Week 3 NFCA Poll
February 21 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Undefeated Florida Maintains Top Spot in Latest USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
February 21, 2012
STARKVILLE, Miss. – For the second consecutive week, the Florida Gators are the No. 1 team in the nation, according to the latest USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll that was released by the Association on Tuesday.
Florida (9-0) received 21 of 30 first-place votes on the week and finished the poll 16 points ahead of second-place Alabama. The Crimson Tide (7-0) received four first-place votes and edged No. 3 California (8-0), who received five first-place votes, by 13 points. Arizona State (10-2) moved up one spot from last week to fourth, while undefeated Washington (10-0) jumped up two spots to round out the top five in fifth.
Two more undefeated teams joined the poll this week, with Auburn (8-0) debuting at No. 24 and Hawai‘i (12-0) entering the fray at No. 25. Falling out of the rankings this week were a pair of SEC teams in Kentucky (4-5) and LSU (4-4), who were ranked 22nd and 25th in last week’s poll, respectively.
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 30 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. 2012 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Florida (21) |
9-0 |
733 |
1 |
|
2 |
Alabama (4) |
7-0 |
717 |
2 |
|
3 |
California (5) |
8-0 |
704 |
3 |
|
4 |
Arizona St. |
10-2 |
626 |
5 |
|
5 |
Washington |
10-0 |
614 |
7 |
|
6 |
Oklahoma |
6-1 |
578 |
4 |
|
7 |
UCLA |
10-0 |
546 |
12 |
|
8 |
Texas |
8-0 |
500 |
13 |
|
9 |
Baylor |
6-1 |
489 |
9 |
|
10 |
Tennessee |
6-2 |
478 |
10 |
|
11 |
Missouri |
3-1 |
470 |
6 |
|
12 |
Michigan |
8-1 |
424 |
11 |
|
13 |
Georgia |
8-1 |
386 |
14 |
|
14 |
Stanford |
8-3 |
379 |
8 |
|
15 |
Arizona |
8-3 |
307 |
16 |
|
16 |
Texas A&M |
8-2 |
305 |
18 |
|
17 |
La.-Lafayette |
7-0 |
241 |
20 |
|
18 |
Louisville |
9-0 |
201 |
21 |
|
19 |
Oregon |
3-1 |
171 |
19 |
|
20 |
Georgia Tech |
7-3 |
162 |
23 |
|
21 |
Oklahoma St. |
4-4 |
150 |
15 |
|
22 |
Nebraska |
8-3 |
142 |
24 |
|
23 |
Houston |
7-2 |
129 |
17 |
|
24 |
Auburn |
7-0 |
76 |
RV |
|
24 |
Hawai‘i |
12-0 |
70 |
RV |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Kentucky, No. 25 LSU
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 60, Florida St. 42, Kentucky 15, LSU 10, New Mexico 6, USF 6, Maryland 2, Massachusetts 2, Purdue 2, San Diego St. 2, Syracuse 2, Mississippi St. 1
