FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll — 2025 Week 2 (Sept. 7)

– WEEK 2: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 6, 2025 –

TEAM POINTS       FIRST-PLACE     VOTES      LAST WEEK’S  RANK
1. Ohio State 891 52 1
2. Penn State 767 2 2
3. LSU 743 1 3
4. Georgia 710 1 4
5. Oregon 675 6
6. Miami (FL) 616 5
7. Texas 541 7
8. Florida State 367 10
9. Notre Dame 363 9
10. Illinois 314 12
11. Oklahoma 303 16
12. South Carolina 284 11
13. Clemson 259 8
14. Iowa State 164 N/A
15. Ole Miss 117 N/A
16. Tennessee 98 N/A

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas A&M (66), Utah (57), USF (51), Alabama (40), Auburn (24), TCU (20), Indiana (19), Michigan
(13), Texas Tech (9), USC (9), Arizona State (6), Louisville (5), Missouri (4), SMU (4), Georgia Tech (2), Mississippi State (1).

NOTES:
Ohio State received 52 of 56 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the second week in a row by virtue of its 70-point win over Grambling at home. The Buckeyes are now tied with Clemson for third-most appearances at No. 1, with 12 each and are now one appearance short of tying Alabama’s record of 151 all-time appearances in the poll.

Penn State, LSU and Georgia remained Nos. 2, 3 and 4 after dominant wins at home in Week 2.

Clemson fell five spots to No. 13 after a 27-16 win at home against Troy.

Oklahoma advanced five spots to No. 11 after a 24-13 win at home against Michigan, marking the highest ranking for the Sooners since claiming the No. 10 spot on October 29, 2023.

Arizona State, Michigan and Florida fell out of the poll after suffering defeats in Week 2 and were replaced by Iowa State, Tennessee and Ole Miss, claiming Nos. 14, 15 and 16, respectively.

The SEC led all conferences with seven teams, followed by the Big Ten with four, ACC with three, Big 12 with one, and FBS Independents with one.

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
Ohio at No. 1 Ohio State
Villanova at No. 2 Penn State
Florida at No. 3 LSU
No. 4 Georgia at No. 16 Tennessee
No. 5 Oregon at Northwestern
South Florida at No. 6 Miami (FL)
UTEP at No. 7 Texas
No. 8 Florida State is idle
Texas A&M at No. 9 Notre Dame
Western Michigan at No. 10 Illinois
No. 11 Oklahoma at Temple
Vanderbilt at No. 12 South Carolina
No. 13 Clemson at Georgia Tech
No. 14 Iowa State at Arkansas State
Arkansas at No. 15 Mississippi

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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.