2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Encyclopedia
Three human polls and one formula
ic ranking make up the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sport
s, college football
's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll
and Coaches Poll
. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released; the Bowl Championship Series
(BCS) Rankings and the Harris Interactive Poll
.
During the 2005 season, 34 different teams appeared in the rankings by the major polls, but two teams, USC and Texas, held the top two spots throughout the course of the season.
s as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game
. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked #1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be .895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
is the oldest poll still in use. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the first season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist
to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coach
es. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25 . Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula. It consists of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions
. The poll operates identically to the Coaches Poll, except with 114 members, the point values of the highest ranked teams are higher than the Coaches Poll. The maximum points a single team can earn is 2850 points. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games.
. For instance, some rank the teams based on their perception of the team's strength going into the season and some rank them based on their perception of the team's possible record at the end of the season. These are different because one team may be stronger but have a tougher schedule and another team may be weaker but have a weaker schedule and both teams may end the season with the same record. The 2005–06 BCS
champions Texas Longhorns
are highlighted in gold.
Formula
In mathematics, a formula is an entity constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language....
ic ranking make up the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sport
Sport
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s, college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
and Coaches Poll
Coaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....
. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released; the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
(BCS) Rankings and the Harris Interactive Poll
Harris Interactive College Football Poll
The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football teams. The rankings are compiled by Harris Interactive, a market research company that specializes in Internet research....
.
During the 2005 season, 34 different teams appeared in the rankings by the major polls, but two teams, USC and Texas, held the top two spots throughout the course of the season.
BCS rankings
The BCS rankings are a based on a formula composed of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and six computer rankings. These rankings are usually released around the seventh week of the season. It is the results of this poll that decide which teams play in which bowl gameBowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked #1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be .895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
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| 1. | USC 2005 USC Trojans football team The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the college football season of 2005–2006, winning the Pacific-10 Conference , and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship... (6–0) |
Texas (7–0) | USC (8–0) | USC (9–0) | USC (10–0) | USC (11–0) | USC (11–0) | USC (12–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2005 Texas Longhorn football team The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship. The team was coached by Mack Brown, led on offense by quarterback Vince Young, and played... (6–0) |
USC (7–0) | Texas (8–0) | Texas (9–0) | Texas (10–0) | Texas (10–0) | Texas (11–0) | Texas (12–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia Tech 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (6–0) |
Virginia Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Miami (8–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-3 record. Winning 10 games for the fourth year in a row, Georgia tied its own record for consecutive 10 win seasons. The Bulldogs, with a regular season SEC record of 6-2, won the SEC East and advanced to the 2005 SEC... (6–0) |
Georgia (7–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Miami (7–1) | Penn State (9–1) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 73rd season in the SEC... (6–0) |
Alabama (7–0) | UCLA (8–0) | Penn State (9–1) | LSU (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU 2005 LSU Tigers football team The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (4–1) |
UCLA (7–0) | Miami (6–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas Tech (6–0) | Miami (5–1) | Penn State (8–1) | LSU (7–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Miami 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team began the 2005 season ranked #8/9 after a 9-3 campaign in 2004 that ended with a 27-10 win over rival Florida in the 2005 Peach Bowl.-Season:... (5–1) |
LSU (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Alabama (8–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Miami (9–2) | 8. |
| 9. | (6–0) | Penn State (7–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Miami (8–2) | Miami (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005–2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno... (6–1) |
Florida State (6–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Auburn (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team won the 2005 ACC Championship Game over the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 27-22. With the victory, they were a selection to go to the 2006 Orange Bowl as the ACC representative in the BCS.-Schedule:... (5–1) |
Oregon (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | UCLA (9–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (10–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Boston College (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Texas Tech (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | LSU (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon 2005 Oregon Ducks football team In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 , and still in the hunt for a BCS game... (6–1) |
