Which college is rated number in the week five NCAA football poll?
The last three days of college football saw No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 California and No. 9 Miami lose, meaning the new A.P. poll was certain to have a different look. The big beneficiaries were the “little guys.” Boise State moved up three spots to No. 5, the first time it has been in the top five during the regular season. Cincinnati rose to No. 10, its highest ranking ever. T.C.U., a winner over Clemson of the ACC on Saturday, is at No. 11, and Houston, which defeated the Big 12’s Texas Tech, is No. 12. Iowa, which knocked off Penn State for the second year in a row, made a huge leap, Sources: http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.
Three human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications’ preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football’s governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a National Championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings. At the end of the season, the BCS Standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the BCS National Championship Game. As the 2008 football season progresses, rankings are updated weekly. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings a
The last three days of college football saw No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 California and No. 9 Miami lose, meaning the new A.P. poll was certain to have a different look. The big beneficiaries were the “little guys.” Boise State moved up three spots to No. 5, the first time it has been in the top five during the regular season. Cincinnati rose to No. 10, its highest ranking ever. T.C.U., a winner over Clemson of the ACC on Saturday, is at No. 11, and Houston, which defeated the Big 12’s Texas Tech, is No. 12.
