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If I were an NIU fan I'd be really pissed right now.... Awww hell even though I'm not an NIU fan I'm pissed.
NIU Beat up on Ball State a team that is now 9-2 and had been getting AP and coaches votes last week. Meanwhile UCF needed a miracle catch just to beat a Temple team still looking for win #2 on the year. At the same time Fresno state sat home a week after being "tested" against Wyoming.
So how did the Polls move?
UCF Moved up ahead of NIU.
The Huskies held their spot in the AP at #20 and incredabally they lost a spot in the Coaches poll.
The computers are going to love NIU's win over Ball State and the Huskies have another chance to impress against 7-3 Toledo but right now it seems as if the Coaches and AP want a new Cinderella this year.
Sure Fresno needed OT to beat San Diego and- of course they barely survived Hawaii. But they beat a 5-4 Rutgers team and snuck by a 7-3 Boise team so of course they are the better team.
| Votes | Record | AP | Rank | Coaches | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,495 | 10-0 | Alabama (55) | 1 | Alabama | 10-0 | 1544 |
| 1,445 | 10-0 | Florida State (5) | 2 | Florida State | 10-0 | 1487 |
| 1,351 | 9-0 | Baylor | 3 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1404 |
| 1,343 | 10-0 | Ohio State | 4 | Baylor | 9-0 | 1386 |
| 1,210 | 9-1 | Oregon | 5 | Oregon | 9-1 | 1231 |
| 1,205 | 10-1 | Auburn | 6 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1217 |
| 1,115 | 9-1 | Clemson | 7 | Auburn | 10-1 | 1145 |
| 1,067 | 9-1 | Missouri | 8 | Missouri | 9-1 | 1129 |
| 956 | 8-2 | Texas A&M | 9 | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 1030 |
| 899 | 8-2 | Stanford | 10 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 928 |
| 889 | 9-1 | Oklahoma State | 11 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 882 |
| 870 | 8-2 | South Carolina | 12 | Stanford | 8-2 | 865 |
| 749 | 9-1 | Michigan State | 13 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 729 |
| 710 | 8-2 | UCLA | 14 | UCLA | 8-2 | 700 |
| 572 | 9-0 | Fresno State | 15 | Louisville | 9-1 | 627 |
| 559 | 8-2 | Wisconsin | 16 | Fresno State | 9-0 | 622 |
| 535 | 8-1 | UCF | 17 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 511 |
| 439 | 7-3 | LSU | 18 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 502 |
| 430 | 8-2 | Arizona State | 19 | LSU | 7-3 | 478 |
| 426 | 10-0 | Northern Illinois | 20 | Central Florida | 8-1 | 446 |
| 412 | 9-1 | Louisville | 21 | Northern Illinois | 10-0 | 418 |
| 318 | 8-2 | Oklahoma | 22 | Arizona State | 8-2 | 352 |
| 187 | 8-3 | USC | 23 | Minnesota | 8-2 | 173 |
| 119 | 7-3 | Mississippi | 24 | Duke | 8-2 | 131 |
| 94 | 8-2 | Duke | 25 | USC | 8-3 | 115 |