October 19, 2008
2008 - Week 8 College Football Polls
The college poll rankings for week 8 (games through October 19th). For information on who voted for whom this site is highly recommended. Undefeated teams in italics. Gaps inserted to emphasize gaps equal to 1 and a half times the number of voters.
Associated Press AP College Football Top 25 Poll
1) Texas (65) 1,625
2) Alabama 1,543
3) Penn State 1,506
4) Oklahoma 1,358
5) Florida 1,307
6) USC 1,292
7) Oklahoma State 1,252
8) Texas Tech 1,194
9) Georgia 1,117
10) Ohio State 7-1 1,053
11) LSU 5-1 987
12) Utah 8-0 943
13) Boise State 6-0 849
14) South Florida 6-1 674
15) TCU 7-1 643
16) Missouri 5-2 568
17) Pittsburgh 5-1 540
18) Brigham Young 6-1 412
19) Kansas 5-2 364
20) Ball State 7-0 357
21) Georgia Tech 6-1 338
22) Tulsa 7-0 321
23) Boston College 5-1 281
24) Florida State 5-1 190
25) Minnesota 6-1 149
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 62, Virginia Tech 62, Vanderbilt 61, Michigan State 15, North Carolina 14, Kentucky 10, Maryland 10, Cincinnati 9, Oregon 8, Arizona 6, California 3, Oregon State 2
Dropped From Rankings
Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 18, Michigan State 20, Wake Forest 21, Vanderbilt 22, California 25
USA Today College Football Coaches Poll
1) Texas (58) 1,522
2) Alabama (1) 1,436
3) Penn State (2) 1,413
4) Southern California 1,264
5) Oklahoma 1,218
6) Texas Tech 1,210
7) Florida 1,184
8) Oklahoma State 1,083
9) Georgia 1,067
10) Ohio State 995
11) LSU 903
12) Utah 891
13) Boise State 786
14) South Florida 643
15) TCU 582
16) Missouri 551
17) Brigham Young 464
18) Kansas 342
19) Tulsa 328
20) Pittsburgh 292
21) Georgia Tech 282
22) Ball State 274
23) Florida State 258
24) Northwestern 177
25) Minnesota 165
Others Receiving Votes
Boston College 159; Michigan State 92; Virginia Tech 77; North Carolina 28; Oregon 27; Cincinnati 26; Vanderbilt 20; Kentucky 15; Wake Forest 14; Maryland 12; Arizona 11; Fresno State 4; Illinois 4; California 2; Notre Dame 2; Colorado 1; East Carolina 1
Dropped From Rankings
Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, North Carolina, California, Vanderbilt
Side Note
Terri Bowden still gets a vote. He should have plenty of time to make an informed vote, with his reduced work load and all.
Harris Interactive Poll
1) Texas (104) 2,838
2) Alabama (6) 2,692
3) Penn State (3) 2,631
4) Oklahoma 2,357
5) USC 2,327
6) Florida 2,225
7) Texas Tech 2,179
8) Oklahoma State 2,046
9) Georgia 1,997
10) Ohio State 1,814
11) LSU 1,750
12) Utah (1) 1,679
13) Boise State 1,498
14) South Florida 1,160
15) TCU 990
16) Missouri 978
17) BYU 932
18) Pittsburgh 763
19) Kansas 634
20) Ball State 578
21) Tulsa 528
22) Georgia Tech 503
23) Florida State 447
24) Boston College 366
25) Minnesota 284
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 228; Virginia Tech 219; Michigan State 81; North Carolina 74; Vanderbilt 70; Cincinnati 35;
Oregon 35; Maryland 28; Arizona 24; California 24; Illinois 10; Fresno State 9; Kentucky 6; Auburn 5; Wake Forest 3; Notre Dame 2; Oregon
State 1
Dropped From Rankings
Virginia Tech, Michigan State, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, California, Wake Forest
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