Ohio State (5–2) | Oregon (7–1) | Florida (7–2) | Auburn (8–2) | TCU (10–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with... (6–1) |
Boston College (6–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | TCU (10–1) | Alabama (9–2) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Ohio State 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10 and 2, and... (4–2) |
Notre Dame (5–2) | Texas Tech (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Michigan (7–3) | Georgia (8–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Notre Dame 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team who represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium... (4–2) |
Texas Tech (6–1) | Florida (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | UCLA (9–2) | 16. |
| 17. | West Virginia 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East Title with a conference record of 7–0... (6–1) |
West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | TCU (9–1) | Fresno State (8–1) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Florida (8–3) | Florida (8–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern... (5–1) |
TCU (7–1) | TCU (8–1) | Colorado (7–2) | Louisville (7–2) | Boston College (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | (3–2) | Florida (5–2) | Boston College (6–2) | Florida State (7–2) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Fresno State (8–2) | Michigan (7–4) | Louisville (9–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida 2005 Florida Gators football team The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season... (5–2) |
Minnesota (5–2) | Auburn (6–2) | Auburn (7–2) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Louisville (7–2) | Boston College (8–3) | Michigan (7–4) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2005 college football season. TCU finished with an 11–1 record and a #11 ranking in the AP Poll.... (6–1) |
Northwestern 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:-External Links:*... (5–2) |
Michigan (6–3) | Michigan (6–3) | Minnesota (7–3) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Louisville (8–2) | Boston College (8–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Minnesota 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota... (5–2) |
Auburn (5–2) | Colorado (6–2) | Fresno State (7–1) | Florida (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Northwestern (7–4) | Florida State (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Nebraska 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (5–1) |
California (6–2) | California (6–2) | Georgia Tech 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (6–2) |
South Carolina 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (7–3) |
Florida (7–3) | Oklahoma (7–4) | Oklahoma (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Michigan State 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2005 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans... (4–2) |
Colorado 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years... (5–2) |
Fresno State 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team The 2005 Fresno State football team represented Fresno State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference... (6–1) |
Minnesota (6–3) | Boston College (7–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | 24. |
| 25. | California 2005 California Golden Bears football team The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (5–2) |
Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in... (5–3) |
Oklahoma (5–3) | Louisville 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (6–2) |
Oklahoma (6–3) | Northwestern (7–4) | Fresno State (8–3) | Northwestern (7–4) | 25. |
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| Dropped: Michigan State Nebraska Tennessee |
Dropped: Northwestern Minnesota |
Dropped: Oklahoma California Boston College |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Florida State Colorado |
Dropped: Oklahoma South Carolina Minnesota |
Dropped: Florida State |
Dropped: Fresno State |
AP poll
The AP PollAP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
is the oldest poll still in use. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the first season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist
Cease and desist
A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity and not to take it up again later or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization....
to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
| Week 1 Preseason | Week 2 Sept 3 | Week 3 Sept 10 | Week 4 Sept 17 | Week 5 Sept 24 | Week 6 Oct 1 | Week 7 Oct 8 | Week 8 Oct 15 | Week 9 Oct 22 | Week 10 Oct 29 | Week 11 Nov 5 | Week 12 Nov 12 | Week 13 Nov 19 | Week 14 Nov 26 | Week 15 Dec 3 | Week 16 Final |
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| 1. | USC 2005 USC Trojans football team The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the college football season of 2005–2006, winning the Pacific-10 Conference , and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship... (60) |
USC (61) (1–0) | USC (56) (2–0) | USC (57) (2–0) | USC (59) (3–0) | USC (59) (4–0) | USC (58) (5–0) | USC (57) (6–0) | USC (55) (7–0) | USC (57) (8–0) | USC (57) (9–0) | USC (56) (10–0) | USC (50) (11–0) | USC (55) (11–0) | USC (56) (12–0) | Texas* (65) (13–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2005 Texas Longhorn football team The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship. The team was coached by Mack Brown, led on offense by quarterback Vince Young, and played... (4) |
Texas (4) (1–0) | Texas (8) (2–0) | Texas (8) (3–0) | Texas (6) (3–0) | Texas (6) (4–0) | Texas (7) (5–0) | Texas (8) (6–0) | Texas (10) (7–0) | Texas (8) (8–0) | Texas (8) (9–0) | Texas (9) (10–0) | Texas (14) (10–0) | Texas (10) (11–0) | Texas (9) (12–0) | USC (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | (13) | Michigan (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Miami (7–1) | Miami (8–1) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in... |
Ohio State (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | LSU (1–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Georgia (7–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Alabama (9–0) | LSU (8–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | LSU 2005 LSU Tigers football team The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
