eSports College Football Poll -- Miami holds No. 1, Oklahoma closing

Miami retains the No. 1 ranking in the eSports Media Group college football poll, but Oklahoma closes, as Nebraska slips two spots to No. 5.
Miami holds at No. 1 for the second consecutive week in the eSports Media Group College Football Poll, but Oklahoma moves within one point of the Hurricanes. Oklahoma actually garnered one more first place vote than Miami. Nebraska drops to number five after being leapfrogged by UCLA and Virginia Tech.

Nos. 6-9 are separated by a mere 24 points. Texas, Michigan, Florida, and Maryland have very little between them, according to the voters. Tennessee rounds out the top ten.

BYU comes in at No.11 but only two points behind Tennessee. They are followed by a five-point margin at Nos. 11 and 12 with Washington State and their in-state rival Washington. Oregon and South Carolina come in at nos. 14 and 15.

Georgia and Auburn give the SEC four teams in the top seventeen. Fresno State, Stanford, and Illinois close out the top twenty.

Florida State and Georgia Tech are tied at No.21 with Texas A&M close behind. Purdue is at No. 24 with North Carolina breaking in at No. 25.

The full eSports Media Group poll follows:






























Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points
1 Miami (6) 5-0 316
2 Oklahoma (7) 7-0 315
3 UCLA 6-0 289
4 Virginia Tech 6-0 272
5 Nebraska 8-0 269
6 Texas 6-1 246
7 Michigan 5-1 239
8 Florida 5-1 234
9 Maryland 7-0 222
10 Tennessee 4-1 184
11 BYU 7-0 182
12 Washington State 7-0 169
13 Washington 5-1 164
14 Oregon 6-1 159
15 South Carolina 6-1 125
16 Georgia 5-1 112
17 Auburn 6-1 108
18 Fresno State 6-1 87
19 Stanford 4-1 84
20 Illinois 6-1 69
21 Georgia Tech 5-2 62
21 Florida State 4-2 62
23 Texas A&M 6-1 53
24 Purdue 4-1 34
25 North Carolina 5-3 26
Dropped Out: Clemson, Colorado, Northwestern, Toledo

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi (21), LSU (16), Iowa State (15),
Michigan State (12), Northwestern (10), Clemson (8), Colorado (7),
Toledo (6), Southern Mississippi (6), Louisville (6), Ohio State (5),
Utah (4), Rice (3), Boston College (3), Syracuse (2).

By Joey Ware
Published: 10/26/2001
 
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