TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK'S RANK
1.	Alabama (11-0)	816	51	1
2.	Clemson (11-0)	763		2
3.	Notre Dame (11-0)	712		3
4.	Michigan (10-1)	656		4
5.	Georgia (10-1)	609		5
6.	Oklahoma (10-1)	543		6
7.	Washington St. (10-1)	487		8
8.	LSU (9-2)	432		10
9.	UCF (10-0)	412		11
10.	Ohio State (10-1)	375		9
11.	West Virginia (8-2)	246		7
12.	Texas (8-3)	229		13
13.	Florida (8-3)	174		15
14.	Penn State (8-3)	137		16
15.	Utah State (10-1)	117		14
16.	Washington (8-3)	66		N/A

 
 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kentucky (44), Syracuse (34), Utah (23), Mississippi State (21), Northwestern (11), Missouri (7), Boise State (6), Iowa State (5), Fresno State (4), Auburn (4), Texas A&M (2) and Pittsburgh (1).

NOTES:
Alabama continued its reign as No. 1 with all 51 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide was followed by Clemson, Notre Dame, Michigan, Georgia and Oklahoma at Nos. 2-6. West Virginia, after losing to unranked Oklahoma State, fell from seventh to 11th. Washington State, LSU, UCF and Ohio State rounded out the first 10.
 
After Syracuse lost decisively to Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium, the Orange dropped out of the poll. Washington re-entered the poll at No. 16 as the only new team, leaving 15 of 16 teams from last week in the poll. UCF, which posted an impressive victory over Cincinnati, moved up to No. 9, passing Ohio State. 
 
The SEC  led all leagues with four teams. The Big Ten and Big 12 had three each. The Pac-12 had two. The ACC, the American Athletic, Independents and Mountain West had one each.

GAMES THIS WEEK:
Auburn at No. 1 Alabama
South Carolina at No. 2 Clemson
No. 3 Notre Dame at USC
No. 4 Michigan at  No. 10 Ohio State
Georgia Tech at No. 5 Georgia
No. 6 Oklahoma at No. 11 West Virginia (Friday)
No. 16 Washington at No. 7 Washington State (Friday)
No. 8 LSU at Texas A&M
No. 9 UCF at USF (Friday)
No. 12 Texas at Kansas (Friday)
No. 13 Florida at Florida State
Maryland at No. 14 Penn State
No. 15 Utah State at Boise State

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 2018 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 4 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 2. 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.