LSU (0–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Miami (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) | West Virginia (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio State 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10 and 2, and... |
Tennessee (1–0) | Florida (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Alabama (5–0) | Miami (5–1) | Miami (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oregon (10–1) | LSU (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Oklahoma | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Alabama (5–0) | Miami (4–1) | LSU (4–1) | LSU (5–1) | UCLA (8–0) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Virginia Tech 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... |
Iowa (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | Tennessee (3–1) | Penn State (6–0) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Alabama (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team began the 2005 season ranked #8/9 after a 9-3 campaign in 2004 that ended with a 27-10 win over rival Florida in the 2005 Peach Bowl.-Season:... |
Georgia (1–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Louisville (2–0) | Miami (2–1) | Miami (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Florida State (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Miami (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida 2005 Florida Gators football team The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season... |
Florida (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Tennessee (1–1) | California (5–0) | LSU (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Florida State (6–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Oregon (9–1) | Miami (8–2) | Miami (9–2) | LSU (10–2) | Georgia (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.... |
Florida State (1–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Purdue (2–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | LSU (2–1) | Florida (5–1) | Florida State (5–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Auburn (8–2) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | West Virginia (10–1) | TCU (11–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Louisville 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (1) |
Louisville (1–0) | Purdue (1–0) | Miami (1–1) | California (4–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | UCLA (5–0) | Penn State (6–1) | Ohio State (5–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Florida (7–2) | UCLA (9–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Florida (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-3 record. Winning 10 games for the fourth year in a row, Georgia tied its own record for consecutive 10 win seasons. The Bulldogs, with a regular season SEC record of 6-2, won the SEC East and advanced to the 2005 SEC... |
Purdue (0–0) | Miami (0–1) | California (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Boston College (6–1) | Boston College (6–1) | Florida (6–2) | Texas Tech (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Oregon (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Florida State 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team won the 2005 ACC Championship Game over the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 27-22. With the victory, they were a selection to go to the 2006 Orange Bowl as the ACC representative in the BCS.-Schedule:... |
Miami (0–1) | Michigan (1–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Arizona State (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Ohio State (4–2) | Oregon (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | TCU (10–1) | Auburn (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5-6 record and missing a... |
Arizona State (1–0) | California (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Texas Tech (4–0) | Ohio State (3–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Auburn (7–2) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | Louisville (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern... |
California (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Texas Tech (3–0) | Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005–2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno... (5–0) |
Michigan State (4–1) | Auburn (5–1) | Florida (5–2) | Texas Tech (7–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Fresno State (8–1) | Fresno State (8–2) | Louisville (8–2) | Florida (8–3) | UCLA (10–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Texas A&M 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 5-6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3-5.-Season:... |
Georgia Tech 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (1–0) |
Boston College (2–0) | Michigan State 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2005 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans... (3–0) |
Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with... (4–0) |
Arizona State (3–2) | Tennessee (3–2) | Tennessee (3–2) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Florida State (7–2) | Michigan (7–3) | Louisville (7–2) | Florida (8–3) | UCLA (9–2) | Miami (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Boise State 2005 Boise State Broncos football team The 2005 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2005 season... |
Oklahoma (0–1) | Arizona State (1–1) | Arizona State (2–1) | Minnesota 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota... (4–0) |
Boston College (4–1) | California (5–1) | Florida (5–2) | West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | TCU (9–1) | Louisville (7–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Boston College (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | California 2005 California Golden Bears football team The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... |
Boston College (1–0) | Texas Tech (1–0) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Virginia (3–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Louisville (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Auburn (5–2) | Boston College (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–2) | South Carolina 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (7–3) |
Florida (7–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Louisville (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona State 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team]] represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. It played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.... |
Notre Dame 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team who represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium... (1–0) |
