– WEEK 4: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 20, 2025 –
|
TEAM |
POINTS |
FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
LAST WEEK'S RANK |
1. |
Ohio State (3-0) |
886 |
49 |
1 |
2. |
Georgia (3-0) |
729 |
1 |
4 |
3. |
Penn State (3-0) |
721 |
3 |
2 |
4. |
LSU (4-0) |
708 |
1 |
3 |
5. |
Miami-FL (4-0) |
703 |
1 |
6 |
6. |
Oregon (4-0) |
696 |
1 |
5 |
7. |
Florida State (3-0) |
498 |
|
7 |
8. |
Oklahoma (4-0) |
487 |
|
8 |
9. |
Texas (3-1) |
395 |
|
9 |
10. |
Texas A&M (3-0) |
388 |
|
11 |
11. |
Indiana (4-0) |
279 |
|
N/A |
12. |
Ole Miss (4-0) |
263 |
|
13 |
13. |
Texas Tech (4-0) |
200 |
|
N/A |
14. |
Iowa State (4-0) |
179 |
|
12 |
15. |
Tennessee (3-1) |
139 |
|
15 |
16. |
Alabama (2-1) |
111 |
|
14 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Georgia Tech (75), Vanderbilt (40), Notre Dame (31), Michigan (24), Missouri (18), USC (16), TCU (8), Maryland (6), Illinois (6), Utah (4), Auburn (4), South Carolina (2).
NOTES:
Ohio State received 49 of 56 first place votes and remained No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week after being idle in Week 4.
Georgia advanced two spots to No. 2 after being idle in the season's fourth week which dropped idle Penn State to the No. 3 spot.
LSU fell one spot to No. 4 despite a 56-10 victory at home against Southeast Louisiana on Saturday.
Oklahoma's No. 8 ranking marks the 110
th all-time appearance for the Sooners, placing them behind only Georgia (131), Ohio State (151) and Alabama (152) for most appearances.
Illinois and Utah fell out of the poll and were replaced by Indiana and Texas Tech, claiming Nos. 11 and 13, respectively. The No. 13 ranking marks the first-ever appearance in the poll for the Red Raiders. Every current member of the Big 12 has now appeared in the poll.
The SEC led all conferences with eight teams for the second week in a row, marking the first time half the poll is represented by the same conference in consecutive weeks. The Big Ten had the second-most teams with four, followed by the ACC and Big 12 with two apiece.
NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Ohio State at Washington
No. 16 Alabama at No. 2 Georgia
No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Penn State
No. 4 LSU at No. 12 Ole Miss
No. 5 Miami (FL) is idle
No. 7 Florida State at Virginia (Fri.)
No. 8 Oklahoma is idle
No. 9 Texas is idle
Auburn at No. 10 Texas A&M
No. 11 Indiana at Iowa
No. 13 Texas Tech is idle
Arizona at No. 14 Iowa State
No. 15 Tennessee at Mississippi 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 Sunday of the 2025 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 2 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 7. 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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