Harris Interactive College Football Poll
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The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A college football teams. The rankings are compiled by Harris Interactive, a market research company that specializes in Internet research. The poll was created in the summer of 2005 to replace the AP Poll which decided it no longer wanted to be a part of the formula used by the BCS rankings to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game.[1] Unlike the other two seasonal polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll does not release a preseason poll; in fact, it does not come out until the the last half of September, several weeks into the season.
The Harris Interactive Poll is comprised of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions.[2]
[edit] Notable Members
- See full list at: List of 2005 Panelists
[edit] External link
[edit] References
- ^ Bowl Championship Series (July 11, 2005). BCS Announces Standings Formula. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
- ^ Bowl Championship Series (September 25, 2005). USC Ranked No. One in Top 25 Harris Interactive College Football Poll. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
