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Alabama held on to the No. 1 spot in Week 1 of the FWAA-NFF Super 16 College Football Poll. The Crimson Tide lost 10 of the 1st-place votes it garnered in the preseason poll, and Ohio State lost 3, with all of those going to Georgia. Still, Alabama received 32-of-52 first-place votes to Georgia's 17 and Ohio State's 3.
A panel of 52 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers vote in the poll. Voters were selected to create a balanced geographical perspective and include CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove.
Georgia advanced from No. 3 to No. 2 after defeating Oregon, 49-3, in Atlanta. Notre Dame dropped three spots to No. 9 after losing on the road to Ohio State. Utah fell nine spots to the No. 16 ranking after losing to Florida. Oklahoma moved up three spots to No. 6.
Oregon dropped out of the poll completely after losing to Georgia, marking the first time the Ducks failed to appear in the poll since Sept. 3, 2019. NC State also dropped out of the poll despite a 21-20 victory on the road against East Carolina.
No. 10 USC landed its highest ranking since the Trojans took the No. 8 spot on Dec. 3, 2017. Miami's No. 15 ranking marked the Hurricanes' highest position since No. 8 on Aug. 20, 2018.
Florida and Arkansas joined the poll for the first time this season, claiming Nos. 12 and 13, respectively.
The SEC led all conferences with five teams, followed by the Big Ten and Big 12, which had three each. The ACC and Pac-12 each had two while the Independents had one.
Congrove put Ohio State at the top with Georgia 2nd, Alabama 3rd and Baylor at No. 4 while placing Clemson at No. 5. The rest of his ballot looked was 6) Michigan, 7) Pitt, 8) Michigan State, 9) Oklahoma, 10) Notre Dame, 11) Oklahoma State, 12) NC State, 13) Texas A&M, 14) USC, 15) Miami (FL), 16) BYU.
Congrove removed Oregon, Utah, Cincinnati and Air Force and replaced those four with Texas A&M, USC, Miami (FL) and BYU.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama (1-0) | 809 | 32 | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia (1-0) | 786 | 17 | 3 |
| 3. | Ohio State (1-0) | 740 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Michigan (1-0) | 587 | -- | 5 |
| 5. | Clemson (1-0) | 580 | -- | 4 |
| 6. | Oklahoma (1-0) | 477 | -- | 9 |
| 7. | Texas A&M (1-0) | 459 | -- | 8 |
| 8. | Baylor (1-0) | 402 | -- | 10 |
| 9. | Notre Dame (0-1) | 391 | -- | 6 |
| 10. | USC (1-0) | 285 | -- | 13 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State (1-0) | 243 | -- | 11 |
| 12. | Florida (1-0) | 213 | -- | -- |
| 13. | Arkansas (1-0) | 177 | -- | -- |
| 14. | Michigan State (1-0) | 164 | -- | 15 |
| 15. | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 148 | -- | 16 |
| 16. | Utah (0-1) | 130 | -- | 7 |
Pittsburgh (89), Wisconsin (84), NC State (74), BYU (45), Florida State (42), Tennessee (32), Ole Miss (26), Texas (25), Penn State (15), Kentucky (13), Mississippi State (9), Oregon (7), Houston (5), Wake Forest (5), UCF (4), Kansas State (3), Minnesota (2), TCU (1).
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