Aug. 2, 2012 — preseason poll |
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Rank |
Team (first-place votes) | Record |
Points |
Final 2011 rank |
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1. |
LSU (18) |
13-1 |
1,403 |
2 |
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2. |
Alabama (20) |
12-1 |
1,399 |
1 |
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3. |
Southern California (19) |
10-2 |
1,388 |
NR |
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4. |
Oklahoma | 10-3 |
1,276 |
15 |
|
5. |
Oregon | 12-2 |
1,258 |
4 |
|
6. |
10-4 |
1,061 |
20 |
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7. |
Florida State | 9-4 |
1,055 |
23 |
|
8. |
Michigan | 11-2 |
1,023 |
9 |
|
9. |
11-2 |
981 |
8 |
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10. |
11-2 |
948 |
5 |
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11. |
10-3 |
833 |
18 |
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12. |
Wisconsin | 11-3 |
743 |
11 |
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13. |
11-3 |
717 |
10 |
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14. |
Clemson | 10-4 |
598 |
22 |
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15. |
Texas | 8-5 |
549 |
NR |
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16. |
Nebraska | 9-4 |
501 |
24 |
|
17. |
TCU | 11-2 |
499 |
13 |
|
18. |
Stanford | 11-2 |
497 |
7 |
|
19. |
Oklahoma State | 12-1 |
476 |
3 |
|
20. |
Virginia Tech | 11-3 |
461 |
17 |
|
21. |
Kansas State | 10-3 |
398 |
16 |
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22. |
Boise State | 12-1 |
271 |
6 |
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23. |
Florida | 7-6 |
250 |
NR |
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24. |
Notre Dame | 8-5 |
166 |
NR |
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25. |
Auburn | 8-5 |
66 |
NR |
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| Others receiving votes (with 2011 records) | |||||
| Washington (7-6) 64; Louisville (7-6) 46; Georgia Tech (8-5) 35; Cincinnati (10-3) 32; Texas A&M (7-6) 28; Baylor (10-3) 23; Utah (8-5) 22; Mississippi State (7-6) 21; South Florida (5-7) 12; N.C. State (8-5) 11; BYU (10-3) 10; Louisiana Tech (8-5) 10; Virginia (8-5) 9; Houston (13-1) 7; Southern Mississippi (12-2) 6; Central Florida (5-7) 5; Rutgers (9-4) 5; Florida International (8-5) 3; Missouri (8-5) 3; Tennessee (5-7) 3; Northern Illinois (11-3) 2; Texas Tech (5-7) 1. | |||||