Super 16 Poll: Ohio State Nudges Past Clemson For 2nd

October 6, 2019 by NFF and CFP

Idle Alabama remains No. 1 for a second straight week in the new FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll released today. The poll is voted on by a panel of football writers and college football Hall Of Fame members.

Ohio State nudged past Clemson into the No. 2 spot, and LSU squeezes past Georgia in to the 4th spot.

Alabama collects 27 first-place votes, compared to Ohio State with 8. Four other teams receive first-place votes as Clemson garners 5, LSU 4, Geeorgia 1 and Oklahoma 1.

After losing at Florida, Auburn dropped from No. 7 to 12th. Otherwise, there wasn't much movement among the Top 10-ranked teams. Iowa and Washington both lost and dropped out of the poll and were replaced by Utah and Michigan, respectively.

The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with five teams, and the Big Ten had four. The Big 12 and Pac-12 had two each. The ACC, Mountain West and Independents had one each.

GAMES THIS WEEK:
No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M
No. 2 Ohio State is idle
Florida State at No. 3 Clemson
No. 8 Florida at No. 4 LSU
South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas (Dallas)
Michigan State at No. 7 Wisconsin
USC at No.9 Notre Dame
No. 10 Penn State at Iowa
No. 12 Auburn is idle
Colorado at No. 13 Oregon (Friday)
Hawaii at No. 14 Boise State
No. 15 Utah at Oregon State
No. 16 Michigan at Illinois

NOTE: CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove is among the voters. His ballot this week was submitted as follows (last week's rank in parenthesis).
1. LSU (1)
2. Ohio State (2
3. Alabama (3)
4. Oklahoma (4)
5. Clemson (5)
6. Georgia (6)
7. Wisconsin (7)
8. Texas (9)
9. Florida (11)
10. Notre Dame (12)
11. Auburn (8)
12. Oregon (10)
13. Minnesota (16)
14. Michigan (15)
15. Utah (14)
16. Baylor (NR)
DROPPED OUT: Washington (13)

About the Poll

The poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by 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 2019 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective.

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
(For games through October 5, 2019)

  Team Points 1st LW
1. Alabama (5-0) 705 27 1
2. Ohio State (6-0) 626 8 3
3. Clemson (5-0) 625 5 2
4. LSU (5-0) 608 4 5
5. Georgia (5-0) 607 1 4
6. Oklahoma (5-0) 544 1 6
7. Wisconsin (5-0) 427 --- 8
8. Florida (6-0) 423 --- 9
9. Notre Dame (4-1) 338 --- 10
10. Penn State (5-0) 304 --- 12
11. Texas (4-1) 290 --- 11
12. Auburn (5-1) 254 --- 7
13. Oregon (4-1) 195 --- 13
14. Boise State (5-0) 103 --- 16
15. Utah (4-1) 63 --- NR
16. Michigan (4-1) 58 --- NR

Others receiving votes:

Baylor (16), Washington (10), Iowa (10), Arizona State (10), SMU (10), Minnesota (10), Wake Forest (7), Texas A&M (7), Memphis (5), Virginia (3), Cincinnati (1).