Clemson (2–0) | Alabama 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 73rd season in the SEC... (3–0) |
UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Oregon (5–1) | West Virginia 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East Title with a conference record of 7–0... (6–1) |
TCU (7–1) | TCU (8–1) | Fresno State (7–1) | Florida (7–3) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Michigan (7–4) | Texas Tech (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–1) | Iowa (2–1) | Boston College (3–1) | Michigan (3–2) | Auburn (4–1) | TCU (6–1) | Northwestern 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:-External Links:*... (5–2) |
Fresno State (6–1) | Michigan (6–3) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Boston College (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Clemson (8–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Boston College | TCU 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2005 college football season. TCU finished with an 11–1 record and a #11 ranking in the AP Poll.... (1–0) |
Iowa (1–1) | Iowa State (2–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Michigan State (4–2) | Fresno State (5–1) | Michigan (6–3) | Colorado (7–2) | Florida State (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Clemson (7–4) | Florida State (8–4) | Oklahoma (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Pittsburgh 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:... |
Virginia (1–0) | Fresno State (1–0) | Virginia (2–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Virginia (4–2) | Tennessee (3–3) | California (6–2) | Louisville (6–2) | Boston College (7–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Fresno State (8–3) | Clemson (7–4) | Florida State (8–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Fresno State 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team The 2005 Fresno State football team represented Fresno State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference... |
Fresno State (0–0) | (2–0) | Oregon 2005 Oregon Ducks football team In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 , and still in the hunt for a BCS game... (3–0) |
Louisville (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Colorado 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years... (4–1) |
Fresno State (4–1) | California (6–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | (8–1) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Nebraska 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (8–4) |
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| 25. | Virginia 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.- Schedule :... |
Clemson 2005 Clemson Tigers football team The 2005 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.-Season:... (1–0) |
Virginia (1–0) | (3–0) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Oregon (4–1) | TCU (5–1) | California (5–2) | Michigan (5–3) | Colorado (6–2) | Northwestern (6–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Clemson (7–4) | Iowa (7–4) | Iowa (7–4) | California (8–4) | 25. |
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Coaches Poll
The Coaches PollCoaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....
is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
es. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25 . Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
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| 1. | USC 2005 USC Trojans football team The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the college football season of 2005–2006, winning the Pacific-10 Conference , and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship... (60) |
USC (60) (1–0) | USC (59) (1–0) | USC (60) (2–0) | USC (60) (3–0) | USC (60) (4–0) | USC (57) (5–0) | USC (54) (6–0) | USC (53) (7–0) | USC (56) (8–0) | USC (56) (9–0) | USC (57) (10–0) | USC (49) (11–0) | USC (53) (11–0) | USC (55) (12–0) | Texas# (62) (13–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas (2) | Texas (2) (1–0) | Texas (3) (2–0) | Texas (2) (3–0) | Texas (1) (3–0) | Texas (1) (4–0) | Texas (4) (5–0) | Texas (7) (6–0) | Texas (8) (7–0) | Texas (5) (8–0) | Texas (6) (9–0) | Texas (7) (10–0) | Texas (13) (10–0) | Texas (9) (11–0) | Texas (7) (12–0) | USC (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (4–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (5–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (6–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (6–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (8–0) | Alabama (9–0) | Miami (8–1) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | 3. | |
| 4. | Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in... |
Tennessee (1–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | LSU (1–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Georgia (7–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Miami (7–1) | LSU (8–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio state (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma | LSU (0–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Miami (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–1) | Oregon (10–1) | LSU (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU 2005 LSU Tigers football team The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
Virginia Tech (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia (3–0) | Georgia (4–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Miami (4–1) | Miami (5–1) | Miami (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | West Virginia (11–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Virginia Tech 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... |
Ohio State (1–0) | Florida (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Alabama (5–0) | LSU (4–1) | LSU (5–1) | UCLA (8–0) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Miami 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team began the 2005 season ranked #8/9 after a 9-3 campaign in 2004 that ended with a 27-10 win over rival Florida in the 2005 Peach Bowl.-Season:... |
Iowa (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Miami (3–1) | LSU (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Florida State (7–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Alabama (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10 and 2, and... |
