Harris Top 25

The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

1. Texas (72) 6-0 2,804 5

2. Alabama (37) 6-0 2,752 3

3. Penn State (4) 7-0 2,602 6

4. Oklahoma 5-1 2,255 1

5. USC 4-1 2,225 8

6. Florida 5-1 2,224 11

7. Texas Tech 6-0 2,191 7

8. BYU 6-0 2,044 9

9. Georgia 5-1 1,901 10

10. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,829 17

11. Missouri 5-1 1,706 4

12. LSU 4-1 1,624 2

13. Ohio State 6-1 1,589 12

14. Utah (1) 7-0 1,489 13

15. Boise State 5-0 1,240 15

16. Kansas 5-1 1,187 16

17. Virginia Tech 5-1 912 18

18. Michigan State 6-1 800 21

19. South Florida 5-1 640 19

20. North Carolina 5-1 607 25

21. Wake Forest 4-1 569 22

22. Vanderbilt 5-1 454 14

23. Ball State 7-0 226 —

24. California 4-1 217 —

25. Pittsburgh 4-1 164 —

Other teams receiving votes: Tulsa 161; TCU 141; Minnesota 129; Florida State 96; Georgia Tech 87; Northwestern 46; Boston College 39; Oregon 19; Auburn 17; Fresno State 16; South Carolina 13; Connecticut 11; Cincinnati 9; Western Michigan 7; Wisconsin 6; Illinois 1; Notre Dame 1.