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Georgia once again collected all 52 first-place votes to remain a consensus No. 1 in the FWAA/NFF Super 16 College Football Poll, released Sunday. Alabama remains in second.
It's the sixth consecutive week make a clean sweep of the ballots from a panel of 52 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers. Voters were selected to create a balanced geographical perspective and include CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove.
Oregon was the biggest benefactor of Oklahoma's loss to Baylor as the Ducks took the Sooners' old slot, rising from 6th to 3rd. Oklahoma fell from 3rd to 11th.
The race is tight for 3rd through 5th with only 9 points separating the grouping that has Cincinnati in 4th and Ohio State 5th.
Rivals Michigan State and Michigan take 76th and 7th, respectively, while Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Ole Miss round out the top ten.
Iowa, despite a 27-22 win over Minnesota, fell out of the poll after occupying the 16th slot a week ago. The Hawkeyes were replaced by Baylor which bounced back in at No. 12.
On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff Committee will release its third set of rankings for the 2021 season.
The SEC has four teams in the poll, followed by the Big 12 and Big Ten with three apiece. The remaining spots are filled by two independents and one member each from the American, ACC, CUSA and PAC-12.
Congrove's ballot this week: 1) Georgia, 2) Cincinnati, 3) Oregon, 4) Ohio State, 5) Notre Dame, 6) Alabama, 7) Oklahoma State, 8) Oklahoma, 9) Michigan State 10), Michigan, 11) Wake Forest, 12) Ole Miss 13), Wisconsin 14, UTSA, 15) Houston, 16) Baylor.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (10-0) | 832 | 52 | 1 |
| 2. | Alabama (9-1) | 751 | -- | 2 |
| 3. | Oregon (9-1) | 679 | -- | 6 |
| 4. | Cincinnati (10-0) | 678 | -- | 4 |
| 5. | Ohio State (9-1) | 670 | -- | 5 |
| 6. | Michigan State (9-1) | 533 | -- | 8 |
| 7. | Michigan (9-1) | 511 | -- | 9 |
| 8. | Notre Dame (9-1) | 478 | -- | 7 |
| 9. | Oklahoma State (9-1) | 443 | -- | 10 |
| 10. | Ole Miss (8-2) | 311 | -- | 12 |
| 11. | Oklahoma (9-1) | 285 | -- | 3 |
| 12. | Baylor (8-2) | 283 | -- | -- |
| 13. | Wake Forest (9-1) | 237 | -- | 13 |
| 14. | BYU (8-2) | 107 | -- | 14 |
| 15. | UTSA (10-0) | 73 | -- | 15 |
| 16. | Texas A&M (7-3) | 54 | -- | 11 |
Wisconsin (43), Iowa (34), Pittsburgh (28), Houston (15), Utah (6), Coastal Carolina (6), San Diego State (6), Louisiana (3), Mississippi State (3), Arkansas (2), Purdue (1).
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