WEEK 4 POLL NOTES:
Georgia picked up 46 of 57 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the 14th week in a row dating back to October 9, 2022 after defeating, 49-21, UAB at home. An SEC team has been ranked No. 1 in the poll each week dating back to September 29, 2019, a span of 46 weeks.
No. 2 Texas rose to its highest ranking in school history after defeating Baylor 38-6 on the road. The Longhorns’ No. 2 ranking is the highest ranking held by a Big 12 school since Oklahoma claimed the No. 2 spot on December 3, 2017. Michigan fell one spot to No. 3 despite a 24-point victory at home against Rutgers. Ohio State moved up two spots to No. 4 by virtue of defeating Notre Dame, 17-14, in South Bend. Notre Dame fell two spots to No. 11 after the three-point loss to the Buckeyes.
Colorado and Oregon State dropped out of the poll completely after suffering losses on the road in Week 4. North Carolina and Duke joined the poll after dominant victories on the road, claiming the Nos. 15 and 16, respectively. Duke’s Super 16 appearance marks the first ever for the Blue Devils.
The Pac-12 led all conferences with four teams, followed by the Big Ten, ACC and SEC with three each, the Big 12 with two and FBS Independents with one.
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Georgia at Auburn
Kansas at No. 2 Texas
No. 3 Michigan at Nebraska
No. 4 Ohio State is idle
No. 5 Florida State is idle
No. 6 Washington at Arizona
No. 7 Penn State at Northwestern
No. 8 USC at Colorado
No. 9 Oregon at Stanford
No. 10 Utah at Oregon State (Fri.)
No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 16 Duke
No. 12 Alabama at Mississippi State
No. 13 LSU at Ole Miss
Iowa State at No. 14 Oklahoma
No. 15 North Carolina is idle.
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 2023 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 5 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 3. 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, a TicketManager company, to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.
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