Week 12: Games Played Through November 20, 2021

	TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK’S RANK
1.	Georgia (11-0)	832	52	1
2.	Ohio State (10-1)	755		5
3.	Alabama (10-1)	723		2
4.	Cincinnati (11-0)	686		4
5.	Michigan (10-1)	606		7
6.	Notre Dame (10-1)	562		8
7.	Oklahoma State (10-1)	529		9
8.	Ole Miss (9-2)	414		10
9.	Oklahoma (10-1)	394		11
10.	Baylor (9-2)	388		12
11.	Oregon (9-2)	244		3
12.	Michigan State (9-2)	213		6
13.	BYU (9-2)	153		14
14.	Texas A&M (8-3)	108		16
15.	UTSA (11-0)	88		15
16.	Wisconsin (8-3)	86		N/A

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Utah (78), Iowa (67), Pittsburgh (64), Houston (36), Wake Forest (13), San Diego State (12), Louisiana (5), NC State (4), Arkansas (4), Clemson (4), Mississippi State (3), Coastal Carolina (1).

NOTES:
Georgia remained No. 1 for a sixth straight week, receiving all 52 first-place votes after an easy non-conference victory over Charleston Southern. SEC rival Alabama kept pace by surviving a game against Arkansas, but Ohio State’s impressive 56-7 victory over Michigan State boosted the Buckeyes into the second slot ahead of No. 3 Alabama in the latest poll.

Oregon, the No. 3 team a week ago, dropped all the way to No. 11 after being routed at Utah. Michigan State, likewise, fell big, dropping six spots to No. 12. The other big loser was No. 13 Wake Forest, which was bounced by Clemson and fell completely out of the poll and was replaced by Wisconsin. Cincinnati, an easy 48-14 winner over SMU, stayed at No. 4.

The SEC and Big Ten had four teams each in the poll. The Big 12 had three and Independents two. The American, Conference USA and Pac-12 had one each.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Georgia at Georgia Tech
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan
No. 3 Alabama at Auburn
No. 4 Cincinnati at East Carolina
No. 6 Notre Dame at Stanford
No. 9 Oklahoma at No. 7 Oklahoma State
No. 8 Ole Miss at Mississippi State (Thursday)
Texas Tech at No. 10 Baylor
Oregon State at  No. 11 Oregon
Penn State at  No. 12 Michigan State
No. 13 BYU at USC
No. 14 Texas A&M at LSU
No. 15 UTSA at North Texas
No. 16 Wisconsin at Minnesota

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