked or gathering votes in either the USA Today or AP Poll. However, there are a few interesting facts to take from the two polls.
Here is a look at the new USA Today Coaches' Poll that was released this morning.
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
8-0 | 1542 | 56 | 1 | 1/1 | |
2 |
Oregon Ducks |
8-0 | 1483 | 6 | 2 | 3/2 | |
3 |
Florida State Seminoles |
7-0 | 1419 | 0 | 3 | 12/3 | |
4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
8-0 | 1375 | 0 | 4 | 4/2 | |
5 |
Baylor Bears |
7-0 | 1293 | 0 | 5 | 22/5 | |
6 |
Miami Hurricanes |
7-0 | 1190 | 0 | 6 | 24/6 | |
7 |
Stanford Cardinal |
7-1 | 1182 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13/4 |
8 |
Clemson Tigers |
7-1 | 1064 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/4 |
9 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
7-1 | 933 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 18/9 |
10 |
Missouri Tigers |
7-1 | 834 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14/7 |
11 |
Auburn Tigers |
7-1 | 804 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17/11 |
12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
6-1 | 803 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 20/11 |
13 |
LSU Tigers |
7-2 | 802 | 0 | 13 | 13/6 | |
14 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
6-2 | 758 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15/6 |
15 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
7-1 | 673 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25/9 |
16 |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
6-2 | 627 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 20/6 |
17 |
Louisville Cardinals |
7-1 | 579 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17/6 |
18 |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
7-0 | 542 | 0 | 18 | 25/18 | |
19 |
UCLA Bruins |
5-2 | 432 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 21/10 |
20 |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
8-0 | 373 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 23/20 |
21 |
Michigan Wolverines |
6-1 | 309 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 24/12 |
22 |
Central Florida Knights |
6-1 | 300 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 25/22 |
23 |
Wisconsin Badgers |
5-2 | 253 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24/18 |
24 |
Michigan State Spartans |
7-1 | 237 | 0 | NR | 24/24 | |
25 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
6-2 | 83 | 0 | NR | 25/11 |
Several Mississippi State opponents occupy spots in this poll: No. 1 Alabama, No. 11 Auburn, No. 12 Oklahoma State, No. 13 LSU, No. 14 Texas A&M, and No. 16 South Carolina. No. 10 Missouri is the other SEC team in the poll.
In all the Bulldog's schedule holds six teams that are ranked, and Ole Miss could play itself into the rankings. In all, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Mississippi State will have seven of twelve (hopefully thirteen) opponents finish the season in the top 25.
Here is a look at the AP Top 25 Poll that was released this morning.
Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama (55) | 8-0 | 1,495 | 1 |
2 | Oregon (3) | 8-0 | 1,432 | 2 |
3 | Florida State (2) | 7-0 | 1,390 | 3 |
4 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1,317 | 4 |
5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,223 | 6 |
6 | Stanford | 7-1 | 1,189 | 8 |
7 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 1,149 | 7 |
8 | Auburn | 7-1 | 1,022 | 11 |
9 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1,007 | 9 |
10 | Missouri | 7-1 | 873 | 5 |
11 | LSU | 7-2 | 818 | 13 |
12 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 811 | 14 |
13 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 791 | 17 |
14 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 701 | 20 |
15 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 579 | 10 |
16 | Fresno State | 7-0 | 510 | 15 |
17 | UCLA | 5-2 | 489 | 12 |
18 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 483 | 19 |
19 | UCF | 6-1 | 464 | 21 |
20 | Louisville | 7-1 | 417 | 18 |
21 | Northern Illinois | 8-0 | 290 | 23 |
22 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 262 | 22 |
23 | Michigan | 6-1 | 199 | 24 |
24 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 166 | NR |
25 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 133 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 132, Georgia 24, Texas 22, Brigham Young 22, Mississippi 21, Virginia Tech 20, Oregon State 17, Florida 14, Washington 6, Minnesota 4, Ball State 4, Duke 2, Arizona 2 |
There are a few differences in the AP and the Coaches' Poll. Auburn jumps up to No. 8 in this poll. LSU (11), Texas A&M (12) and South Carolina (14) all hold a spot in the top 15, and each is ranked higher. Oklahoma State checks in at No. 18 in this poll. As anyone would expect, Alabama holds the No. 1 spot, so in this poll as well, the Bulldogs see six foes from the schedule ranked at this point.