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Texas upheld its No. 1 ranking with a convincing 34-3 victory over Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday and easily remains No. 1. But then-No. 2 Ohio State literally ran out of time in a 32-31 loss at then-No. 3 Oregon in the marquee matchup of poll teams on Saturday night in Eugene. By virtue of that result, the Ducks and Buckeyes switch places and Oregon now has tied its highest rating in the history of the poll which as previously achieved in December of 2014.
The Longhorns will face No. 5 Georgia in a much-anticipated showdown of SEC powers in Austin on Saturday. The Bulldogs were jumped by Penn State for the No. 4 slot this week after the Nittany Lions won 33-30 at USC in OT, and Georgia was a 41-31 winner at home over a Mississippi State.team that is at the bottom of the SEC.
In a Saturday packed full of close finishes and overtime thrillers, Ohio State let the game slip away without getting off a possible field goal attempt that could have won the game. Will Howard tried to extend a running play to set up the field goal opportunity but, in doing so, the clock ran out.
Tennessee slipped from 8th to 9th after also needing overtime to secure a 23-17 win at home over Florida.
LSU moved up from 13th to 10th after a magical comeback in regulation which the Bayou Bengals then converted into a 29-26 OT win. LSU held Ole Miss to a field goal on their OT possession, and needed just one play to get the walk-off win with Garret Nussmeier's 25-yard TD pass to Kyren Lacy.
Alabama stays at No. 7 after holding on to beat South Carolina in Tuscaloosa, avoiding a second consecutive loss to an unranked opponent.
That sets up Alabama's visit to Tennessee as another Top Ten battle this Saturday.
The rest of the Super 16 teams either won (Clemson, Notre Dame, Iowa State and BYU) or were idle (Miami-FL, Texas A&M and Indiana).
The SEC leads with seven teams in the poll, followed by the Big Ten with four, the ACC and Big 12 with two each and the Independents with one.
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 47 voters who put Texas at No. 1. But Congrove has had the Longhorns there since week 3. The other 7 first-place votes all switched from Ohio State to Oregon.
Here is Congrove's entire Top 16 ballot:
(1) Texas, (2) Oregon, (3) Ohio State), (4) Penn State, (5) Miami, FL, (6) Alabama, (7) Georgia, (8) Tennessee, (9) Iowa State, (10) Clemson, (11) Notre Dame, (12) LSU, (13) Ole Miss, (14) BYU, (15) Texas A&M, (16) Pitt.
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texas (6-0) | 857 | 47 | 1 |
| 2. | Oregon (6-0) | 813 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State (5-1) | 692 | 2 | |
| 4. | Penn State (6-0) | 689 | 5 | |
| 5. | Georgia (5-1) | 648 | 4 | |
| 6. | Miami-FL (6-0) | 594 | 6 | |
| 7. | Alabama (5-1) | 517 | 7 | |
| 8. | Clemson (5-1) | 416 | 10 | |
| 9. | Tennessee (5-1) | 383 | 8 | |
| 10. | LSU (5-1) | 335 | 13 | |
| 11. | Iowa State (6-0) | 317 | 12 | |
| 12. | Notre Dame (5-1) | 283 | 11 | |
| 13. | BYU (6-0) | 263 | 14 | |
| 14. | Texas A&M (5-1) | 155 | 15 | |
| 15. | Indiana (6-0) | 117 | 16 | |
| 16. | Ole Miss (5-2) | 108 | 9 |
Boise State (42), Pittsburgh (40), Kansas State (38), Missouri (9), Utah (4), SMU (4), Army West Point (4), Illinois (4), Nebraska (3), USC (3), Oklahoma (3), Michigan (2), Iowa (1).
No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas
No. 2 Oregon at Purdue (Fri.)
No. 3 Ohio State is idle
No. 4 Penn State is idle
No. 6 Miami (FL) at Louisville
No. 7 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee
Virginia at No. 8 Clemson
No. 10 LSU at Arkansas
UCF at No. 11 Iowa State
No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU (Friday)
No. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Nebraska at No. 15 Indiana
No. 16 Ole Miss is idle.
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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