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Alabama, Georgia and Oregon remained 1-3, while Iowa and Penn State each moved up a slot to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Oklahoma fell two spots to No. 6.
The Crimson Tide garnered 46 first-place votes for the fourth straight week. Conference rival Georgia received the other 6 first-place votes for the fourth straight week, as well.
After losing at unranked North Carolina State, Clemson fell completely out of the poll. The Tigers entered the week ranked 8th.
Then 7th-ranked Texas A&M was upset by Arkansas in Arlington, TX and dropped all the way to No. 16. With the victory, Arkansas jumped into the poll for the first time this season at No. 10. Michigan State was the other first-time team in the poll this season as Iowa State's loss at Baylor dropped the Cyclones out of the poll after they were ranked 14th a week ago.
The SEC (six teams) and Big Ten (five teams) occupy 11 of the 16 spots in the poll. Independents have two teams - Notre Dame and BYU. The American, Big 12 and Pac-12 have one apiece.
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) Oklahoma, 4) Oregon, 5) Iowa, 6) Cincinnati 7) Penn State, 8) Ohio State, 9) Arkansas, 10) Ole Miss 11) Notre Dame, 12) BYU, 13) Michigan, 14) Michigan State, 15) Oklahoma State, and 16) Texas A&M.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama (4-0) | 826 | 46 | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia (4-0) | 783 | 6 | 2 |
| 3. | Oregon (4-0) | 711 | -- | 3 |
| 4. | Iowa (4-0) | 595 | -- | 5 |
| 5. | Penn State (4-0) | 590 | -- | 6 |
| 6. | Oklahoma (4-0) | 542 | -- | 4 |
| 7. | Cincinnati (3-0) | 438 | -- | 9 |
| 8. | Notre Dame (4-0) | 428 | -- | 12 |
| 9. | Florida (3-1) | 421 | -- | 11 |
| 10. | Arkansas (4-0) | 405 | -- | -- |
| 11. | Ohio State (3-1) | 369 | -- | 10 |
| 12. | Ole Miss (3-0) | 291 | -- | 13 |
| 13. | Michigan (4-0) | 169 | -- | 15 |
| 14. | BYU (4-0) | 141 | -- | 16 |
| 15. | Michigan State (4-0) | 104 | -- | -- |
| 16. | Texas A&M (3-1) | 81 | -- | 7 |
Coastal Carolina (46), Clemson (35), Wake Forest (23), Fresno State (14), Oklahoma State (13), Baylor (11), NC State (10), Texas (9), Boston College (5), North Carolina (5), UCLA (5), Auburn (3), Maryland (2), SMU (1).
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