2019 College Football Researchers Association (CFRA) Midseason Poll

Now that we are halfway through the college football regular season, it is time to release the CFRA Midseason Poll, and the results of his edition of the CFRA poll are some of the most surprising we’ve ever had.  First of all, the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide who are ranked # 1 in both the current Coaches and AP Polls garnering a 53.5% of the first-place votes in both polls, did not receive A SINGLE FIRST PLACE VOTE IN THE CFRA MIDSEASON POLL!  That has to be the first time in the history of our poll that a consensus # 1 ranked team didn’t get a single first place vote from a CFRA voter.  Instead, voters selected LSU as the # 1 ranked team in the land.  Without further ado, here is this year’s CFRA Midseason Poll.  First-place votes are in parentheses next to each team.

1.  LSU (6)– 286 points

2.  Alabama– 280 points

3.  Clemson (3)– 276 points

4.  Ohio State (2)– 269 points

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5.  Oklahoma– 262 points

6.  Penn State– 236 points

7.  Florida– 214 points

8.  Georgia– 187 points

9.  Oregon– 186 points

10. Notre Dame– 183 points

11. Auburn– 180 points

12. Baylor– 173 points

13. Minnesota– 147 points

14. Wisconsin– 145 points

15. Utah– 135 points

16. Appalachian State (1)– 128 points

17. SMU– 122 points

18. Texas– 94 points

19.Cincinnati– 72 points

20. Wake Forest– 62 points

21. Boise State– 54 points

22. Michigan– 40 points

23. Memphis– 39 points

24. Iowa– 28 points

24. Iowa State– 25 points

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 22, Arizona State 14, San Diego State 13, Navy 6, Southern California 5, Temple 4, Virginia Tech 3, Washington 3, Louisiana Tech 2, California 2, UCF 2, UAB 1

Dropped Out: Washington 13, Texas A & M 15, UCF 17, Michigan State 19, Army 21, Syracuse 22, Virginia Tech 24, New Mexico 25, Missouri 25

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: LSU (1), Georgia (8), Oregon (9), Baylor (12), Minnesota (13), Appalachian State (16), Wake Forest (20), Memphis (23).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Alabama (2), Notre Dame (10), Auburn (11), Wisconsin (14), Utah (15), Texas (18), Cincinnati (19), Michigan (22), Iowa (24), Arizona State (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Oklahoma (5), Penn State (6).