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FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll: Alabama Adds Another 1st-place Vote

September 17, 2018 by Courtesy NFF

NOTE: CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove is among the voters.

Alabama remained No. 1, receiving all but four first-place votes. Georgia, Clemson and LSU split the other four first-place votes. But Georgia moved into the No. 2 spot by a seven-point margin over Clemson. Ohio State stayed at No. 4 after beating TCU.

Auburn dropped from No. 6 to No. 10 after losing a home game to LSU, which is now in the sixth slot. Wisconsin, which was No. 7 last week, fell completely out of the poll after losing to unranked BYU in Madison. Oklahoma State entered the poll at No. 15 after recording a big home victory over Boise State.

Penn State and Notre Dame are tied for 8th.

The SEC has five teams in the poll, followed by the Big 12 with four. The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have two each. There is one independent.

Games This Week

No. 1 Alabama at Ole Miss; Georgia Southern at No. 2 Clemson; Middle Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia; No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 16 TCU (Arlington, Texas); No.5 Oklahoma at Iowa State; No. 11 LSU at No. 6 Auburn; BYU at No. 7 Wisconsin; UC Davis at No. 8 Stanford; Vanderbilt at No. 9 Notre Dame; No. 10 Washington at Utah; Kent State at No. 12 Penn State; East Carolina at No. 13 Virginia Tech; No. 14 West Virginia at North Carolina State; Louisiana at No. 15 Mississippi State.

Congrove's Ballot

In order of 1-16, Congrove's ballot was Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia, Stanford, Mississippi State, Penn State, Oklahoma State, LSU, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, TCU, Washington, Michigan.

About the Poll

The poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by long-time partners, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF). Voters rank the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and the results will be released every Monday of the 2018 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective.

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
(For games through September 15, 2018)

  Team Points 1st LW
1. Alabama (3-0) 826 48 1
2. Georgia (3-0) 728 1 3
3. Clemson (3-0) 721 2 2
4. Ohio State (3-0) 693 --- 4
5. Oklahoma (3-0) 631 --- 5
6. LSU (3-0) 572 --- 11
7. Stanford (3-0) 445 --- 8
8. Penn State (3-0) 384 --- 12
8. Notre Dame (3-0) 384 --- 9
10. Auburn (2-1) 339 --- 6
11. Washington (2-1) 302 --- 10
12. Virginia Tech (2-0) 233 --- 13
13. Mississippi State (3-0) 223 --- 15
14. West Virginia (3-0) 210 --- 14
15. Oklahoma State (3-0) 124 --- N/A
16. TCU (2-1) 65 --- 16

Others receiving votes:

Wisconsin (60), Michigan (32), UCF (28), Texas A&M (26), Michigan State (9), Missouri (9), BYU (7), Oregon (7), Iowa (6), Duke (6), Boise State (1), Miami, Fla. (1).