Georgia (1–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Ohio State (2–1) | Tennessee (1–1) | California (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Florida State (6–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Miami (9–2) | TCU (11–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.... |
Florida (1–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Purdue (2–0) | Miami (2–1) | Alabama (5–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Oregon (9–1) | Miami (8–2) | Miami (9–2) | LSU (10–2) | Georgia (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida 2005 Florida Gators football team The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season... |
Florida state (1–0) | Purdue (1–0) | (1–1) | California (4–0) | LSU (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Boston College (6–1) | Boston College (6–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Oregon (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | West Virginia (10–1) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Florida State 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team won the 2005 ACC Championship Game over the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 27-22. With the victory, they were a selection to go to the 2006 Orange Bowl as the ACC representative in the BCS.-Schedule:... |
Louisville (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Miami (1–1) | Michigan State (4–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | UCLA (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Penn State (7–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Florida (7–2) | Auburn (8–2) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Oregon (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-3 record. Winning 10 games for the fourth year in a row, Georgia tied its own record for consecutive 10 win seasons. The Bulldogs, with a regular season SEC record of 6-2, won the SEC East and advanced to the 2005 SEC... |
Purdue (0–0) | Miami (0–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Texas Tech (3–0) | Texas Tech (4–0) | Florida (5–1) | Ohio State (4–2) | Ohio State (5–2) | Oregon (7–1) | Texas Tech (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | UCLA (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisville 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... |
Miami (0–1) | Michigan (1–1) | California (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | TCU (10–1) | Auburn (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern... |
Arizona State (1–0) | California (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Arizona State (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | Ohio State (3–2) | Auburn (5–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Florida (6–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5-6 record and missing a... |
Oklahoma (0–1) | Boston College (2–0) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Alabama (4–0) | UCLA (4–0) | California (5–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Florida State (7–2) | Fresno State (8–1) | Fresno State (8–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Louisville (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Texas A&M 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 5-6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3-5.-Season:... |
California (1–0) | Oklahoma (1–1) | Arizona State (2–1) | Wisconsin (4–0) | Boston College (4–1) | Michigan State (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Auburn (7–2) | Michigan (7–3) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Louisville (8–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Boston College (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona State 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team]] represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. It played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.... |
Boston College (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Virginia (3–0) | Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005–2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno... (5–0) |
Tennessee (3–2) | Tennessee (3–2) | Florida (5–2) | Auburn (6–2) | TCU (9–1) | Louisville (7–2) | Louisville (7–2) | Florida (8–3) | Florida (8–3) | Miami (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Boise State 2005 Boise State Broncos football team The 2005 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2005 season... |
Texas Tech (0–0) | Texas Tech (1–0) | Virginia (2–0) | Minnesota 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota... (4–0) |
Michigan State (4–1) | Louisville (4–1) | Florida (5–2) | Auburn (5–2) | Boston College (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Florida (9–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Texas Tech (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | California 2005 California Golden Bears football team The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... |
Virginia (1–0) | Virginia (1–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5-6 record and missing a... (2–1) |
Arizona State (3–2) | Auburn (4–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | TCU (7–1) | TCU (8–1) | Fresno State (7–1) | Florida (7–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Louisville (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas Tech | Georgia Tech 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (1–0) |
Iowa (1–1) | Iowa (2–1) | UCLA (3–0) | Auburn (4–1) | Oregon 2005 Oregon Ducks football team In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8-1 , and still in the hunt for a BCS game... (5–1) |
TCU 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2005 college football season. TCU finished with an 11–1 record and a #11 ranking in the AP Poll.... (6–1) |
California (6–2) | California (6–2) | Colorado (7–2) | South Carolina 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (7–3) |
Florida State (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Florida State (8–4) | Clemson (8–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Boston College | Alabama (1–0) | Arizona State (1–1) | Michigan State 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2005 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans... (3–0) |
Louisville 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (2–1) |
Louisville (3–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Michigan State (4–2) | Minnesota (5–2) | Fresno State (6–1) | Michigan (6–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Fresno State (8–3) | Clemson (7–4) | Oklahoma (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Virginia 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.- Schedule :... |
