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Oregon continued its stay at No. 1 for a fourth straight week with a relatively easy 39-18 home victory over Maryland, but previously No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Miami, Fl. both suffered road defeats on Saturday and took tumbles in the poll.
Georgia lost for the second time this season, 28-10, at Ole Miss, and the Hurricanes dropped a 28-23 decision at Georgia Tech for their first loss of the season. As a result, the Bulldogs fell to 11, and the Hurricanes dropped to 12.
LSU fell 42-13 at home to Alabama and got booted from the poll. Another set of Tigers - the ones for Clemson - moved into the poll at No. 16.
The reset at the top of the poll this week found Ohio State at No. 2, Texas at No. 3 and unbeaten Indiana at No. 4 after its 20-15 home win over Michigan. Rounding out the top 10 are Tennessee, Penn State, BYU, Alabama, Notre Dame and Ole Miss. Both Indiana at No.4, and BYU at No. 7, has their highest ranking in the history of the poll.
The SEC and Big Ten dominate the poll. The Big Ten has four of the top six teams in the poll - Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana and Penn State. The SEC has the most teams with six. The ACC has three, while the Independents, Big 12 and Mountain West each have a single representative
Voters in the Super 16 Poll consist of FWAA writers and members of the College Football Hall of Fame who were selected to create a geographically balanced perspective.
CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove has been on the voting panel since the September 24, 2017 poll. He is one of the 53 voters who put Oregon at No. 1 while one voted Ohio State No. 1.
Oregon and Ohio State remain 1-2 in his ranking. He dropped Miami from 3 to 9, and Georgia from 4 to 11, after the 'Canes lost 28-23 at Georgia Tech and the Bulldogs were punished 28-10 at Ole Miss. Iowa State also lost and he moved the Cyclones out of the top 16 after having them at No. 14 a week ago. Texas A&M moves in at No. 16.
Here is Congrove's entire Top 16 ballot:
(1) Oregon, (2) Ohio State, (3) Penn State, (4) Texas, (5) Indiana, (6) Tennessee, (7) BYU, (8) Notre Dame, (9) Miami, FL, (10) Ole Miss, (11) Georgia (12) Alabama, (13) SMU, (14) Boise State, (15) Army, (16) Texas A&M.
By order of conference, that means he has four B1G schools and 1 SEC program in the top 5 - completely unintentionally. He has no other B1G schools in the top 16, a total of 6 schools from the SEC, 2 from the ACC, 1 from the Big 12, 1 independent, and 1 each from the Mountain West and American Conferences. .
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon (10-0) | 862 | 53 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State (8-1) | 801 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. | Texas (8-1) | 737 | 5 | |
| 4. | Indiana (10-0) | 604 | 8 | |
| 5. | Tennessee (8-1) | 599 | 7 | |
| 6. | Penn State (8-1) | 575 | 6 | |
| 7. | BYU (9-0) | 502 | 10 | |
| 8. | Alabama (7-2) | 452 | 11 | |
| 9. | Notre Dame (8-1) | 448 | 9 | |
| 10. | Ole Miss (8-2) | 399 | 14 | |
| 11. | Georgia (7-2) | 373 | 2 | |
| 12. | Miami-FL (9-1) | 303 | 4 | |
| 13. | SMU (8-1) | 214 | 12 | |
| 14. | Boise State (8-1) | 192 | 13 | |
| 15. | Texas A&M (7-2) | 123 | 15 | |
| 16. | Clemson (7-2) | 50 | N/A |
Army West Point (36), Colorado (29), LSU (17), South Carolina (10), Kansas State (8), Washington State (5), Iowa State (4), Georgia Tech (1).
No. 1 Oregon at Wisconsin
No. 2 Ohio State at Northwestern (Wrigley Field)
No. 3 Texas at Arkansas
No. 4 Indiana is idle
No. 5 Tennessee at No.11 Georgia
No. 6 Penn State at Purdue
Kansas at No. 7 BYU
Mercer at No. 8 Alabama
Virginia at No. 9 Notre Dame
No. 10 Ole Miss is idle
No. 12 Miami, Fl. is idle
Boston College at No. 13 SMU
No. 14 Boise State at San Jose State
New Mexico State at No. 15 Texas A&M
No. 16 Clemson at Pittsburgh
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL: The poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by two 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 Sunday of the 2023 season. The individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, September 3 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, December 8. The poll utilizes a computer program designed by Sports Systems to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.
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