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Five different teams continue to receive first-place votes in our latest Super 16 College Football Poll, administered by the FWAA (Football Writers Association) and the National Football Foundation.
The panel of 56 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers bring a geographically balanced perspective and include CollegeFootballPoll.com's DaveCongrove who has participated since week 4 of the 2017 season.
Georgia again collects the most first-place mentions with 40, which is up 12 from a week ago. Georgia is coming off an impressive 51-13 romp over a previously undefeated Kentucky team that was essentially ranked 18th in our poll.
The Bulldogs have held the No. 1 spot since week 6 of the 2022 season, and an SEC team has been ranked No. 1 in the poll for 48 consecutive weeks dating back September 29, 2019.
Texas vacated the No. 2 spot by losing 34-30 in the final seconds to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the State Fairgrounds in Dallas. The Longhorns were kicked down to No. 9.
Michigan moves into the 2-hole, but received 4 fewer first-place votes than it did a week ago (14), despite a 52-10 road obliteration of Minnesota.
Ohio State and Florida State also move up one spot.
The No. 3 Buckeyes have not received any first-place votes since picking up 2 in the preseason. They trailed Maryland 17-10 at home until beginning a 27-0 run with 8:56 to play in the 3rd quarter to notch a 37-17 victory.
The No. 4 Seminoles have 3 first-place votes, but lost Congrove's. FSU pulled away from a 22-17 early third-quarter advantage for a 39-17 home win over an outmanned Virginia Tech team. FSU opened that game with a 22-0 first quarter, but was outscored 10-0 in the second and gave up a 99-yard kickoff return by the Hokies to begin the second half.
Oklahoma's win over Texas earned the Sooners 2 first-place votes and a No. 5 ranking after entering the week at No. 12. They were un-ranked until Week 3.
Idle Washington picked up the remaining first-place vote and stayed at No. 6.
Penn State and Oregon were also idle and continue to hold the 7th and 8th spots, respectively.
USC slipped a notch from 9th to 10th after needing triple-overtime at home to eke-out a 43-41 win over Arizona.
Louisville's 33-20 statement win at home over Notre Dame lands the Cardinals in the poll for the first time since October 1, 2017. Their No. 13 ranking marks the team's highest appearance since a No. 12 spot on November 20, 2016, and it comes in Jeff Brohm's first season as head coach.
Washington State's appearance in the poll lasted only one week. The Cougars dropped a 25-17 decision at UCLA as the Bruins rallied with a 13-0 fourth quarter and a 16-3 second half.
Alabama stats at No. 11 after a 26-20 win at Texas A&M.
North Carolina moves up one to No. 12 with its 40-7 romp at home over Syracuse.
Ole Miss slides up from 15th to 14th after a 27-20 home win over Arkansas.
Oregon State (5-1) outscored Cal 52-40 in Berkeley and the Beavers bump up one spot to No. 15 for their highest ranking in school history.
Tennessee re-joins the poll after disappearing for three weeks, claiming the No. 16 spot after being idle in Week 6.
The SEC and PAC-12 lead all conferences with four teams each, followed by the B1G and ACC with three each, and the Big 12 with two.
(SEE: Scores and Picks, Last Week's Poll)
CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove dropped Florida State from No. 1 and reshuffled his entire ballot. He now has Georgia No. 1, followed by Michigan, Florida State, Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, Texas, and Penn State while Alabama closes out his Top 10. He has North Carolina at No. 11, trailed by Oregon, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Louisville and Oregon State.
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (6-0) | 868 | 40 | 1 |
| 2. | Michigan (6-0) | 805 | 10 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State (5-0) | 716 | 4 | |
| 4. | Florida State (5-0) | 700 | 3 | 5 |
| 5. | Oklahoma (6-0) | 652 | 2 | 12 |
| 6. | Washington (5-0) | 610 | 1 | 6 |
| 7. | Penn State (5-0) | 574 | 7 | |
| 8. | Oregon (5-0) | 551 | 8 | |
| 9. | Texas (5-1) | 422 | 2 | |
| 10. | USC (6-0) | 393 | 9 | |
| 11. | Alabama (5-1) | 377 | 11 | |
| 12. | North Carolina (5-0) | 282 | 13 | |
| 13. | Louisville (6-0) | 226 | -- | |
| 14. | Ole Miss (5-1) | 157 | 15 | |
| 15. | Oregon State (5-1) | 139 | 16 | |
| 16. | Tennessee (4-1) | 24 | -- |
Notre Dame (20), UCLA (20), Utah (19), Duke (16), LSU (16), Washington State (14), South Carolina (4), Air Force (3), Texas A&M (2), Wyoming (2), Tulane (2), Wisconsin (2).
No. 1 Georgia at Vanderbilt
No. 2 Michigan vs. Indiana
No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue
No. 4 Florida State vs. Syracuse
No. 5 Oklahoma, idle.
No. 6 Washington vs. No. 8 Oregon
No. 7 Penn State vs. UMass
No. 8 Oregon at No. 6 Washington
No. 9 Texas, idle.
No. 10 USC at Notre Dame
No. 11 Alabama vs. Arkasnas
No. 12 North Carolina vs. Miami (FL)
No. 13 Louisville at Pittsburgh No. 14 Ole Miss, idle
No. 15 Oregon State vs. UCLA
No. 16 Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
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