For the first time this season, there is a unanimous # 1 ranked team in the CFRA Poll. The Crimson Tide of Alabama garnered all 13 first-place votes in this year’s end of regular season poll as the rest of the top 4 also mirrored that of the College Football Selection Committee. In fact, the top 11 teams in this edition of the CFRA are exactly the same as the playoff committee’s top 11. Without further ado, here is this year’s CFRA End of Regular Season Poll.
1. Alabama (13)– 325 points
2. Clemson– 303 points
3. Ohio State– 292 points
4. Washington– 287 points
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5. Penn State– 274 points
6. Michigan- 262 points
7. Oklahoma– 250 points
8. Wisconsin– 224 points
9. Southern California– 206 points
10. Colorado– 197 points
11. Florida State– 192 points
12. Western Michigan– 176 points
13. Louisville– 159 points
14. Oklahoma State– 158 points
15. West Virginia– 140 points
16. Auburn– 106 points
17. Stanford– 93 points
18. Virginia Tech– 82 points
19. Florida– 75 points
20. Temple– 65 points
21. LSU– 58 points
22. Pittsburgh– 55 points
23. Houston– 54 points
24. Utah– 42 points
25. Nebraska– 25 points
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa 21, Navy 20, South Florida 19, Washington State 15, Tennessee 15, Boise State 14, San Diego State 7, Memphis 6, Western Kentucky 4, Kansas State 2, Kentucky 2
Dropped Out: Texas A & M 6, Baylor 8, Boise State 12, Tennessee 16, Arkansas 16, North Carolina 22, Navy 23, Washington State 24, Ole Miss 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP, Coaches, and Playoff Polls: Temple (20), Houston (23).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP, Coaches, and Playoff Polls: Oklahoma State (14), LSU (21).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 4 Major Human Polls (AP, Playoff, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Washington (4), Penn State (5), Michigan (6), Oklahoma (7), Wisconsin (8), Southern California (9).
The College Football Researchers Association 