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College football rankings: 3 B1G teams ranked in Super 16 entering Week 3
By Andrew Olson
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Ohio State remains No. 3 in the Super 16, a poll voted on by college football media and Hall of Famers.
The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF) released the new Super 16 poll on Sunday.
The poll has a new No. 1. Georgia has taken over the top spot after previous-No. 1 Alabama’s 20-19 win over Texas in Week 2. The Buckeyes continue to get first-place votes.
The SEC leads all conferences with 5 teams. OSU is the highest-ranked of 3 B1G teams. Michigan remains at No. 4 after a 2-0 start. Michigan State moved up to No. 11 from No. 14. Penn State and Minnesota also received votes for the post-Week 2 poll.
Here’s the complete Super 16 along with the other teams receiving votes:
TEAM | POINTS | FIRST-PLACE VOTES | LAST WEEK’S RANK | |
1. | Georgia (2-0) | 816 | 39 | 2 |
2. | Alabama (2-0) | 773 | 10 | 1 |
3. | Ohio State (2-0) | 743 | 3 | 3 |
4. | Michigan (2-0) | 650 | 4 | |
5. | Clemson (2-0) | 600 | 5 | |
6. | Oklahoma (2-0) | 523 | 6 | |
7. | USC (2-0) | 505 | 10 | |
8. | Oklahoma State (2-0) | 381 | 11 | |
9. | Arkansas (2-0) | 344 | 13 | |
10. | Kentucky (2-0) | 317 | N/A | |
11. | Michigan State (2-0) | 313 | 14 | |
12. | BYU (2-0) | 221 | N/A | |
13. | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 202 | 15 | |
14. | Tennessee (2-0) | 137 | N/A | |
15. | Utah (1-1) | 124 | 16 | |
16. | NC State (2-0) | 93 | N/A |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Baylor (59), Ole Miss (40), Texas (40), Penn State (36), Texas A&M (32), Florida (22), Mississippi State (22), Florida State (16), Appalachian State (14), Wake Forest (12), Washington State (10), Kansas State (8), Marshall (8), Oregon (2), Texas Tech (2), Minnesota (2), Pittsburgh (2), North Carolina (1), UCLA (1), TCU (1).
The Super 16 pollsters, a mix of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers, were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective.
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.