The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 9
After another eye-opening offensive performance, Baylor moved up another spot in the Legends Poll and made its first ever top 5 appearance.
The fifth-ranked Bears continued their dominance at Kansas, pounding the Jayhawks 59-14 on the road, setting up a Big 12 showdown with Oklahoma Thursday, Nov. 11.
No. 1 Alabama remained atop the Legends Poll rankings, followed still by Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State. But Florida State continued gaining ground on Oregon following its 49-17 win over NC State in Legends Poll Voter Bobby Bowden’s return to Doak Campbell Stadium.
No. 6 Stanford dropped a spot and was followed by Miami (FL), Clemson, Auburn and Oklahoma. Ninth-ranked Auburn moved into the top 10 for the first time this season.
No. 11 Missouri tumbled four spots in the rankings following a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of No. 15 South Carolina. No. 14 Texas Tech also fell out of the top 10 after suffering its first loss at Oklahoma.
No. 22 Michigan State and No. 24 Central Florida were newcomers to the poll this week.
Virginia Tech and Arizona State dropped out of the top 25.
To see the individual votes by coach, visit the Legends Poll.
THE LEGENDS POLL TOP 25
RK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PV RK |
1 | Alabama (15) | 8-0 | 399 | 1 |
2 | Oregon (1) | 8-0 | 380 | 2 |
3 | Florida State | 7-0 | 373 | 3 |
4 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 351 | 4 |
5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 329 | 6 |
6 | Stanford | 7-1 | 322 | 5 |
7 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 299 | 8 |
8 | Clemson | 7-1 | 261 | 10 |
9 | Auburn | 7-1 | 250 | 12 |
10 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 243 | 13 |
11 | Missouri | 7-1 | 242 | 7 |
12 | LSU | 7-2 | 238 | 11 |
13 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 205 | 17 |
14 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 168 | 9 |
15 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 167 | 21 |
16 | Louisville | 7-1 | 158 | 14 |
17 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 155 | 16 |
18 | Fresno State | 7-0 | 112 | 20 |
19 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 110 | 18 |
20 | UCLA | 5-2 | 88 | 15 |
21 | Northern Illinois | 8-0 | 84 | 22 |
22 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 60 | - |
23 | Michigan | 6-1 | 57 | 23 |
24 | UCF | 6-1 | 49 | - |
25 | Oregon State | 6-2 | 26 | 24 |
* The Legends Poll voting process is exactly what the BCS is trying to create and Athlon will bring it to you as the de facto Selection Committee for fans to follow over the next two seasons, allowing you to see how the Selection Committee will operate from 2014 onward. You can see the entire Poll at www.legendschannel.com.