Notre Dame 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team who represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium... (1–0) |
Clemson (2–0) | (3–0) | Boston College (3–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | California (5–2) | Northwestern (5–2) | Michigan (6–3) | Louisville (6–2) | Boston College (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Clemson 2005 Clemson Tigers football team The 2005 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.-Season:... (7–4) |
Georgia Tech (7–4) | Florida State (8–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 73rd season in the SEC... |
Fresno State 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team The 2005 Fresno State football team represented Fresno State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference... (0–0) |
Alabama (2–0) | Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with... (3–0) |
Auburn (3–1) | Michigan (3–2) | Colorado 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years... (4–1) |
Virginia (4–2) | Fresno State (5–1) | Colorado (6–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Nebraska 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (8–4) |
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| 25. | Pittsburgh 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 2005 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2005 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:... |
Auburn (0–1) | Fresno State (1–0) | Boston College (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Virginia (3–1) | West Virginia 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East Title with a conference record of 7–0... (5–1) |
Minnesota (5–2) | Tennessee (3–3) | Louisville (5–2) | Boston College (6–3) | UTEP (8–1) | (7–3) | Iowa (7–4) | Iowa (7–4) | California (8–4) | 25. |
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Harris Interactive Poll
The Harris PollHarris Interactive College Football Poll
The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football teams. The rankings are compiled by Harris Interactive, a market research company that specializes in Internet research....
is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula. It consists of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions
NCAA Division I-A independent schools
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference. This means that FBS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition like conference schools do...
. The poll operates identically to the Coaches Poll, except with 114 members, the point values of the highest ranked teams are higher than the Coaches Poll. The maximum points a single team can earn is 2850 points. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games.
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| 1. | USC 2005 USC Trojans football team The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the college football season of 2005–2006, winning the Pacific-10 Conference , and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship... (110) (3–0) |
USC (108) (4–0) | USC (100) (5–0) | USC (96) (6–0) | USC (95) (7–0) | USC (96) (8–0) | USC (97) (9–0) | USC (94) (10–0) | USC (88) (11–0) | USC (99) (11–0) | USC (99) (12–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2005 Texas Longhorn football team The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship. The team was coached by Mack Brown, led on offense by quarterback Vince Young, and played... (3) (3–0) |
Texas (4) (4–0) | Texas (13) (5–0) | Texas (17) (6–0) | Texas (18) (7–0) | Texas (16) (8–0) | Texas (16) (9–0) | Texas (19) (10–0) | Texas (25) (10–0) | Texas (14) (11–0) | Texas (14) (12–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Virginia Tech 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (4–0) |
Virginia Tech (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (6–0) | Virginia Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (1) (8–0) | Miami (7–1) | Miami (8–1) | LSU (9–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Penn State (10–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida 2005 Florida Gators football team The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season... (4–0) |
Florida State (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Georgia (6–0) | Georgia (7–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Alabama (9–0) | LSU (8–1) | Penn State (10–1) | LSU (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | 4. |
| 5. | LSU 2005 LSU Tigers football team The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (1–0) |
Georgia (4–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Miami (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Virginia Tech (10–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida State 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team won the 2005 ACC Championship Game over the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 27-22. With the victory, they were a selection to go to the 2006 Orange Bowl as the ACC representative in the BCS.-Schedule:... (3–0) |
Ohio State (3–1) | Miami (4–1) | Miami (5–1) | Miami (5–1) | UCLA (8–0) | Penn State (9–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oregon (10–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Georgia 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 10-3 record. Winning 10 games for the fourth year in a row, Georgia tied its own record for consecutive 10 win seasons. The Bulldogs, with a regular season SEC record of 6-2, won the SEC East and advanced to the 2005 SEC... (4–0) |
Miami (3–1) | Alabama (5–0) | LSU (4–1) | UCLA (7–0) | LSU (6–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Ohio State 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10 and 2, and... (3–1) |
Alabama (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | UCLA (6–0) | LSU (5–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team began the 2005 season ranked #8/9 after a 9-3 campaign in 2004 that ended with a 27-10 win over rival Florida in the 2005 Peach Bowl.-Season:... (2–1) |
Tennessee (3–1) | Penn State (6–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Florida State (6–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Auburn (9–2) | Miami (9–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Mighigan State 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2005 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2005 season. Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans... (4–0) |
