1.   But the Associated Press will wait until after the game to conduct its media poll and its national champion will be declared early Tuesday morning.

2.   But the voters in The Associated Press media poll are not obligated to vote for the Sugar Bowl winner.

3.   Early Tuesday morning the voters in the Associated Press media poll went through the formality of making it unanimous.

4.   Even if Miami fails to get into the BCS title game, the Hurricanes can still become national champions in the AP media poll.

5.   In the Associated Press media poll released Thursday, Stanford is third.

6.   In the latest Associated Press media poll, the top five teams are Purdue, Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Colorado State and Connecticut.

7.   Kona Gold ranks third, behind Point Given and Albert the Great, in the latest NTRA media poll, unusual recognition for a sprinter.

8.   Next came the post-debate blizzard of media polls.

9.   On talk shows and in media polls taken after the announcement, a majority said DuBose should have been fired immediately.

10.   Rutgers was picked to finish sixth in the Big East in a preseason media poll.