Horned Frogs back in the Top 25
12/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 3, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Keyed by a seven-game winning streak, currently the sixth-longest in the nation, the TCU football team has returned to the top 25 in both the USA Today and Associated Press polls.
The Horned Frogs (10-2, 6-2) are ranked 24th by the coaches in the USA Today poll and 25th by the AP.
TCU had appeared in 15 consecutive top-25 polls before falling out after a Sept. 28 loss to BYU.
The Frogs will face Northern Illinois on Dec. 19 in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
USA Today Poll (first-place votes, record, points)
1. Ohio State (62) - 12-0 - 1,550
2. Florida - 12-1 - 1,470
3. Michigan - 11-1 - 1,444
4. LSU - 10-2 - 1,299
5. Wisconsin - 11-1 - 1,263
6. Louisville - 11-1 - 1,223
7. USC - 10-2 - 1,173
8. Oklahoma - 11-2 - 1,115
9. Boise State - 12-0 - 1,053
10. Auburn - 10-2 - 1,000
11. Notre Dame - 10-2 - 923
12. West Virginia - 10-2 - 800
13. Arkansas - 10-3 - 798
14. Virginia Tech - 10-2 - 781
15. Wake Forest - 11-2 - 745
16. Texas - 9-3 - 582
17. Rutgers - 10-2 - 567
18. Tennessee - 9-3 - 500
19. California - 9-3 - 436
20. BYU - 10-2 - 369
21. Texas A&M - 9-3 - 303
22. Nebraska - 9-4 - 242
23. Boston College - 9-3 - 175
24. TCU - 10-2 - 95
25. Oregon State - 9-4 - 72
25. Georgia Tech - 9-4 - 72
Associated Press Poll (first-place votes, record, points)
1. Ohio State (65) - 12-0 - 1,625
2. Florida - 12-1 - 1,529
3. Michigan - 11-1 - 1,526
4. LSU - 10-2 - 1,365
5. Louisville - 11-1 - 1,333
6. Wisconsin - 11-1 - 1,255
7. Oklahoma - 11-2 - 1,232
8. USC - 10-2 - 1,182
9. Boise State - 12-0 - 1,097
10. Auburn - 10-2 - 1,020
11. Notre Dame - 10-2 - 939
12. Arkansas - 10-3 - 867
13. West Virginia - 10-2 - 865
14. Virginia Tech - 10-2 - 798
15. Wake Forest - 11-2 - 766
16. Rutgers - 10-2 - 631
17. Tennessee - 9-3 - 576
18. Texas - 9-3 - 564
19. BYU - 10-2 - 436
20. California - 9-3 - 390
21. Texas A&M - 9-3 - 379
22. Nebraska - 9-4 - 193
23. Boston College - 9-3 - 179
24. Oregon State - 9-4 - 112
25. TCU - 10-2 - 80
