TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK'S RANK
1.	Oregon (12-0)	863	53	1
2.	Texas (11-1)	806	1	3
3.	Penn State (11-1)	709		4
4.	Notre Dame (11-1)	691		5
5.	Georgia (10-2)	622		6
6.	Tennessee (10-2)	555		8
7.	Ohio State (10-2)	549		2
8.	SMU (11-1)	481		10
9.	Indiana (11-1)	438		9
10.	Boise State (11-1)	336		11
11.	Alabama (9-3)	288		13
12.	Miami-FL (10-2)	236		7
13.	Arizona State (10-2)	223		14
14.	South Carolina (9-3)	185		16
15.	Ole Miss (9-3)	169		15
16.	Iowa State (10-2)	88		N/A

 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Clemson (41), BYU (31), Texas A&M (9), Colorado (9), Illinois (9), LSU (4), Florida (1), Army West Point (1).

NOTES:
Oregon picked up 53 of 54 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the seventh consecutive week after a 49-21 win over Washington at home. The Ducks are the first team outside of the SEC since Ohio State in 2015 to hold the No. 1 spot in the poll for at least seven consecutive weeks.

Ohio State fell five spots to No. 7 after suffering a 3-point loss to Michigan at home. Texas moved up one spot to No. 2 after defeating Texas A&M 17-7 in College Station.

Penn State, Notre Dame and Georgia all advanced one spot, to land at No. 3, 4 and 5, respectively. Tennessee gained two places, moving from No. 8 to No. 6 as did SMU, which jumped from No. 10 to No. 8, and Alabama, going from No. 13 to No. 11.

Boise State advanced one spot to No. 10 after a 34-18 win over Oregon State at home, marking the highest ranking for the Broncos in the history of this poll. Miami (FL) fell five spots to No. 12 after a four-point loss to Syracuse on the road.

Clemson fell out of the poll completely after losing to South Carolina 14-17 at home and was replaced by Iowa State, which claimed the No. 16 ranking. The South Carolina win advanced the Gamecocks from No. 16 to No. 14.

The SEC leads all conferences with six teams. The Big Ten has four, the ACC and Big 12 have two each, the Mountain West Conference and FBS Independents have one each.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 3 Penn State, Big Ten Championship Game, Indianapolis, Saturday
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia, SEC Championship Game, Atlanta, Saturday
No. 8 SMU vs. Clemson, ACC Championship Game, Charlotte, Saturday
UNLV at No. 10 Boise State, MWC Championship Game, Friday
No. 13 Arizona State vs. No. 16 Iowa State, Big 12 Championship Game, Arlington, TX, Saturday

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