With an impressive road victory at Mississippi State, top-ranked Georgia secured a spot in the SEC title game and remained No.1 in the poll for a sixth straight week. In Atlanta’s SEC title game, the Bulldogs will meet resurgent LSU, which wrapped up the SEC West Division title with a close victory at Arkansas.The top five teams in the poll remained in place from a week ago, with Ohio State, Michigan, TCU and Tennessee following the Bulldogs who are seeking a second straight national title. LSU moved up to No. 6 after dispatching the Razorbacks.Previously No. 6 Oregon dropped seven spots to No. 13 after falling to Washington in Eugene. The Huskies are back in the poll for the first time since early in the season at No. 16. UCLA fell six spots to No. 15 after losing a home game to Arizona. Tulane dropped out of the poll after losing to UCF,The Pac-12 and SEC led all conferences with five teams each in the poll. The Big Ten had three teams, the ACC two and the Big 12 one.SCHEDULE (NOV. 17):No. 1 Georgia at KentuckyNo. 2 Ohio State at MarylandIllinois at No. 3 MichiganNo. 4 TCU at BaylorNo.5 Tennessee at South CarolinaUAB at No. 6 LSUNo. 7 USC at No. 15 UCLAAustin Peay at No. 8 AlabamaMiami, Fla. at No. 9 ClemsonNo. 10 Utah at No. 13 OregonNo. 11 Penn State at RutgersGeorgia Tech at No. 12 North CarolinaNo. 14 Ole Miss at ArkansasColorado at No.16 Washington
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 2022 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 6 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 4. 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.
