College football is back, and so is the College Football Researchers Association top 25 poll! We are now entering the fourth year of the new CFRA poll, and as many as 44 different teams received votes in this year’s preseason poll. These rankings very closely resemble the AP Preseason poll, which has the exact same top 6 teams in the country.
1. Southern California (7)- 340 points
2. Alabama (4)- 334 points
3. LSU (3)- 323 points
4. Oklahoma- 301 points
5. Oregon– 298 points
6. Georgia– 248 points
7. Arkansas– 239 points
8. Florida State– 236 points
9. South Carolina– 225 points
10. Michigan– 219 points
11. Wisconsin– 203 points
12. West Virginia– 191 points
13. Michigan State– 157 points
14. Clemson– 138 points
15. Texas– 132 points
16. Virginia Tech– 128 points
17. TCU– 123 points
18. Nebraska– 116 points
19. Oklahoma State– 97 points
20. Stanford– 91 points
21. Boise State– 79 points
22. Ohio State– 63 points
23. Florida– 56 points
24. Kansas State– 49 points
25. Louisville– 24 points
Others Receiving Votes: Auburn 18, Iowa 17, Notre Dame 16, Washington State 15, Missouri 12, Washington 11, California 8, Baylor 8, Ohio 6, Vanderbilt 6, Louisiana Tech 5, Houston 4, NC State 4, Georgia Tech 2, Arkansas State 2, Texas A & M 2, Wake Forest 2, Cincinnati 1, Tennessee 1
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Arkansas (7), Wisconsin (11), Boise State (21).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Florida State (8), Michigan (10), West Virginia (12), Nebraska (18), Kansas State (24), Notre Dame (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (2), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (5), Georgia (6), South Carolina (9), Michigan State (13), Clemson (14), Texas (15), Oklahoma State (19), Florida (23).
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