National Top 25

The SouthernPigskin.com Top 25 is an average of the individual polls of senior editor B.J. Bennett, staff writer Kevin Thomas and columnist Charlie Kay. The exact specifications for the poll can be found at the bottom of the page. Week Four 1. Southern Cal 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Virginia Tech 5. Georgia 6. LSU 7. Florida State 8. Ohio State 9. Miami (FL) 10. Georgia Tech 11. Louisville 12. Tennessee 13. Purdue 14. Iowa State 15. Michigan 16. California 17. Wisconsin 18. Minnesota 19. Notre Dame 20. Alabama 21. Auburn 22. Texas Tech 23. West Virginia 24. Arizona State 25. UCLA Others Receiving Votes: Clemson, Michigan State, Iowa, Virginia The polls correspond with a descending, one-point ranking scale. One first place is worth 25 points, one second place vote is worth 24 points, all the way to a 25th place vote being worth one point. Each team ranked in the top ten receives one bonus point in an attempt to minimize the effect of outliers. Ties are broken by senior edtior B.J. Bennett.