During the college football season, Artificial Turf will present their TOP 17 every Sunday night.  This poll will have no bearing on the BCS standings but should. The Turf crew and other selected pollsters will vote for their top 17 every week.

Artificial Turf's Top 17 College Football Poll will be released every Sunday night during the season. It will be available by 8 p.m. here and announced at 9 p.m. on the show, KNUS 710AM or streaming at www.710knus.com 

      
2010 ARTIFICIAL TURF TOP 17 PRE-SEASON POLL (POSTED AUGUST 1ST) 

1. Alabama  (0-0)
    Next Game: 9-4 vs San Jose State

2.  Ohio State (0-0)
     Next Game: 9-4 vs Marshall

3.  Boise State (0-0)
     Next Game: 9-6 @ Virginia Tech (Fex Ex Field, Landover, MD)

4. Texas (0-0)
     Next Game: 9-4 @ Rice

5  Florida (0-0)
    Next Game: 9-4 vs Miami-Ohio

6. TCU (0-0)
     Next Game: 9-4 vs Oregon State

7.  Iowa (0-0)
     Next Game: 9-4 vs Eastern Illinois

8.  Virginia Tech(0-0)
     Next Game: 9-6 vs Boise State (Fed Ex Field, Landover, MD)

9.  Oregon (0-0)
      Next Game: 9-4 vs New Mexico

10. Nebraska(0-0)
       Next Game: 9-4 vs Western Kentucky

11. Oklahoma (0-0)
       Next Game: 9-4 vs Utah State

12.  Wisconsin (0-0)
        Next Game: 9-4 @ UNLV

13.  Miami-Fla (0-0)
        Next Game: 9-2 vs Florida A&M

14. Penn State (0-0)
       Next Game: 9-4 vs Youngstown State

15. Georgia Tech (0-0)
       Next Game: 9-4 vs South Carolina State

16. Pittsburgh (0-0)
       Next Game: 9-2 @ Utah

17. Arkansas (0-0)
       Next Game: 9-4 vs Tennessee Tech

Others receiving votes in decending order: Louisiana State, North Carolina, Southern Cal, Cincinnati, Oregon State, Florida State, Auburn, Stanford, Brigham Young, Georgia, Arizona, Utah, West Virginia, South Carolina, Washington, Purdue, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Colorado.

The Turf Pollsters: Bill Rogan, Andy Cornell, Casey Bloyer, Justin Adams, Jeff Andrews, Mark Knudson, Marty Lenz, Vince McGurgan, Bob Behler, Freddie Coleman, Jim Roser, Kurt Colicchio, Tony Jarboe, Don Apodaca, Kevin Wheeler, Kent Calhoun,  Fred Gallegos, Ross Unruh, Barry Steckel, Kevin Kulpa, James Murphy, Rick Schultz, Jason Rigg, Dave Benz, Troy Coverdale, Tom Moller, Milan Jordan, Jason Pagliaro, Jeff Kelley, Dean Jackson, Benjamin Ross, Connor Shreve, Jerome Shell, Chad Cooper, Tim Cary, Brenden Thomas,  Paul Maxwell, Tiffany Morgan, Todd Walker, Jeremy Wendell, Adam McCloskey, Jim O'Connor, J.J. McKay, Brett Davis, Sean Walsh, Jason Jones, Daymon Johnson, Len Williams, Brett Brown, Sid Labarr, Dustin Forehand, Nick Vella, Sean Stires, Doug Story, Jeff Schrader and Terry Frei.

To contact any of the Turf pollsters, e-mail them at... artificialturf2003@yahoo.com. 
To become a pollster contact us at the same address as above.

2009 FINAL TURF TOP 17 POLL
1. Alabama (14-0)
2. Boise State (14-0)
3. Texas (13-1)
4. Florida (13-1)
5. Ohio State (11-2)
6. TCU (12-1)
7. Iowa (11-2)
8. Penn State (11-2)
9. Cincinnati (12-1)
10. Virginia Tech (10-3)
11. Oregon (10-2)
12. Brigham Young (11-2)
13. Georgia Tech (11-3)
14. Nebraska (10-4)
15. Pittsburgh (10-3)
16. Wisconsin (10-3)
17. Louisiana State (9-4)

Others Receiving Votes: Utah, Miami-Fla, Mississippi, Southern Cal, Central Michigan, Navy.


2008 FINAL TURF TOP 17 POLL
1. Florida (13-1)
2. Utah (13-0)
3. Southern Cal (12-1)
4. Texas  (12-1)
5. Oklahoma (12-2)
6. Alabama (12-2)
7. Penn State (11-2)
8. TCU (11-2)
9. Ohio State (10-3)
10. Oregon (10-3)
11. Boise State (11-1)
12. Georgia (10-3)
13. Mississippi (9-4)
14. Texas Tech (11-2)
15. Virginia Tech (10-4)
16. Oklahoma State (9-4)
17. Oregon State (9-4)

Others Receiving Votes in decending order: Missouri, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Iowa, Brigham Young, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Nebraska.

2007  FINAL TURF TOP 17 POLL
1. Louisiana State (12-2)
2. Southern Cal (11-2)    
3. Georgia (11-2)            
4. West Virginia (11-2)             
5. Missouri (12-2)           
6. Kansas (12-1)       
7. Ohio State (11-2)           
8. Oklahoma (11-3)
9. Virginia Tech (11-3)
10. Texas (10-3)
11. Boston College (11-3)
12. Auburn (9-4)
13. Tennessee (10-4)
14. Michigan (9-4)
15. Florida (9-4)                 
16. Arizona State (10-3)                                   
17. Cincinnati (10-3)

Also receiving votes:  Illinois (9-4), Hawaii (12-1), Brigham Young (11-2), Oregon State (9-4), Oregon (9-4), Texas Tech (9-4), Fresno State (9-4).


2006 FINAL TURF TOP 17 POLL
1.  Florida  (13-1)   
2.  Ohio State (12-1)         
3.  Louisiana State  (11-2)
4.  Southern Cal (11-2)              
5.  Boise State (13-0)
6.  Wisconsin (12-1)
7.  Louisville (12-1)     
8.  Auburn (11-2)
9.  Michigan (11-2)
10. West Virginia (11-2)
11. Oklahoma (11-3)
12. Rutgers  (11-2)
13. Texas  (10-3)   
14. California (10-3)
15. Wake Forest  (11-3)
16. Brigham Young (11-2)
17. Arkansas (10-4)  
      
Teams also recieving votes: Virginia Tech (10-3), Notre Dame (10-3), Georgia (9-4),  Boston College (10-3), Texas Christian (11-2), Oregon State (10-4).

2005 FINAL TURF TOP 17 POLL
1) Texas (13-0)
2) Southern Cal (12-1)
3) Penn State (11-1)
4) Ohio State (10-2)
5) Louisiana State (11-2)
6) West Virginia (11-2)
7) Alabama (10-2)
8) Virginia Tech (11-2)
9) Georgia (11-3)
10) Notre Dame (9-3)
11) Florida (9-3)
12) Texas Christian (11-1)
13)  Wisconsin (10-3)
14) Oregon (10-2)
15) Auburn (9-3)
16) UCLA (10-2)
17) Boston College (9-3)