Saturday, August 22, 2009

Gators Top AP Poll in a Historic Fashion

As expected, Florida has laid claim to the top spot in the just-released Associated Press media poll.
How they did it, however, is one for the record books.
58 of the 60 voters put the Gators No. 1 on their ballot. That 96.7 percent of the vote trumps the tally of the 2007 Southern Cal Trojans, which received 95.4 percent of the 65 votes placed.
Other than that, though, there is very little difference between the AP poll and the USA Today coaches' poll released earlier this month.
The top 7 schools are the same in both polls : Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Alabama, Ohio State and Virginia Tech.
Oklahoma State and LSU swapped spots in the AP compared to the USA Today, with the Cowboys tied with Penn State at No. 9 and the Tigers at No. 11.
Boise State is the top-ranked non-BCS team at No. 14; they were No. 16 according to USA Today.
Kansas broke into the top 25 at No. 25 after finishing atop the "Others Receiving Votes" category in USA Today. Oregon State, USA Today's No. 25, didn't make the cut according to the AP.
Both the SEC and Big 12 placed 5 teams apiece in the rankings, tops in the country. All 5 of the SEC's teams, incidentally, are in the top 13. The SEC Rocks!

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