Florida moves past Michigan for the #2 spot in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls December 3, 2006 4:20 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in College Football, News, Sports, Television.trackback
The Associated Press is reporting that Florida has passed Michigan to take the #2 spot in the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll.
After the USC loss last night, the final spot in the BCS Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes will be between the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida Gators.
Ohio State’s coach Tressel abstained this week in his voting in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
“We are excited to play in the BCS title game against a tremendous opponent,” he said in a statement. “After consultation with my director of athletics, Gene Smith, and based upon our unique position in the BCS standings, I believe it is only fair that we not participate the final poll.”
With the movement of Florida into the final spot it is expected that Florida will be the #2 team in the final BCS poll, which will be released later today.
Continue reading to see the complete AP Top 25 and USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll.
AP Top 25
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Ranking |
Team (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Total Points |
Previous |
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1. |
Ohio State (65) |
12-0 |
1,550 |
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2. |
Florida |
12-1 |
1,529 |
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3. |
Michigan |
11-1 |
1,526 |
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4. |
LSU |
10-2 |
1,365 |
|
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5. |
Louisville |
11-1 |
1,333 |
|
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6. |
Wisconsin |
11-1 |
1,225 |
|
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7. |
Oklahoma |
11-2 |
1,232 |
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8. |
USC |
10-2 |
1,182 |
|
|
9. |
Boise State |
12-0 |
1,097 |
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|
10. |
Auburn |
10-2 |
1,020 |
|
|
11. |
Notre Dame |
10-2 |
939 |
|
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12. |
Arkansas |
10-3 |
867 |
|
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13. |
West Virginia |
10-2 |
865 |
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14. |
Virginia Tech |
10-2 |
798 |
|
|
15. |
Wake Forest |
11-2 |
766 |
|
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16. |
Rutgers |
10-2 |
631 |
|
|
17. |
Tennessee |
9-3 |
576 |
|
|
18. |
Texas |
9-3 |
564 |
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|
19. |
Brigham Young |
10-2 |
436 |
|
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20. |
California |
9-3 |
390 |
|
|
21. |
Texas A&M |
9-3 |
379 |
|
|
22. |
Nebraska |
9-4 |
193 |
|
|
23. |
Boston College |
9-3 |
179 |
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|
24. |
Oregon State |
9-4 |
112 |
|
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25. |
TCU |
10-2 |
80 |
|
USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
|
Ranking |
Team (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Total Points |
Previous |
|
1. |
Ohio State (62*) |
12-0 |
1,550 |
1 |
|
2. |
Florida |
12-1 |
1,470 |
4 |
|
3. |
Michigan |
11-1 |
1,444 |
3 |
|
4. |
LSU |
10-2 |
1,299 |
5 |
|
5. |
Wisconsin |
11-1 |
1,263 |
6 |
|
6. |
Louisville |
11-1 |
1,223 |
7 |
|
7. |
Southern California |
10-2 |
1,173 |
2 |
|
8. |
Oklahoma |
11-2 |
1,115 |
10 |
|
9. |
Boise State |
12-0 |
1,053 |
9 |
|
10. |
Auburn |
10-2 |
1,000 |
11 |
|
11. |
Notre Dame |
10-2 |
923 |
12 |
|
12. |
West Virginia |
10-2 |
800 |
15 |
|
13. |
Arkansas |
10-3 |
798 |
8 |
|
14. |
Virginia Tech |
10-2 |
781 |
14 |
|
15. |
Wake Forest |
11-2 |
745 |
16 |
|
16. |
Texas |
9-3 |
582 |
17 |
|
17. |
Rutgers |
10-2 |
567 |
13 |
|
18. |
Tennessee |
9-3 |
500 |
19 |
|
19. |
California |
9-3 |
436 |
20 |
|
20. |
Brigham Young |
10-2 |
369 |
21 |
|
21. |
Texas A&M |
9-3 |
303 |
24 |
|
22. |
Nebraska |
9-4 |
242 |
18 |
|
23. |
Boston College |
9-3 |
175 |
25 |
|
24. |
TCU |
10-2 |
95 |
NR |
|
25. (tie) |
Georgia Tech |
9-4 |
72 |
22 |
|
25. |
Oregon State |
9-4 |
72 |
N |
*Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel abstained.
Your Entertainment Now 
So, since we won’t get to see LSU – Michigan, how about LSU – Oklahoma?
It’s actually going to be LSU-Notre Dame. Oklahoma will be getting Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Here are the apparent Bowl Championship Series matchups:
National Championship: Ohio State vs. Florida
Rose: USC vs. Michigan
Sugar: Notre Dame vs. LSU
Orange: Louisville vs. Wake Forest
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. Boise State
I’ll make an update when the official announcement is made in the next hour.