Georgia, Texas, Michigan & Ohio State Top Week 5 Rankings for the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
POLL NOTES:
Top-ranked Georgia survived Auburn’s upset bid on the road. Texas roared past Kansas in the second half in Austin. Michigan had no trouble at Nebraska. With Ohio State and Florida State both idle Saturday, the only Top 10 team to lose was then No. 10 Utah at Oregon State.
In fact, only two other poll teams from a week ago lost Saturday: then No. 13 LSU at Ole Miss and then No.16 Duke to then No. 11 Notre Dame in Durham in the final minute. As a result, there was not much movement in the poll this week with the top seven teams from a week ago remaining in the same order this week.
After the losses, Utah, LSU and Duke dropped out of this week’s poll. They were replaced by Washington State, Ole Miss and Oregon State. Both Washington State and Ole Miss join the poll for the first time this season.
The Pac-12 led all leagues with five teams in the poll followed by the Big Ten and the SEC with three each. The Big 12 and ACC had two apiece and the Independents one.
WEEK 5: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 30, 2023 –
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TEAM POINTS FIRST‐PLACE VOTES LAST WEEK’S RANK
1. Georgia (5-0) 828 28 1
2. Texas (5-0) 794 8 2
3. Michigan (5-0) 770 14 3
4. Ohio State (4-0) 694 4
5. Florida State (4-0) 683 4 5
6. Washington (5-0) 593 2 6
7. Penn State (5-0) 572 7
8. Oregon (5-0) 546 9
9. USC (5-0) 485 8
10. Notre Dame (5-1) 350 11
11. Alabama (4-1) 340 12
12. Oklahoma (5-0) 292 14
13. North Carolina (4-0) 147 15
14. Washington State (4-0) 128 N/A
15. Ole Miss (4-1) 107 N/A
16. Oregon State (4-1) 103 N/A
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Miami-FL (86), Kentucky (28), Tennessee (17), Utah (15), Duke (9), Clemson (7), Louisville (6),
Texas A&M (6), Missouri (4), Kansas State (3), Maryland (2), LSU (1).
NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
Kentucky at No.1 Georgia
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 12 Oklahoma (Dallas)
No. 3 Michigan at Minnesota
Maryland at No. 4 Ohio State
Virginia Tech at No. 5 Florida State
No.6 Washington is idle.
No. 7 Penn State is idle.
No. 8 Oregon is idle.
Arizona at No. 9 USC
No. 10 Notre Dame at Louisville
No. 11 Alabama at Texas A&M
Syracuse at No. 13 North Carolina
No. 14 Washington State at UCLA
Arkansas at No. 15 Ole Miss
No. 16 Oregon State at California
