LSU, Ohio State, Clemson still top three; Georgia moves up to No. 4
LSU, Ohio State and Clemson remained the top three teams in that order for a second straight week. The same 16 teams were ranked in the poll for a third straight week.
Georgia moved up to No. 4 after beating Auburn, edging past Alabama, which also won on the road at Mississippi State. Oklahoma won a big road game at Baylor and moved up only one slot to No. 7. Minnesota fell four spots to No, 11 after losing at Iowa.
The Big Ten and SEC led all leagues with five teams each. The Big 12 and Pac-12 had two each. The ACC and Independents had one each.
GAMES THIS WEEK
- Arkansas at No. 1 LSU;
- No. 9 Penn State at No. 2 Ohio State;
- No. 3 Clemson is idle;
- Texas A&M at No. 4 Georgia;
- Western Carolina at No. 5 Alabama;
- No. 6 Oregon at Arizona State;
- TCU at No. 7 Oklahoma;
- No. 8 Utah at Arizona;
- No. 10 Florida is idle;
- No. 11 Minnesota at Northwestern;
- No. 12 Michigan at Indiana;
- Texas at No. 13 Baylor;
- Purdue at No. 14 Wisconsin;
- Boston College at No. 15 Notre Dame;
- Samford at No. 16 Auburn.
Week 12: games played through november 16, 2019
| TEAM | POINTS | FIRST-PLACE VOTES | LAST WEEK’S RANK | |
| 1. | LSU (10-0) | 729 | 40 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State (10-0) | 690 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | Clemson (11-0) | 649 | 1 | 3 |
| 4. | Georgia (9-1) | 579 | 5 | |
| 5. | Alabama (9-1) | 534 | 4 | |
| 6. | Oregon (9-1) | 482 | 6 | |
| 7. | Oklahoma (9-1) | 454 | 8 | |
| 8. | Utah (9-1) | 430 | 9 | |
| 9. | Penn State (9-1) | 349 | 10 | |
| 10. | Florida (9-2) | 319 | 12 | |
| 11. | Minnesota (9-1) | 241 | 7 | |
| 12. | Michigan (8-2) | 202 | 14 | |
| 13. | Baylor (9-1) | 199 | 11 | |
| 14. | Wisconsin (8-2) | 147 | 15 | |
| 15. | Notre Dame (8-2) | 117 | 16 | |
| 16. | Auburn (7-3) | 72 | 13 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Memphis (25), Cincinnati (23), Iowa (9), Texas A&M (3), Boise State (2), Iowa 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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