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For a fourth consecutive week, Georgia collected all 52 first-place votes and remains atop the FWAA/NFF Super 16 College Football Poll.
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.
The poll, released Sunday afternoon, saw voters keep Alabama 2nd, Cincinnati 3rd and Oklahoma 4th. But they dropped Ohio State from 5th to 6th and put Michigan State as the first team out.
On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff Committee will release its first set of rankings for the 2021 season.
Georgia's 34-7 win over Florida, couple with Kentucky's 31-17 loss at Mississippi State, enabled the Bulldogs to clinch the Eastern division title. 'Bama and Auburn each sit atop the Western division with one loss each.
Kentucky was No. 13 before the loss to Bulldogs and fell out ofd this week's poll, along with Pittsburgh and Iowa..The Panthers lost at home to Miami and the Hawkeyes were annihilated by Wisconsin.
Baylor, Auburn and UTSA all entered the poll for the first time this season. This is the first time UTSA has been ranked in the poll in the history of the school's football program.
,p>Other poll highlights:
- Michigan fell four spots to No. 10 after losing to archrival Michigan State. - Ole Miss dropped six spots to No. 15 after losing at Auburn.
The SEC leads all conferences with five teams in the poll, though three of those are ranked 12th through 15th. The Big Ten and Big 12 each have three entrants, while the American, ACC, CUSA, PAC-12 and Independents have one apiece.
Congrove's ballot this week: 1) Georgia, 2) Alabama, 3) Ohio State, 4) Oklahoma 5) Michigan State, 6) Cincinnati, 7) Michigan, 8) Wake Forest, 9) Oregon, 10) Oklahoma State, 11) Notre Dame, 12) Texas A&M, 13) Baylor, 14) UTSA, 15) Houston, 16) Louisiana.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (8-0) | 832 | 52 | 1 |
| 2. | Alabama (7-1) | 725 | -- | 2 |
| 3. | Cincinnati (8-0) | 695 | -- | 3 |
| 4. | Oklahoma (9-0) | 670 | -- | 4 |
| 5. | Michigan State (8-0) | 630 | -- | 7 |
| 6. | Ohio State (7-1) | 612 | -- | 5 |
| 7. | Oregon (7-1) | 530 | -- | 8 |
| 8. | Notre Dame (7-1) | 416 | -- | 11 |
| 9. | Wake Forest (8-0) | 392 | -- | 12 |
| 10. | Michigan (7-1) | 376 | -- | 6 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State (7-1) | 292 | -- | 14 |
| 12. | Texas A&M (6-2) | 246 | -- | 15 |
| 13. | Baylor (7-1) | 223 | -- | -- |
| 14. | Auburn (6-2) | 217 | -- | -- |
| 15. | Ole Miss (6-2) | 85 | -- | 9 |
| 16. | UTSA (8-0) | 27 | -- | -- |
BYU (24), Iowa (23), Houston (16), Kentucky (13), Penn State (10), Coastal Carolina (6), San Diego State (3), Wisconsin (3), Appalachian State (1), Utah (1), Louisiana (1), SMU (1), NC State (1), Arkansas (1).
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