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Despite some drama, the top nine teams didn't budge from a week ago.
Top-ranked Georgia didn't dispose of Missouri until the fourth quarter, 30-21; No. 5 Washington finally won a scoring duel with USC, 52-42; and No. 7 Texas needed overtime to beat Kansas State, 33-30.
Besides Missouri, three other teams in last week's poll lost: Oklahoma, Notre Dame and LSU. The Sooners and the Irish both fell to unranked teams, Oklahoma State and Clemson, respectively. LSU was beaten by No. 8 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and LSU all dropped out of the poll and were replaced by Tennessee, Oklahoma State and Utah.
The poll is administered by the FWAA (Football Writers Association) and the National Football Foundation, and features a geographical mix 56 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers. CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove has been a member of the panel since since week 4 of the 2017 season.
The SEC led all conferences with five teams in the poll, followed by the Pac-12 with four, the Big Ten with three and the ACC and Big 12 with two each.
An SEC team has been ranked No. 1 in the poll each week, dating back to September 29, 2019, a span of 52 poll weeks.
(SEE: Scores and Picks, Last Week's Poll)
CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove - Ballot: His top 8 are unchanged with (1) Michigan followed by (2) Florida State, (3) Georgia, (4) Ohio State, (5) Washington, (6) Oregon, (7) Texas, and (8) Alabama. He moved Oklahoma down from 9 to 12, Penn State up from 10 to 9, Ole Miss up from 11 to 10, Oklahoma State into the poll at 11, Kansas into the poll at 13, Missouri down from 12 to 14, Tennesse back into the poll at 15, and James Madison into the poll at 16.
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (9-0) | 858 | 35 | 1 |
| 2. | Michigan (9-0) | 810 | 11 | 2 |
| 3. | Ohio State (9-0) | 780 | 6 | 3 |
| 4. | Florida State (9-0) | 751 | 4 | 4 |
| 5. | Washington (9-0) | 705 | 5 | |
| 6. | Oregon (8-1) | 608 | 6 | |
| 7. | Texas (8-1) | 552 | 7 | |
| 8. | Alabama (8-1) | 518 | 8 | |
| 9. | Penn State (8-1) | 428 | 9 | |
| 10. | Ole Miss (8-1) | 417 | 11 | |
| 11. | Louisville (8-1) | 280 | 15 | |
| 12. | Oregon State (7-2) | 188 | 16 | |
| 13. | Tennessee (7-2) | 129 | N/A | |
| 14. | Oklahoma State (7-2) | 123 | N/A | |
| 15. | Utah (7-2) | 119 | N/A | |
| 16. | Missouri (7-2) | 118 | 14 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Oklahoma (86), Kansas (49), LSU (35), Notre Dame (20), Tulane (16), James Madison (8), North Carolina (6), Kansas State (4), Texas A&M (2), Arizona (2), UCLA (2), USC (1), Liberty (1).
Next Week's Schedule for Ranked Teams:
(1) Georgia hosts (10) Ole Miss
(2) Michigan at (9) Penn State
(3) Ohio State hosts Michigan State
(4) Florida State hosts Miami (FLA)
(5) Washington hosts (15) Utah
(6) Oregon hosts USC
(7) Texas at TCU
(8) Alabama at Kentucky
(9) Penn State hosts (2) Michigan
(10) Ole Miss at (1) Georgia
(11) Louisville hosts Virginia (Thursday)
(12) Oregon State hosts Stanford
(13) Tennessee at (16) Missouri
(14) Oklahoma State at UCF
(15) Utah at (5) Washington
(16) Missouri hosts (13) Tennessee
IDLE:
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