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While the Mississippi State Bulldogs are not in the polls, many of their opponents are ranked in each of the three polls. In fact, the Bulldogs have six opponents that fall in the top 15 of all three polls.
In the national scene, everything currently points to an Alabama/Oregon National Championship Game, but undefeated Florida State, Ohio State, and Baylor still lurk.
In the USA Today Poll, Alabama (1), Missouri (9), and Auburn (10) represent the SEC in the top ten. LSU (12), Texas A&M (13), and South Carolina (15) are all in the top 20. Oklahoma State is also ranked at No. 11.
USA TODAY Coaches' Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
8-0 | 1540 | 54 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks |
8-0 | 1475 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | |
| 3 | Florida State Seminoles |
8-0 | 1436 | 3 | 3 | 3/12 | |
| 4 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
9-0 | 1369 | 0 | 4 | 2/4 | |
| 5 | Baylor Bears |
7-0 | 1299 | 0 | 5 | 5/NR | |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
7-1 | 1222 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4/13 |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
8-1 | 1121 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4/10 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
7-1 | 971 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/18 |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
8-1 | 961 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7/NR |
| 10 | Auburn Tigers |
8-1 | 959 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10/NR |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
7-1 | 864 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11/20 |
| 12 | LSU Tigers |
7-2 | 835 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6/13 |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies |
7-2 | 800 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 14 | Miami Hurricanes |
7-1 | 747 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6/NR |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
7-2 | 722 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals |
7-1 | 569 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6/17 |
| 17 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
8-0 | 567 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17/NR |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
6-2 | 494 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10/21 |
| 19 | Michigan State Spartans |
8-1 | 446 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
9-0 | 409 | 0 | 20 | 20/NR | |
| 21 | Central Florida Knights |
6-1 | 340 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Wisconsin Badgers |
6-2 | 333 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 18/NR |
| 23 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
7-2 | 217 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 9/NR |
| 24 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
6-2 | 130 | 0 | NR | 23/NR | |
| 25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
7-2 | 108 | 0 | 25 | 11/NR |
The AP Poll appears to be a big of a bigger fan of the SEC with Alabama (1), Auburn (7), Missouri (9) and LSU (10) all falling in the top 10. Texas A&M (11) and South Carolina (13) are also ranked in the top 15, as is No. 15 Oklahoma State.
And here is the AP Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (52) | 8-0 | 1,491 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (2) | 8-0 | 1,418 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State (6) | 8-0 | 1,409 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 1,315 | 4 |
| 5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,234 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanford | 7-1 | 1,214 | 6 |
| 7 | Auburn | 8-1 | 1,082 | 8 |
| 8 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1,059 | 9 |
| 9 | Missouri | 8-1 | 956 | 10 |
| 10 | LSU | 7-2 | 863 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 861 | 12 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 816 | 13 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 769 | 14 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 7-1 | 737 | 7 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 662 | 18 |
| 16 | UCLA | 6-2 | 515 | 17 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 8-0 | 493 | 16 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 8-1 | 478 | 24 |
| 19 | UCF | 6-1 | 472 | 19 |
| 20 | Louisville | 7-1 | 385 | 20 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 342 | 22 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 9-0 | 322 | 21 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 197 | 25 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | 164 | NR |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 7-2 | 102 | 15 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Texas 34, Georgia 32, Brigham Young 28, Mississippi 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7, Michigan 6, Washington 6, Ball State 4, Duke 1 |
Not much was different in the Harris poll, as the SEC made many appearances in this poll as well. Again Alabama (1), Missouri (8), and Auburn (9) find their way into the top ten. LSU (11), Texas A&M (12), and South Carolina (15) all fall in the top-15 of the rankings. Oklahoma State settled at No. 14.
The Harris Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (95) | 8-0 | 2,613 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (8) | 8-0 | 2,491 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State (2) | 8-0 | 2,444 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 2,317 | 4 |
| 5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 2,167 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanford | 7-1 | 2,102 | 6 |
| 7 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1,890 | 8 |
| 8 | Missouri | 8-1 | 1,725 | 9 |
| 9 | Auburn | 8-1 | 1,672 | 11 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1,572 | 10 |
| 11 | LSU | 7-2 | 1,467 | 12 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | 1,426 | 13 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 7-2 | 1,344 | 7 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 1,315 | 15 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 1,175 | 17 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-1 | 1,013 | 16 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 8-0 | 989 | 18 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 8-1 | 789 | 23 |
| 19 | UCLA | 6-2 | 768 | 19 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 9-0 | 727 | 20 |
| 21 | Central Florida | 6-1 | 567 | 22 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 450 | 24 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 7-2 | 409 | 14 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 255 | 25 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | 155 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Texas 77, Georgia 47, Michigan 46, Houston 44, BYU 21, Mississippi 11, Ball State 9, Minnesota 8, Nebraska 8, Oregon State 7, Arizona 2, USC 2, Duke 1. |