Alabama still No. 1; LSU jumps Ohio State for No. 2
Alabama was No. 1 for a third straight week and collected 28 first-place votes. But LSU, after beating previously unbeaten Florida, moved into the second slot replacing idle Ohio State.
LSU picked up seven first-place votes to the Buckeyes’ six. Ohio State followed at No. 3 and Clemson, with five first-place votes, dropped to No. 4 despite an easy victory over Florida State. Unbeaten Oklahoma rounded out the Top 5 after knocking off Texas.
Georgia took the biggest fall from No. 5 to No. 10 after its surprising home loss to unranked South Carolina. Otherwise, there was little movement in the poll that had the same 16 teams as a week ago.
The SEC led all leagues with five teams, followed by the Big Ten with four, the Big 12 and Pac-12 with two each. The ACC, Independents and MWC had one each.
- GAMES THIS WEEK
Tennessee at No. 1 Alabama; - No. 2 LSU at Mississippi State;
- No. 3 Ohio State at Northwestern (Friday);
- No.4 Clemson at Louisville;
- West Virginia at No. 5 Oklahoma;
- No. 6 Wisconsin at Illinois;
- No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Penn State;
- No. 8 Florida at South Carolina;
- No.9 Notre Dame is idle;
- Kentucky at No. 10 Georgia;
- No. 11 Auburn at Arkansas;
- No. 12 Oregon at Washington;
- No. 13 Boise State at BYU;
- Kansas at No. 14 Texas;
- Arizona State at No. 15 Utah.
Week 7: games played through October 12, 2019
| TEAM | POINTS | FIRST-PLACE VOTES | LAST WEEK’S RANK | |
| 1. | Alabama (6-0) | 707 | 28 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (6-0) | 654 | 7 | 4 |
| 3. | Ohio State (6-0) | 640 | 6 | 2 |
| 4. | Clemson (6-0) | 625 | 5 | 3 |
| 5. | Oklahoma (6-0) | 584 | 6 | |
| 6. | Wisconsin (6-0) | 507 | 7 | |
| 7. | Penn State (6-0) | 399 | 10 | |
| 8. | Florida (6-1) | 374 | 8 | |
| 9. | Notre Dame (5-1) | 356 | 9 | |
| 10. | Georgia (5-1) | 354 | 5 | |
| 11. | Auburn (5-1) | 289 | 12 | |
| 12. | Oregon (5-1) | 242 | 13 | |
| 13. | Boise State (6-0) | 130 | 14 | |
| 14. | Texas (4-2) | 117 | 11 | |
| 15. | Utah (5-1) | 105 | 15 | |
| 16. | Michigan (5-1) | 77 | 16 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Baylor (39), Arizona State (26), Minnesota (18), SMU (8), Texas A&M (3), Cincinnati (1), Appalachian State (1).
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL: The FWAA-NFF Super 16 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 Monday of the 2019 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 3 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 8. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes a program designed by Sports Systems to compile the rankings.
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