First of all, I want to thank all of the CFRA voters and followers who make this poll possible. We could not do it without your enthusiasm and support for this great game. As expected, Clemson was unanimously selected as the CFRA national champion for the 2018 season marking the 3rd time they have claimed this honor and the 149th overall national champion selected by the College Football Researchers Association. Interestingly, Clemson has now become the first program since the CFRA was re-established in 2009 to claim multiple unanimous national championships, as all of Alabama’s recent national championships were disputed by at least one voter. Here is this year’s complete final poll.
1. Clemson (12)– 300 points
2. Alabama– 287 points
3. Ohio State– 264 points
4. Notre Dame– 240 points
4. Oklahoma– 240 points
6. Georgia– 227 points
7. LSU– 223 points
8. UCF– 204 points
9. Texas– 186 points
10. Washington State– 182 points
11. Florida– 181 points
12. Kentucky– 170 points
13. Washington– 168 points
14. Michigan– 120 points
15. Syracuse– 117 points
16. Texas A & M– 105 points
17. Fresno State– 100 points
18. Penn State– 91 points
19. Army– 85 points
20. Northwestern– 68 points
21. Utah State– 40 points
22. Mississippi State– 39 points
23. Boise State– 36 points
24. Iowa– 35 points
25. Cincinnati– 34 points
Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 33, Iowa State 32, Appalachian State 23, Auburn 13, Utah 12, Michigan State 11, UAB 10, Missouri 7, Stanford 6, Oklahoma State 5, North Dakota State 4, Oregon 3, Wake Forest 3, NC State 3, Ohio 1
Dropped Out: West Virginia 12, Utah 18, Mississippi State 20, Iowa State 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Notre Dame (4), Georgia (6), UCF (8), Fresno State (17), Mississippi State (22), Iowa (24).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Florida (11), Penn State (18), Cincinnati (25), West Virginia (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Clemson (2), Ohio State (3), Oklahoma (4), Texas (9), Washington State (10), Washington (13), Michigan (14), Syracuse (15), Texas A & M (16),
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