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The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 11

As voted on by 17 coaching legends

By: Athlon Sports | 11/12/12, 5:00 AM EST

As voted on by 17 coaching legends
The Oregon Ducks have overtaken the No. 1 spot -- just barely edging second-ranked Kansas State -- thanks Texas A&M’s upset of the Crimson Tide.
 
Oregon received 10 of the 17 first-place votes.
 
“I have been very impressed with Oregon all year,” former USC coach John Robinson said. “More than I thought I would be. The interesting thing about Oregon’s offense is they block the perimeter. Remember back when the wishbone teams were just starting how dramatically those wide outs blocked the perimeter and you just couldn’t stop them outside? That’s what Oregon does.”
 
No. 4 Alabama slid three spots after losing its stranglehold on the top spot for the entire calendar year of 2012.
 
Unbeaten Notre Dame moved up as well, one spot ahead of Alabama at No. 3. Georgia rounded out the top five, moving past twice-beaten LSU, which slid to No. 6. No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 10 Florida made five SEC teams in the top 10. No. 7 Florida State and No. 8 Clemson represented the ACC near the top of the rankings.
 
No. 18 Louisville took the biggest tumble in the top 25 this week, dropping eight spots after Syracuse handed the Cardinals their first loss of the season.
 
Texas A&M was among the biggest movers in the rankings, jumping four spots following its 29-24 upset in Tuscaloosa.
 
The two newcomers this week came from the Big Ten, No. 22 Wisconsin and No. 24 Michigan.
 
Northwestern and TCU dropped out of the rankings. 

To see the individual votes by coach, visit the Legends Poll.

THE LEGENDS POLL TOP 25

RK TEAM RECORD POINTS PV RK
1 OregonOregon (10) 10-0 417 2
2 Kansas StateKansas State (7) 10-0 415 3
3 Notre DameNotre Dame 10-0 386 4
4 AlabamaAlabama 9-1 371 1
5 GeorgiaGeorgia 9-1 355 6
6 LSULSU 8-2 338 5
7 Florida StateFlorida State 9-1 313 7
8 ClemsonClemson 9-1 291 9
9 Texas A&MTexas A&M 8-2 286 13
10 FloridaFlorida 9-1 282 8
11 South CarolinaSouth Carolina 8-2 264 11
12 StanfordStanford 8-2 243 14
13 OklahomaOklahoma 7-2 226 15
14 NebraskaNebraska 8-2 192 16
15 UCLAUCLA 8-2 175 17
16 Oregon StateOregon State 7-2 153 12
17 USCUSC 7-3 139 19
18 LouisvilleLouisville 9-1 121 10
19 TexasTexas 8-2 119 22
20 Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech 9-1 86 20
21 RutgersRutgers 8-1 79 24
22 WisconsinWisconsin 7-3 58 -
23 Boise StateBoise State 8-2 48 18
24 MichiganMichigan 7-3 42 -
25 Mississippi StateMississippi State 7-3 41 23
 

Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech 36, Oklahoma State 12, Northwestern 10, Kent State 7, North Carolina 6, Washington 5, TCU 5, San Diego State 4

Teams Dropped Out from Last Week's Poll: Northwestern, TCU

* The Legends Poll voting process is exactly what the BCS is trying to create and Athlon will bring it to you as the de facto Selection Committee for fans to follow over the next two seasons, allowing you to see how the Selection Committee will operate from 2014 onward. You can see the entire Poll at www.legendschannel.com.

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