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103 Results for polls

Kelly voted his team No. 1

Brian Bennett, Big East

Mystery solved. It was Brian Kelly who voted Cincinnati No. 1 in the coaches' poll. Kelly told reporters Sunday during a pep rally that he picked his own team first on his...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Allstate Sugar Bowl

Brian Bennett, Big East

...their second straight BCS appearance -- could even siphon some first-place votes in the final Associated Press poll with an impressive performance against the Gators. But that won't be easy. The Cincinnati defense allowed...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Rubber match on tap for Fiesta Bowl

Jeff Caplan, ESPNDallas.com

BCS-busters TCU and Boise State put perfect records on the line in Fiesta Bowl.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

History is on the Horns' side

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Alabama has been the more impressive team heading into the BCS title game, but Texas has the edge if history is any indication.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Alabama, Texas to meet in title game

Associated Press

Alabama will play Texas in the BCS national championship game.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Stanford will face Oklahoma in Sun Bowl

Ted Miller, Pac-10

...be televised nationally on CBS. Stanford, ranked 19th by AP and 21st in the USA Today Coaches poll, will be making its 21st bowl appearance and its first since 2001, when the Cardinal participated in...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Big Ten in the polls: Badgers are back

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...following its 51-10 thrashing of Hawaii on Saturday night. The Badgers, who dropped out of the polls following their Nov. 21 loss at Northwestern, are ranked No. 24 in the AP poll and No...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Cincinnati gets first-place vote in coaches' poll

Brian Bennett, Big East

Cincinnati moved up one spot to No. 4 in both major polls today, which is the highest ranking in school history but of course not good enough to play...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Alabama No. 1; USC drops out of poll

Associated Press

Alabama will head into the postseason as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1973.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Getting Saban twice just doesn't happen

Chris Low, SEC

ATLANTA -- As somebody said outside the Alabama locker room Saturday night, the worst thing you can do with Nick Saban is give him a road map. His ro...

Blog | December 06, 2009

TCU ready for grand stage

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Despite being left out of the BCS title game, TCU is still ready to make a statement in the Fiesta Bowl.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Don't expect a BCS Sunday surprise

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Saturday night in Arlington almost turned Sunday night into BCS bedlam. Lucky for Texas, almost doesn't count. But just because it won't happen doesn't mean it shouldn't happen.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Hello from Raymond James Stadium

Heather Dinich, ACC

...of America seems to think Georgia Tech has this one wrapped up, according to ESPN's fan poll. Given the history between these two teams, though, there's no reason to think this shouldn't...

Blog | December 05, 2009

Noting the SEC championship game

Chris Low, SEC

...a loss by a Top 3 team, the longest such streak in the history of the AP poll, which began in 1936. The last three SEC championship game winners have all gone on to win...

Blog | December 05, 2009

Forecast for Saturday: 50% Chance of National Championship

SportsCenter

...and let the fans decide. We start the voting when the game kicks off and close the polls at its end. Please no hacking software; we'd like a clean fight. It's all about...

Blog | December 05, 2009