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'Bama Again Takes All 1st-Place Votes in FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll

October 22, 2017 by FWAA-NFF

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

Top-ranked Alabama, after a dominant home victory over Tennessee, received all 48 first-place votes for a second straight week in the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll.

Penn State moved up to No. 2 after dispatching Michigan. Idle Georgia dropped a spot to No. 3. TCU, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Clemson held steady at Nos. 4-7. Notre Dame knocked USC out of the poll and moved up to No. 9 after the victory over the Trojans. The Wolverines also dropped out of the poll. Entering the poll for the first time ever were North Carolina State and South Florida.

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

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 Penn State, Georgia, TCU and Wisconsin. The rest of his ballot had Miami (Fla.) 6th, followed by Oklahoma, Ohio State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Washington, Oklahoma State, Washington State, N.C. State and USF.

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
(For games through October 21, 2017)

  Team Points 1st LW
1. Alabama (8-0) 768 48 1
2. Penn State (7-0) 707 --- 3
3. Georgia (7-0) 680 --- 2
4. TCU (7-0) 607 --- 4
5. Wisconsin (7-0) 554 --- 5
6. Ohio State (6-1) 488 --- 6
7. Clemson (6-1) 473 --- 7
8. Miami (Fla.) (6-0) 392 --- 9
9. Notre Dame (6-1) 382 --- 13
10. Oklahoma (6-1) 374 --- 8
11. Oklahoma State (6-1) 268 --- 10
12. Washington (6-1) 229 --- 11
13. Virginia Tech (6-1) 200 --- 15
14. Washington State (7-1) 107 --- 14
15. N.C. State (6-1) 77 --- ---
16. USF (7-0) 52 --- ---

Others receiving votes:

Michigan State (50), UCF (50), Auburn (37), Stanford (16), LSU (8), USC (4), WVU (2), Arizona (1), Iowa State (1), Michigan (1).

This week's key games:

No. 2 Penn State at No. 6 Ohio State; No. 3 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville, Fla.); No. 4 TCU at Iowa State; No. 5 Wisconsin at Illinois; Georgia Tech at No. 7 Clemson; No. 8 Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina; No. 15 North Carolina State at No. 9 Notre Dame; Texas Tech at No. 10 Oklahoma; No.11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia; UCLA at No. 12 Washington; Duke at No. 13 Virginia Tech; No. 14 Washington State at Arizona; Houston at No. 16 South Florida.