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Oregon picked up 49 of 54 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the second consecutive week after a 29-point win against Illinois at home. The Ducks are the first team outside of the SEC since Clemson in 2019 to hold the No. 1 spot in the poll for two consecutive weeks.
The top 8 spots remain unchanged after the action in Week 9.
Texas A&M climbed five slots to No. 9 after defeating LSU 38-23, giving the Aggies their highest ranking since a No. 7 spot September 16, 2022. LSU dropped seven spots to No. 16 by virtue of the loss in College Station.
Notre Dame advanced three spots to No. 10 after defeating Navy 51-14.
Ole Miss fell out of the poll despite a 12-point victory against Oklahoma at home.
Pittsburgh joined the poll for the first time this season after defeating Syracuse 41-13 at home. The No. 15 ranking for Pittsburgh marks the first appearance in the poll for the Panthers since claiming the No. 12 spot on December 5, 2021.
The SEC leads all conferences with six teams, followed by the Big Ten with four, ACC with three, Big 12 with two and FBS 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 49 voters who put Oregon at No. 1. The other 5 first-place votes all went to Georgia.
His top ten is an exact repeat of last week's ballot, other than swapping Ohio State and Penn State at 2nd and 3rd by placing the Nittany Lions over the Buckeyes. Those two collide in Happy Valley this Saturday in what will be the only head-to-head matchup of Super 16 teams.
His ballot last week had LSU at No. 11. He drops the Tigers out of the poll and puts Texas A&M in that spot after the Aggies beat LSU, 38-23. Numbers 12 through 16 are unchanged.
Here is Congrove's entire Top 16 ballot:
(1) Oregon, (2) Penn State, (3) Ohio State, (4) Miami, FL, (5) Georgia, (6) Texas, (7) Clemson (8) Tennessee, (9) Iowa State, (10) Notre Dame, (11)Texas A&M, (12) Ole Miss, (13) Alabama, (14) Indiana, (15) BYU, (16) Pitt.
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon (8-0) | 859 | 49 | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia (6-1) | 793 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | Penn State (7-0) | 704 | 3 | |
| 4. | Ohio State (6-1) | 667 | 4 | |
| 5. | Miami-FL (8-0) | 651 | 5 | |
| 6. | Texas (7-1) | 613 | 6 | |
| 7. | Tennessee (6-1) | 479 | 7 | |
| 8. | Clemson (6-1) | 418 | 8 | |
| 9. | Texas A&M (7-1) | 366 | 14 | |
| 10. | Notre Dame (7-1) | 345 | 13 | |
| 11. | BYU (8-0) | 332 | 11 | |
| 12. | Indiana (8-0) | 326 | 12 | |
| 13. | Iowa State (7-0) | 315 | 10 | |
| 14. | Alabama (6-2) | 186 | 15 | |
| 15. | Pittsburgh (7-0) | 77 | N/A | |
| 16. | LSU (6-2) | 63 | 9 |
Ole Miss (52), Kansas State (49), Boise State (38), SMU (9), Army West Point (2).
No. 1 Oregon at Michigan
No. 2 Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State
Duke at No. 5 Miami
No. 6 Texas is idle
Kentucky at No. 7 Tennessee
Louisville at No. 8 Clemson
No. 9 Texas A&M at South Carolina
No. 10 Notre Dame is idle
No. 11 BYU is idle
No. 12 Indiana at Michigan State
Texas Tech at No. 13 Iowa State
No. 14 Alabama is idle
No. 15 Pitt at SMU
No. 16 LSU 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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