California (5–0) | LSU (3–1) | Florida State (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Penn State (8–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Oregon (9–1) | Miami (8–2) | Miami (9–2) | LSU (10–2) | 10. |
| 11. | California 2005 California Golden Bears football team The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (4–0) |
Notre Dame (4–1) | UCLA (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Penn State (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Auburn (8–2) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | (1–1) | LSU (2–1) | Florida (5–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Boston College (6–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Texas Tech (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Georgia (9–2) | West Virginia (10–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Notre Dame 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team who represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his first year as head coach, and played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium... (3–1) |
Wisconsin (5–0) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Boston College (6–1) | Ohio State (5–2) | Oregon (7–1) | Florida (7–2) | Georgia (7–2) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Alabama (9–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Arizona State 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team]] represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2005-2006. It played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.... (3–1) |
Florida (4–1) | Boston College (5–1) | Ohio State (4–2) | Oregon (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | UCLA (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Alabama (9–2) | Alabama (9–2) | TCU (10–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Alabama 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's 73rd season in the SEC... (4–0) |
Texas Tech (4–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Auburn (5–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Florida (6–2) | Auburn (7–2) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | TCU (10–1) | Texas Tech (9–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas Tech (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | California (5–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Florida State (7–2) | Fresno State (8–1) | Fresno State (8–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Louisville (9–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with... (4–0) |
Michigan State (4–1) | Ohio State (3–2) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Florida (5–2) | Auburn (6–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | Michigan (7–3) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Louisville (8–2) | Florida (8–3) | 17. |
| 18. | (3–0) | Boston College (4–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Tennessee (3–2) | West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | TCU (9–1) | Louisville (7–2) | Louisville (7–2) | Florida (8–3) | UCLA (9–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.- Schedule :... (3–0) |
Penn State (5–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Florida (5–2) | Auburn (5–2) | TCU (8–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Florida (7–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Boston College (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Minnesota 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota... (4–0) |
Arizona State (3–2) | Oregon (5–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | TCU (7–1) | Boston College (6–2) | Fresno State (7–1) | Florida (7–3) | Boston College (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Boston College (3–1) | Michigan (3–2) | Tennessee (3–2) | Michigan State (4–2) | California (6–2) | California (6–2) | Michigan (6–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Michigan (7–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5-6 record and missing a... (2–1) |
Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern... (4–1) |
Minnesota (5–1) | TCU 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team The 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2005 college football season. TCU finished with an 11–1 record and a #11 ranking in the AP Poll.... (6–1) |
Northwestern 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:-External Links:*... (5–2) |
Michigan (6–3) | Colorado (7–2) | South Carolina 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season... (7–3) |
Georgia Tech (7–3) | Fresno State (8–3) | Florida State (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | (3–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | California (5–2) | Minnesota (5–2) | Fresno State 2005 Fresno State Bulldogs football team The 2005 Fresno State football team represented Fresno State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference... (6–1) |
Louisville (6–2) | Boston College (7–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Clemson 2005 Clemson Tigers football team The 2005 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.-Season:... (7–4) |
Clemson (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Louisville 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (2–1) |
Georgia Tech 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2005-2006. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (3–1) |
Colorado 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 2005 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The previous year's team won the Big 12 North Conference. That marked the third Big 12 North championship for the Buffaloes in four years... (4–1) |
Nebraska (5–1) | Fresno State (5–1) | Colorado (6–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Michigan (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | Georgia Tech (7–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in... (2–2) |
Nebraska 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (4–0) |
West Virginia 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East Title with a conference record of 7–0... (5–1) |
Minnesota (5–2) | Tennessee (3–3) | Louisville (5–2) | California (6–3) | Minnesota (7–3) | Iowa State (7–3) | Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.... (7–4) |
Iowa (7–4) | 25. |
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Preseason polls
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences. Each poll uses different methodologiesMethodology
Methodology is generally a guideline for solving a problem, with specificcomponents such as phases, tasks, methods, techniques and tools . It can be defined also as follows:...
