TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK'S RANK
1.	Texas (6-0)	857	47	1
2.	Oregon (6-0)	813	7	3
3.	Ohio State (5-1)	692		2
4.	Penn State (6-0)	689		5
5.	Georgia (5-1)	648		4
6.	Miami-FL (6-0)	594		6
7.	Alabama (5-1)	517		7
8.	Clemson (5-1)	416		10
9.	Tennessee (5-1)	383		8
10.	LSU (5-1)	335		13
11.	Iowa State (6-0)	317		12
12.	Notre Dame (5-1)	283		11
13.	BYU (6-0)	263		14
14.	Texas A&M (5-1)	155		15
15.	Indiana (6-0)	117		16
16.	Ole Miss (5-2)	108		9

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Boise State (42), Pittsburgh (40), Kansas State (38), Missouri (9), Utah (4), SMU (4), Army West Point (4), Illinois (4), Nebraska (3), USC (3), Oklahoma (3), Michigan (2), Iowa (1).

NOTES:
Texas upheld its No. 1 ranking with a convincing 34-3 victory over Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday and easily remains No. 1. But No. 2 Ohio State literally ran out of time in a 32-31 loss at then No. 3 Oregon in the marquee matchup of poll teams on Saturday night in Eugene.

By virtue of the victory, the No. 2 Ducks now have their highest rating in the poll since they were No. 2 in December 2014. And the Longhorns will face No. 5 Georgia in a much-anticipated showdown of SEC powers in Austin on Saturday.
 
The Big Ten has interrupted the SEC's stranglehold on the poll with teams taking up spots 2-4.

In a Saturday packed full of close finishes and overtime thrillers, Ohio State let the game slip away without getting a possible field goal attempt that could have won the game, when quarterback Will Howard tried to extend a running play without any timeouts. The clock struck 0:00 with Ohio State down by one.
 
Penn State, which needed an overtime to win at USC, and Tennessee which needed the same to beat Florida in Knoxville, were Top 10 teams that avoided Ohio State's fate. And so did LSU, which made a magical comeback in regulation and then won in Baton Rouge in overtime over Ole Miss in a battle of ranked teams.
 
Meanwhile, No.7 Alabama held on to beat South Carolina in Tuscaloosa and avoid a second loss of the season. Georgia dispatched at times stubborn Mississippi State, setting up the game with Longhorns, the only SEC team with a perfect overall record. 
 
The rest of the Super 16 teams all won (Clemson, Notre Dame, Iowa State and BYU) or were idle (Miami-FL, Texas A&M and Indiana).  
 
The SEC leads with seven teams in the poll, followed by the Big Ten with four, the ACC and Big 12 with two each and the Independents with one.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas
No. 2 Oregon at Purdue (Fri.)
No. 3  Ohio State is idle
No. 4  Penn State is idle
No. 6 Miami (FL) at Louisville
No. 7 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee 
Virginia at No. 8 Clemson
No. 10 LSU at Arkansas
UCF at No. 11 Iowa State
No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU (Friday)
No. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Nebraska at No. 15 Indiana
No. 16 Ole Miss is idle.


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 Sunday of the 2024 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 computer program designed by Sports Systems to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.

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