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Alabama and Georgia remain 1-2, but Georgia, after shutting out Arkansas, picked up seven first-place votes on Alabama as the teams once again split the 52 first-place votes.
The Crimson Tide had been sitting on 46 first-place votes for 4 straight weeks with the Bulldogs picking up 6. This week, the 'Dawgs received 13 top votes to 'Bama's 39.
Three SEC teams fell completely out of the poll after suffering losses to conference foes -- Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Florida. They were replaced by Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Coastal Carolina.
The Big Ten leads all conferences with five teams, followed by the SEC with four, the Big 12 and Independents with two each. The American, Pac-12 and Sun Belt had one each.
A panel of 52 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers vote in the poll. Voters were selected to create a balanced geographical perspective and include CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove.
Congrove's ballot: 1) Alabama, 2) Georgia, 3) Iowa, 4) Oklahoma, 5) Cincinnati 6) Penn State, 7) Ohio State, 8) Michigan, 9) Michigan State, 10) Oklahoma State, 11) BYU, 12) Notre Dame, 13) Kentucky, 14) Texas, 15) Wake Forest, 16) Arizona State.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama (5-0) | 819 | 39 | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia (5-0) | 793 | 13 | 2 |
| 3. | Iowa (5-0) | 697 | -- | 4 |
| 4. | Penn State (5-0) | 674 | -- | 5 |
| 5. | Cincinnati (4-0) | 605 | -- | 7 |
| 6. | Oklahoma (5-0) | 592 | -- | 6 |
| 7. | Michigan (5-0) | 452 | -- | 13 |
| 8. | Ohio State (4-1) | 440 | -- | 11 |
| 9. | Oregon (4-1) | 349 | -- | 3 |
| 10. | BYU (5-0) | 321 | -- | 14 |
| 11. | Michigan State (5-0) | 292 | -- | 15 |
| 12. | Kentucky (5-0) | 189 | -- | -- |
| 13. | Oklahoma State (5-0) | 171 | -- | -- |
| 14. | Notre Dame (4-1) | 153 | -- | 8 |
| 15. | Arkansas (4-1) | 144 | -- | 10 |
| 16. | Coastal Carolina (5-0) | 115 | -- | -- |
Florida (58), Ole Miss (57), Auburn (40), Wake Forest (40), Texas(22), Fresno State (13), Stanford (8), Kansas State (6), SMU (5), NC State (4), Arizona State (4), USC (3), Mississippi State (2), Clemson (2), Appalachian State (1), Iowa State (1).
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