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Georgia, which enjoyed a bye week, once again picked up 31-of-52 first-place votes and remained No. 1 in the Super 16 Poll for the third consecutive week. The rest of the Top 7 also remains intact.
Four members of thee Sweet 16 Poll had a bye - Georgia, Michigan, UCLA and Utah.
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.
Ohio State garnered 15 first-place votes, while Tennessee received 5 and Clemson 1. Michigan and Alabama lost their respective lone first-place supporter that they had a week ago.
No. 3 Tennessee rose to its highest ranking in the history of the poll after defeating Alabama 52-49 at home. Alabama dropped to No. 6 which marks the lowest The shakeup begins at No. 8 as Ole Miss drops to 14 while Oregon takes the Rebels' place. Oklahoma State and USC round out the Top Ten, followed by Wake Forest, Penn State, and UCLA at 13. Utah is still 15th while LSU moves in at 16.
Syracuse was the only team dropped from the poll
The SEC leads all leagues with five teams, followed by the Pac-12 with four and the Big Ten with three. The ACC and Big 12 have two apiece.
Congrove's top four stays the same as last week - Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Tennessee. Alabama and Clemson swap places at Nos. 5 and 6 on his ballot as moves the Tide in front of the Tigers. TCU takes Ole Miss' spot in 7th as the Rebels drop to 11 for their loss at LSU. Oklahoma State nips on TCU's heels at No. 8, followed by No. 9 Oregon and 10th-ranked Wake Forest as the Ducks climb four spots and the Deacons move up five. USC takes 12th, followed by UCLA, Syracuse (down from 12), and Penn State which re-enters at 15. Utah stays at No. 16. Kansas State is the only team he dropped from his ballot after having the Wildcats ranked 14th last week.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (7-0) | 800 | 31 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State (7-0) | 784 | 15 | 2 |
| 3. | Tennessee (7-0) | 727 | 5 | 3 |
| 4. | Michigan (7-0) | 684 | - | 4 |
| 5. | Clemson (8-0) | 612 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. | Alabama (7-1) | 576 | - | 6 |
| 7. | TCU (7-0) | 528 | -- | 7 |
| 8. | Oregon (6-1) | 473 | -- | 10 |
| 9. | Oklahoma State (6-1) | 405 | -- | 11 |
| 10. | USC (6-1) | 300 | -- | 12 |
| 11. | Wake Forest (6-1) | 275 | -- | 14 |
| 12. | Penn State (6-1) | 203 | -- | 16 |
| 13. | UCLA (6-1) | 183 | -- | 9 |
| 14. | Ole Miss (7-1) | 153 | -- | 8 |
| 15. | Utah (5-2) | 136 | -- | 15 |
| 16. | LSU (6-2) | 76 | -- | -- |
Syracuse (64), Illinois (54), Florida State (8), Texas (7), Kentucky (7), Cincinnati (6), North Carolina (4), Tulane (4), Kansas State (3).
SCHEDULE (OCT. 29):
No. 1 Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 12 Penn State
Kentucky at No.3 Tennessee
Michigan State at No. 4 Michigan
No.5 Clemson is idle
No. 6 Alabama is idle
No. 7 TCU at West Virginia
No.8 Oregon at California
No. 9 Oklahoma State at Kansas State
No. 10 USC at Arizona
No. 11 Wake Forest at Louisville
Stanford at No.13 UCLA
No. 14 Ole Miss at Texas A&M
No. 15 Utah at Washington State (Thursday)
No. 16 LSU is idle.
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