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Michigan's 42-27 win over Ohio State boosted the Wolverines three spots to No. 2 in the FWAA/NFF Super 16 College Football Poll, released Sunday. Ohio State drops five spots to No. 7. Alabama and Cincinnati both posted wins, holding on to the No. 3 and No. 4 spots respectively. Georgia is No. 1 in the land for an eighth consecutive week.
The Bulldogs first took the top spot on October 9 and have received all 52 first-place votes in every poll since October 16. They were a 45-0 winner over Georgia Tech on Saturday and will face Alabama in the SEC Championship game next Saturday.
The Super 16 panel of voters is a collection of 52 FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced geographical perspective, and include CollegeFootballPoll.com's Dave Congrove.
Oklahoma State's 37-33 Bedlam win in Stillwater moved the Pokes into the No. 5 spot while the Sooners dropped to No. 12. Notre Dame remained at No. 6 after beating Stanford, and Ole Miss held steady at No. 8 after winning the Egg Bowl.
Baylor, Oregon and Michigan State all won this week and benefited from the Sooners' loss, advancing one spot each at No. 9 to 11, respectively.
BYU's win against USC kept them at 13 while losses by Texas A&M, UTSA and Wisconsin bumped them from the poll. Iowa, Utah and Pittsburgh, all headed to conference championship games after wins this week, claimed the No. 14-16 spots, respectively.
The Big Ten had four teams in the poll. The SEC and the Big 12 had three each. The Pac-12 and independents each had two teams in the poll. The American, and ACC had one each.
Congrove's ballot this week: 1) Georgia, 2) Michigan, 3) Alabama, 4) Cincinnati, 5) Notre Dame, 6) Oklahoma State, 7) Baylor, 8), Ole Miss, 9) Oregon, 10) Ohio State, 11) Michigan State, 12) Oklahoma, 13) Houston, 14) Utah 15) Iowa, 16) Pittsburgh.
| Team | Points | 1st | LW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgia (12-0) | 832 | 52 | 1 |
| 2. | Michigan (11-1) | 756 | -- | 5 |
| 3. | Alabama (11-1) | 708 | -- | 3 |
| 4. | Cincinnati (12-0) | 700 | -- | 4 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State (11-) | 596 | -- | 7 |
| 6. | Notre Dame (11-1) | 590 | -- | 6 |
| 7. | Ohio State (10-2) | 494 | -- | 2 |
| 8. | Ole Miss (10-2) | 454 | -- | 8 |
| 9. | Baylor (10-2) | 412 | -- | 10 |
| 10. | Oregon (10-2) | 314 | -- | 11 |
| 11. | Michigan State (10-2) | 299 | -- | 12 |
| 12. | Oklahoma (10-2) | 231 | -- | 9 |
| 13. | BYU (10-2) | 187 | -- | 13 |
| 14. | Iowa (10-2) | 141 | -- | -- |
| 15. | Utah (9-3) | 100 | -- | -- |
| 16. | Pittsburgh (10-2) | 94 | -- | -- |
Houston (53), Wake Forest (53), Clemson (13), San Diego State (10), NC State (8), Arkansas (8), Wisconsin (6), Texas A&M (5), Louisiana (5), Minnesota (2), UTSA (1).
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