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UNC at No. 17 in Polls
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Inside Carolina Staff
InsideCarolina.com

Nov 9, 2008

The new Associated Press and Coaches Polls were released Sunday afternoon.

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (44)	10-0	1,604	1
2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (21)	10-0	1,574	2
3. Florida Gators	8-1	1,467	4
4. Texas Longhorns	9-1	1,437	5
5. Oklahoma Sooners	9-1	1,375	6
6. U-S-C Trojans	8-1	1,311	7
7. Penn State Nittany Lions	9-1	1,161	3
8. Utah Utes	10-0	1,157	10
9. Boise State Broncos	9-0	1,110	9
10. Ohio State Buckeyes	8-2	1,009	12
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys	8-2	963	8
12. Missouri Tigers	8-2	913	13
13. Georgia Bulldogs	8-2	880	14
14. Ball State Cardinals	9-0	677	16
15. T-C-U Horned Frogs	9-2	623	11
16. B-Y-U Cougars	9-1	602	17
17. North Carolina Tar Heels	7-2	597	19
18. Michigan State Spartans	9-2	584	18
19. L-S-U Tigers	6-3	552	15
20. Florida State Seminoles	7-2	380	24
21. Pittsburgh Panthers	7-2	318	25
22. Cincinnati Bearcats	7-2	269	NR
23. Oregon State Beavers	6-3	124	NR
24. South Carolina Gamecocks	7-3	117	NR
25. Tulsa Golden Hurricane	8-1	84	NR

Others receiving votes: California 73, Virginia Tech 44, Air Force 40, Georgia Tech 29, Arizona 7, Oregon 6, Western Michigan 6, West Virginia 5, Central Michigan 5, Iowa 5, Miami-Florida 5, Northwestern 3, Boston College 3, Maryland 3, South Florida 1, Wake Forest 1, Kansas 1.

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (44)	10-0	1,508	1
2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (17)	10-0	1,469	3
3. Florida Gators	8-1	1,348	5
4. Oklahoma Sooners	9-1	1,314	4
5. Texas Longhorns	9-1	1,300	7
6. U-S-C Trojans	8-1	1,268	6
7. Utah Utes	10-0	1,104	9
8. Penn State Nittany Lions	9-1	1,074	2
9. Boise State Broncos	9-0	1,028	10
10. Ohio State Buckeyes	8-2	936	12
11. Missouri Tigers	8-2	883	13
12. Georgia Bulldogs	8-2	842	14
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys	8-2	808	8
14. Brigham Young Cougars	9-1	679	16
15. Michigan State Spartans	9-2	660	17
16. Ball State Cardinals	9-0	590	18
17. North Carolina Tar Heels	7-2	543	19
18. T-C-U Horned Frogs	9-2	475	11
19. Florida State Seminoles	7-2	426	24
20. L-S-U Tigers	6-3	409	15
21. Pittsburgh Panthers	7-2	311	NR
22. Cincinnati Bearcats	7-2	183	NR
23. South Carolina Gamecocks	7-3	155	NR
24. Tulsa Golden Hurricane	8-1	144	NR
25. Oregon State Beavers	6-3	71	NR

Others receiving votes: California 50; Oregon 49; Georgia Tech 38; Virginia Tech 34; Air Force 25; Northwestern 13; Wake Forest 13; Arizona 11; Kansas 11; Maryland 9; Connecticut 8; Minnesota 8; Boston College 7; Iowa 6; Miami- Florida 5; West Virginia 5; Western Michigan 5.