Boise State #5 in Coaches Poll, Week Eight

Oct. 23, 2011
Rank	Team (first-place votes)	Record	Points	Last week's poll
1.	LSU (41)	8-0	1,457	2
2.	Alabama (18)	8-0	1,434	3
3.	Stanford	7-0	1,327	5
4.	Oklahoma State	7-0	1,301	6
5.	Boise State	7-0	1,213	7
6.	Clemson	8-0	1,174	8 (tie)
7.	Oregon	6-1	1,121	8 (tie)
8.	Arkansas	6-1	974	10
9.	Oklahoma	6-1	964	1
10.	Michigan State	6-1	932	13
11.	Wisconsin	6-1	867	4
12.	Kansas State	7-0	827	16
13.	Nebraska	6-1	798	11
14.	South Carolina	6-1	730	12
15.	Virginia Tech	7-1	729	14 (tie)
16.	Texas A&M	5-2	520	18
17.	Michigan	6-1	519	17
18.	Houston	7-0	507	20
19.	Penn State	7-1	448	22
20.	Arizona State	5-2	253	25
21.	Georgia	5-2	208	NR
22.	Texas Tech	5-2	180	NR
23.	Cincinnati	6-1	159	NR
24.	West Virginia	5-2	155	14
25.	Southern Mississippi	6-1	128	NR
Dropped out
No. 19 Georgia Tech (6-2, lost to Miami, Fla., 24-7), No. 21 Illinois (6-2, lost to Purdue 21-14), No. 23 Auburn (5-3, lost to then-No. 2 LSU 45-10), No. 24 Washington (5-2, lost to then-No. 5 Stanford 65-21).
Others receiving votes
Texas (4-2) 49; Georgia Tech (6-2) 39; TCU (5-2) 33; Baylor (4-2) 29; Illinois (6-2) 22; Washington (5-2) 20; Iowa (5-2) 14; Syracuse (5-2) 10; Brigham Young (6-2) 9; Southern Methodist (5-2) 7; Wake Forest (5-2) 6; Notre Dame (4-3) 5; Auburn (5-3) 3; Rutgers (5-2) 2; Florida (4-3) 1; Miami (Fla.) (4-3) 1.