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Georgia remained No. 1 after dispatching rival Florida, but by virtue of its 44-6 victory over Kentucky, unbeaten Tennessee slipped past Ohio State into the second spot this week. That sets up a 1-2 meeting this coming Saturday in Athens between the two Southeastern Conference East Division powers.
Ohio State's 44-31 victory at Penn State wasn't good enough to keep the Buckeyes in second in the poll and lost a spot to No. 3. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 TCU and No. 8 Oregon stayed put in spots 4-8.
Oklahoma State, No. 9 a week ago, and Wake Forest, at No. 11, each fell completely out of the poll after-lopsided road losses to unranked teams in this poll. Oklahoma State was crushed, 48-0, by Kansas State and Wake Forest fell to Louisville, 48-21.
Kansas State jumped into the poll at No. 14 for the first time this season. Meanwhile, once-beaten Illinois notches its first appearance in the history of the poll by landing at 13.
The SEC leads all conferences with five teams. The Big 10 and Pac-12 have four teams each, followed by the Big 12 with two and ACC with one.at 13. Utah is still 15th while LSU moves in at 16.
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 changed dramatically from a week ago as gave his first-place vote to Tennessee after sticking with Ohio State all season long. The Buckeyes were placed behind No. 2 TCU, while Georgia was relegated rom 2nd to 4th.
The rest of Congrove's top 10 is Michigan at 5, Alabama 6, Clemson 7, Oregon 8, Ole Miss 9, and USC 10.
He rounds out his Top 16 with UCLA at 11, followed by Utah, Illinois, North Carolina, Kansas State and Syracuse.
Congrove dropped Oklahoma State (was 8) and Penn State (was 15) while UNC and Illinois took gained entry.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (8-0) | 800 | 33 | 1 |
| 2. | Tennessee (8-0) | 765 | 12 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State (8-0) | 758 | 7 | 2 |
| 4. | Michigan (8-0) | 677 | - | 4 |
| 5. | Clemson (8-0) | 603 | - | 5 |
| 6. | Alabama (7-1) | 569 | - | 6 |
| 7. | TCU (8-0) | 550 | -- | 7 |
| 8. | Oregon (7-1) | 474 | -- | 8 |
| 9. | USC (7-1) | 374 | -- | 10 |
| 10. | UCLA (7-1) | 331 | -- | 13 |
| 11. | Ole Miss (8-1) | 292 | -- | 14 |
| 12. | Utah (6-2) | 190 | -- | 15 |
| 13. | Illinois (7-1) | 179 | -- | -- |
| 14. | Kansas State (6-2) | 161 | -- | -- |
| 15. | LSU (6-2) | 127 | -- | 16 |
| 16. | Penn State (6-2) | 90 | -- | 12 |
North Carolina (63), Oklahoma State (17), Wake Forest (11), San Jose State (9), Florida State (8), Texas (7), Tulane (7), Arkansas (5), Washington (2), Syracuse (1), Liberty (1), Oklahoma (1).
SCHEDULE (NOV. 5):
No. 2 Tennessee at No. 1 Georgia
No. 3 Ohio State at Northwestern
No. 4 Michigan at Rutgers
No. 5 Clemson at Notre Dame
No. 6 Alabama at No. 15 LSU
Texas Tech at No. 7 TCU
No. 8 Oregon at Colorado
Cal at No. 9 USC
No. 10 UCLA at Arizona State
No. 11 Ole Miss is idle
Arizona at No. 12 Utah
Michigan State at No. 13 Illinois
Texas at No. 14 Kansas State
No. 16 Penn State at Indiana
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