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Ohio State received 44 of 56 first place votes and climbed one spot to No. 1 by virtue of its 14-7 win over Texas at home. The top ranking is the first in the regular season for the Buckeyes since November 1, 2015. The polling ends after the regular season conference championship games.
The Longhorns fell from the No. 1 ranking to No. 7 after the loss in Columbus, and Alabama is left out of the poll for the first time ever after a 14-point loss at Florida State. It marks the end of a 151-week run for the Crimson Tide that dates back to the very first Super 16 poll at the start of the 2014 season. Ohio State's 149 consecutive weeks is now the longest active appearance streak.
CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove has been on the Super 16 voting panel since the September 24, 2017 poll. He is one of the 44 voters who put the Buckeyes at the top of this week's poll.
Penn State advanced one spot to No. 2 after a 35-point victory at home against Nevada. The ranking is the highest for the Nittany Lions since claiming the No. 2 spot on October 22, 2017.
LSU moved six spots to No. 3 after a 17-10 road win at Clemson, marking the highest ranking for the Tigers since being ranked No. 1 on December 8, 2019.
Georgia remained No. 4 after a 45-7 win at home against Marshall.
Ole Miss and Tennessee also fell out of the poll despite winning in Week 1.
Florida, Florida State and Oklahoma moved into the poll after home victories in Week 1.
Miami (FL), Florida and Florida State are ranked in the poll during the same week for the first time in history, claiming Nos. 5, 10 and 15 spots respectively.
Tennessee was left out of the top 16 after being ranked 16th in the Super 16 Preseason Poll. Ole Miss is also absent from this poll after being ranked 15th in the preseason edition. The Rebels and Vols were replaced by Florida and Oklahoma.
The SEC leads all conferences with 6 teams in this week's poll, followed by the B1G (5) and the ACC (3), while the Big 12 and the Independents have 1 apiece.
(1) Ohio State, (2) Penn State, (3) Georgia, (4) Oregon, (5) LSU, (6) Texas, (7) Miami, (8) Iowa State, (9) Notre Dame, (10) Arizona State, (11) South Carolina, (12) Florida State, (13) Ole Miss, (14) Clemson, (15) Illinois, (16) Michigan.
By order of conference, he has 6 schools from the SEC, 5 from the B1G, 3 from the ACC, 1 from the Big 12, and 1 independent.
| Rank | Team | Pts. | 1st | LW | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ohio State (1-0) | 868 | 44 | 2 | B1G |
| 2. | Penn State (1-0) | 797 | 6 | 3 | B1G |
| 3. | LSU (1-0) | 750 | 3 | 9 | SEC |
| 4. | Georgia (1-0) | 722 | 1 | 4 | SEC |
| 5. | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 631 | 10 | ACC | |
| 6. | Oregon (1-0) | 597 | 7 | B1G | |
| 7. | Texas (0-1) | 531 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 8. | Clemson (0-1) | 389 | 5 | ACC | |
| 9. | Notre Dame (0-1) | 359 | 6 | Ind. | |
| 10. | Florida State (1-0) | 263 | 1 | N/A | ACC |
| 11. | South Carolina (1-0) | 256 | 13 | SEC | |
| 12. | Illinois (1-0) | 219 | 12 | B1G | |
| 13. | Arizona State (1-0) | 204 | 11 | Big 12 | |
| 14. | Michigan (1-0) | 165 | 14 | B1G | |
| 15. | Florida (1-0) | 133 | N/A | SEC | |
| 16. | Oklahoma (1-0) | 100 | N/A | SEC |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Iowa State (84), Tennessee (83), Ole Miss (82), Alabama (59), Texas A&M (55), Utah (55), SMU (53), Indiana (27), Auburn (26), TCU (25), Texas Tech (16), USC (15), Washington (12), Kansas (7), Louisville (6), Maryland (6), Missouri (5), New Mexico State (5), Minnesota (4), Georgia Tech (3), Temple (2), USF (1), California (1).
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
*-denotes a FCS school
*-Grambling State at No. 1 Ohio State
FIU at No. 2 Penn State
Louisiana Tech at No. 3 LSU
*-Austin Peay at No. 4 Georgia
*-Bethune-Cookman at No. 5 Miami, Fla.
Oklahoma State at No. 6 Oregon
San Jose State at No. 7 Texas
Troy at No. 8 Clemson
No. 9 Notre Dame is idle
*-East Texas A&M at No. 10 Florida State
*-South Carolina State at No. 11 South Carolina
No. 12 Illinois at Duke
No. 13 Arizona State at Mississippi State
No. 14 Michigan at No. 16 Oklahoma
South Florida at No. 15 Florida
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