For the penultimate time this season, the teams in one guy’s Harris poll ballot, plus five more to consider.
The entire ballot is results-based, and the previous week’s ballot is not consulted while coming up with the next one. Only after a ballot is complete is the “Previous” column filled in.
SEE RELATED:There will be a more thorough look at the six unbeatens later on, but for now, this will have to do.
Team W-L Reg. Pvs. Notes
1. Alabama 12-0 12-0 1 * Virginia Tech (N), Mississippi (A), Louisiana State (H), Auburn (A), Tennessee (H)
2. Florida 12-0 12-0 2 * Louisiana State (A), Georgia (N), Tennessee (H), South Carolina (A), Arkansas (H)
3. Cincinnati 11-0 11-0 3 * Oregon State (A), South Florida (A), West Virginia (H), Rutgers (A), Connecticut (H)
4. Texas 12-0 12-0 4 * Oklahoma State (A), Texas Tech (H), Oklahoma (N), Missouri (A), Texas A&M (A)
5. Texas Christian 12-0 12-0 5 * Clemson (A), Brigham Young (A), Utah (H), Air Force (A), SMU (H)
6. Boise State 12-0 12-0 7 * Oregon (H), Nevada (H), Fresno State (A), Bowling Green (A), Tulsa (A)
7. Ohio State 10-2 9-2-1 8 * Penn State (A), Wisconsin (H), Navy (H); OTW: Iowa (H); L: USC (H); Purdue (A)
8. Oregon 9-2 8-2-1 10 * Southern Cal (H), Cal (H), Utah (H); OTW: Arizona (A); L: Boise State (A), Stanford (A)
9. Iowa 10-2 10-1-1 9 * Penn State (A), Arizona (H), Wisconsin (A), OTL: Ohio St. (A); L: N’western (H)
10. Georgia Tech 10-2 9-2-1 6 * Virginia Tech (H), Clemson (H), UNC (H); OTW: Wake (H); L: Miami (A), Georgia (H)
11. Southern Cal 8-3 8-3 16 * Ohio State (A), Oregon St. (H), Cal (A), ND (A); L: Oregon (A), Stanford (H), Wash. (A)
12. Virginia Tech 9-3 9-3 15 * Miami (H), Nebraska (H), BC (H); L: Alabama (N), Georgia Tech (A), UNC (H)
13. Penn State 10-2 10-2 11 * Northwestern (A), Temple (H), Michigan St. (A), Minnesota (H); L: Iowa (H), Ohio State (H)
14. Miami 9-3 9-2-1 17 * Georgia Tech (H), USF (A), Oklahoma (H); OTL: Clemson (H); L: VT (A), UNC (A)
15. Oregon State 8-3 8-3 19 * Stanford (H), California (A), UCLA (H); L: Cincinnati (H), Southern Cal (A), Arizona (H)
16. California 8-3 8-3 21 * Arizona (H), Stanford (A), Minnesota (A), UCLA (A); L: Oregon (A), USC (H), Oregon St. (H)
17. Arizona 7-4 7-3-1 24 * Stanford (H), Oregon St. (A), C. Mich. (H); OTL: Oregon (H); L: Iowa (A), Cal (A), Wash. (A)
18. Stanford 8-4 8-4 25 * Oregon (H), USC (A), UCLA (H), ND (H); L: Arizona (A), Oregon St. (A), Cal (H), Wake (A)
19. Pittsburgh 9-2 9-2 12 * South Florida (H), Navy (H), Rutgers (A), Notre Dame (H); L: WVU (A), N.C. State (A)
20. North Carolina 8-4 8-4 14 * Virginia Tech (A), Miami (H), BC (A); L: GT (A), Florida State (H), NCSU (A), UVa (H)
21. Louisiana State 9-3 8-3-1 20 * Auburn (H), Georgia (H); OTW: Arkansas (H), L: Alabama (A), Florida (H), Miss. (A)
22. Houston 10-2 10-2 22 * Oklahoma State (A), Texas Tech (H), SMU (H); L: UCF (A), UTEP (A)
23. Northwestern 8-4 8-4 26 * Iowa (A), Wisc. (H); L: Penn State (H), Michigan State (A), Minnesota (H), Syracuse (A)
24. Clemson 8-4 7-4-1 13 * BC (H); OTW: Miami (A); L: TCU (H), Georgia Tech (A), S. Carolina (A), Maryland (A)
25. Oklahoma State 9-3 9-3 23 * Texas Tech (H), Georgia (H), Missouri (H); L: Texas (H), Houston (H), Oklahoma (A)
26. Texas Tech 8-4 8-4 27 * Nebraska (A), Okla. (H), Kansas St. (H); L: Texas (A), Houston (A), Okla. St. (A), A&M (H)
27. Nebraska 9-3 9-3 29 * Oklahoma (H), Missouri (A), Kansas St. (H); L: Va. Tech (A), Texas Tech (H), Iowa St. (H)
28. Mississippi 8-4 8-4 18 * LSU (H), Tennessee (H); L: Alabama (H), Auburn (A), South Carolina (A), Miss. St. (A)
29. Brigham Young 10-2 9-2-1 28 * Oklahoma (N), Air Force (H); OTW: Utah (H); L: Texas Christian (H), Florida St. (H)
30. West Virginia 8-3 8-3 NR * Pitt (H), Connecticut (H), East Carolina (H); L: Cincinnati (A), South Florida (A), Auburn (A)
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