. For instance, some rank the teams based on their perception of the team's strength going into the season and some rank them based on their perception of the team's possible record at the end of the season. These are different because one team may be stronger but have a tougher schedule and another team may be weaker but have a weaker schedule and both teams may end the season with the same record. The 2005–06 BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
champions Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
are highlighted in gold.
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| 1. | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | 1. | ||||||||
| 2. | LSU | Tennessee | Tennessee | Texas | Texas | Tennessee | Iowa | Texas | Texas | Texas | 2. | ||||||||
| 3. | Purdue | Iowa | Ohio State | Michigan | Tennessee | Ohio State | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Michigan | 3. | ||||||||
| 4. | Louisville | Oklahoma | Virginia Tech | Florida | Oklahoma | Florida | Texas | Michigan | Oklahoma | Louisville | 4. | ||||||||
| 5. | Texas | Florida State | Texas | Oklahoma | Michigan | Texas | Ohio State | Louisiana State | Florida State | Virginia Tech | 5. | ||||||||
| 6. | Miami | Texas | LSU | Tennessee | LSU | Iowa | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma | Purdue | Florida | 6. | ||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | Michigan | Miami | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma | Florida State | Florida | Ohio State | 7. | ||||||||
| 8. | Oklahoma | Louisville | Michigan | Florida State | Miami | LSU | LSU | Ohio State | Michigan | Tennessee | 8. | ||||||||
| 9. | Ohio State | LSU | Oklahoma | LSU | Florida | Michigan | Florida | Virginia Tech | Alabama | Miami (Fla.) | 9. | ||||||||
| 10. | Georgia | Virginia Tech | Iowa | Virginia Tech | Purdue | Louisville | Michigan | Iowa | Louisiana State | Bowling Green | 10. | ||||||||
| 11. | Florida | Miami | Florida | Louisville | Georgia | Oklahoma | Miami | Louisville | Miami (Fla.) | Oklahoma | 11. | ||||||||
| 12. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Florida State | Miami | Ohio State | Florida State | Louisville | Florida | Virginia Tech | Boise State | 12. | ||||||||
| 13. | Florida State | Florida | Georgia | Purdue | Iowa | Texas A&M | Georgia | Miami (Fla.) | Ohio State | Georgia | 13. | ||||||||
| 14. | Iowa | Georgia | Texas A&M | Georgia | Auburn | Fresno State | Florida State | Auburn | Georgia | Iowa | 14. | ||||||||
| 15. | Tennessee | Purdue | California | Iowa | Louisville | Arizona State | Pittsburgh | Boston College | Auburn | Louisiana State | 15. | ||||||||
| 16. | N.C. State | Alabama | Auburn | Texas A&M | Boise State | Miami | Arizona State | Georgia | Arizona State | Purdue | 16. | ||||||||
| 17. | Auburn | Boston College | Purdue | Auburn | Texas A&M | Bowling Green | Texas A&M | Purdue | Louisville | Fresno State | 17. | ||||||||
| 18. | Texas A&M | Boise State | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Florida State | Georgia | Purdue | Pittsburgh | Penn State | Miami (Ohio) | 18. | ||||||||
| 19. | Penn State | Arizona State | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Fresno State | California | Boston College | UCLA | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 19. | ||||||||
| 20. | California | Auburn | Boise State | Boston College | California | Iowa State | Fresno State | Arizona State | Texas Tech | UTEP | 20. | ||||||||
| 21. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Bowling Green | Texas Tech | Virginia | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Virginia | Nebraska | New Mexico | 21. | ||||||||
| 22. | Oregon | Virginia | Iowa State | Alabama | Oregon | Utah | Texas Tech | Utah | Kansas State | Pittsburgh | 22. | ||||||||
| 23. | Fresno State | Pittsburgh | Virginia | Fresno State | Pittsburgh | Texas Tech | Boise State | Fresno State | Boise State | Georgia Tech | 23. | ||||||||
| 24. | Miami (Ohio) | UTEP | Arizona State | UCLA | Texas Tech | Pittsburgh | Colorado | Texas A&M | Fresno State | Alabama | 24. | ||||||||
| 25. | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Utah | Utah | Utah | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Bowling Green UTEP |
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