Final 2011 rankings
AP Top 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 12-1 | 1,495 | 2 |
| 2 | Louisiana State (1) | 13-1 | 1,425 | 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State (4) | 12-1 | 1,399 | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 12-2 | 1,250 | 6 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 1,198 | 7 |
| 6 | Southern Cal | 10-2 | 1,181 | 5 |
| 7 | Stanford | 11-2 | 1,167 | 4 |
| 8 | Boise State | 12-1 | 1,127 | 8 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 1,013 | 10 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 905 | 9 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 11-3 | 873 | 12 |
| 12 | Michigan | 11-2 | 839 | 13 |
| 13 | Baylor | 10-3 | 780 | 15 |
| 14 | Texas Christian | 11-2 | 653 | 16 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 10-3 | 621 | 11 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 10-3 | 572 | 19 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 547 | 23 |
| 18 | Houston | 13-1 | 518 | 20 |
| 19 | Georgia | 10-4 | 439 | 18 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 12-2 | 411 | 22 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 329 | 17 |
| 22 | Clemson | 10-4 | 188 | 14 |
| 23 | Florida State | 9-4 | 154 | 25 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 143 | 21 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 103 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: BYU 51, Auburn 40, Northern Illinois 33, Missouri 23, Texas 15, Rutgers 3, North Dakota State 2, Penn State 2, Virginia 1. | ||||
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USA Today Coaches’ Poll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | PTS | PVS | ||
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 12-1 | 1,475 | 2 |
| 2 | Louisiana State | 13-1 | 1,404 | 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 12-1 | 1,367 | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 12-2 | 1,290 | 5 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 1,188 | 7 |
| 6 | Boise State | 12-1 | 1,162 | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | 11-2 | 1,106 | 4 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 1,084 | 9 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11-2 | 925 | 12 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 11-3 | 912 | 13 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 911 | 8 |
| 12 | Baylor | 10-3 | 775 | 16 |
| 13 | Texas Christian | 11-2 | 710 | 15 |
| 14 | Houston | 13-1 | 673 | 17 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 10-3 | 610 | 19 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 10-3 | 602 | 10 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 574 | 11 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 554 | 22 |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | 12-2 | 429 | 21 |
| 20 | Georgia | 10-4 | 345 | 18 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 248 | 24 |
| 22 | Clemson | 10-4 | 237 | 14 |
| 23 | Florida State | 9-4 | 205 | 25 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 144 | 20 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 10-3 | 79 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 36; Missouri 33; Texas 29; Auburn 28; Rutgers 11; Penn State 10; Texas A&M 5; Virginia 4; Temple 2; Washingto 2; Arkansas State 1; Florida 1; Louisiana-Lafayette 1; Mississippi State 1; Notre Dame 1; Ohio 1. | ||||
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