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FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll: 'Bama Still No. 1 on 41 of 48 Ballots

November 5, 2017 by FWAA-NFF

NOTE: CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove is among the voters.

Alabama and Georgia remained 1-2 in the poll for a second straight week, with the Bulldogs narrowing the gap in terms of points and first-place votes. Ohio State, after a road loss at Iowa, took a tumble from No. 3 all the way to No. 11. Penn State also slid five spots to No. 12 following a second straight road loss, this time to Michigan State, which entered the poll for the first time this season at No. 15

USC re-entered the poll at No. 16. Iowa State and Virginia Tech dropped out after losses. Notre Dame jumped to No. 3 and Clemson rounded out the Top 4.

The Big Ten led all conferences with four teams. The Big 12 and SEC followed with three each. The ACC and Pac-12 each had two, and the American and Independents had one each.

Voters in the poll consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective.

Congrove's top 5 this week had Alabama No. 1, followed by Georgia, Miami (Fla.), Wisconsin and Notre Dame.

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
(For games through November 4 2017)

  Team Points 1st LW
1. Alabama (9-0) 761 41 1
2. Georgia (8-0) 727 7 2
3. Notre Dame (8-1) 630 --- 6
4. Clemson (8-1) 595 --- 5
5. Wisconsin (9-0) 554 --- 4
6. Oklahoma (8-1) 549 --- 8
7. Miami (Fla.) (8-0) 524 --- 9
8. TCU (8-1) 412 --- 11
9. Washington (8-1) 383 --- 12
10. Auburn (7-2) 275 --- 16
11. Ohio State (7-2) 218 --- 3
12. Penn State (7-2) 187 --- 7
13. Oklahoma State (7-2) 176 --- 10
14. UCF (8-0) 144 --- 15
15. Michigan State (7-2) 139 --- ---
16. USC (8-2) 106 --- ---

Others receiving votes:

Southern California (26), North Carolina State (16), Stanford (13), Washington State (12), LSU (8), South Florida (6), Arizona (5), Mississippi State (5), Michigan (4), Memphis (1).

This week's key games:

LSU at No. 1 Alabama; South Carolina at No. 2 Georgia; No. 3 Ohio State at Iowa; No. 4 Wisconsin at Indiana; No. 5 Clemson at North Carolina State; Wake Forest at No. 6 Notre Dame; No. 7 Penn State at Michigan State; No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 10 Oklahoma State; No. 13 Virginia Tech at No. 9 Miami (Fla.); Texas at No. 11 TCU; Oregon at No. 12 Washington; No. 14 Iowa State at West Virginia; No. 15 UCF at SMU; No. 16 Auburn at Texas A&M.