College Football history is being made this morning as the first-ever CFRA Midseason Poll has been published. One of the new benefits of our new periodic format is that with that there will be a slew of changes with each poll that is voted on. That can definitely be said about this week’s poll as a total of 11 teams have dropped out of the poll since our last edition was formulated in the preseason. One of those teams, the LSU Tigers, were in fact # 4 in the country in that poll! Likewise, 12 teams enter the poll for the first time this season including two top ten teams (Nebraska, Texas A & M). Without further ado, here is this year’s CFRA Midseason Poll.
1. Alabama (11)– 299 points
2. Ohio State (1)– 278 points
3. Michigan– 273 points
4. Clemson– 268 points
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5. Washington– 248 points
6. Texas A & M- 243 points
7. Louisville– 218 points
8. Baylor– 215 points
9. Nebraska– 205 points
10. Houston– 166 points
11. Wisconsin– 159 points
12. Boise State– 153 points
13. West Virginia– 143 points
14. Florida– 142 points
15. Florida State– 120 points
16. Tennessee– 94 points
16. Arkansas– 94 points
18. Utah– 89 points
19. Western Michigan– 86 points
20. Oklahoma– 72 points
21. Auburn– 44 points
22. North Carolina– 43 points
23. Navy– 34 points
24. Washington State– 23 points
25. Colorado– 22 points
25. Ole Miss– 22 points
Others Receiving Votes: LSU 21, South Florida, 18, Stanford 14, Virginia Tech 14, Miami-FL 14, Brigham Young 10, San Diego State 9, NC State 8, Toledo 7, Southern California 7, Memphis 6, Arizona State 6, Troy 5, Pittsburgh 2, UCLA 2, Wake Forest 2, Appalachian State 1, Louisiana Tech 1
Dropped Out: LSU 4, Stanford 8, TCU 9, Notre Dame 11, Michigan State 13, Georgia 15, UCLA 17, Southern California 18, Iowa 20, Oklahoma State 23, Oregon 24
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Houston (10), Boise State (12), Tennessee (16), Arkansas (16), Western Michigan (19), Navy (23), Washington State (24), Colorado (25).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Wisconsin (11), Oklahoma (20), Ole Miss (25), LSU (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Ohio State (2), Washington (5), Texas A & M (6), Louisville (7).
The College Football Researchers Association 