The college football regular season finished up yesterday, despite a multitude of delays, postponements, and cancellations caused by Covid-19. In the end, our organization ended up with the same top three teams as the playoff committee and major human polls, but we have a big shakeup at # 4. That is where the Cincinnati Bearcats are found with a considerable six point advantage over the last playoff participant, Notre Dame. If Cincy can win impressively over Georgia in the Peach Bowl, you wonder if they could possibly stay on top of the Irish for the # 1 spot if Notre Dame somehow won the playoff. Only time will tell with that. Without further ado, here is this year’s CFRA Midseason Poll. First-place votes are in parentheses next to each team.
1. Alabama (9)– 248 points
2. Clemson– 233 points
3. Ohio State– 218 points
4. Cincinnati– 211 points
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5. Notre Dame– 205 points
6. Texas A & M– 203 points
7. Coastal Carolina (1)– 183 points
8. Oklahoma– 168 points
9. Florida– 159 points
10. Indiana– 155 points
11. Georgia– 141 points
12. Brigham Young– 123 points
13. Iowa State– 116 points
14. San Jose State– 103 points
14. Northwestern– 103 points
16. North Carolina– 100 points
17. UL-Lafayette– 96 points
18. Iowa– 65points
19. Miami-FL– 64 points
20. Liberty– 52 points
21. Oregon– 45 points
22. Southern California– 42 points
23. Oklahoma State– 38 points
24. Texas– 34 points
25. Tulsa– 27 points
Others Receiving Votes: Ball State 23, NC State 20, Buffalo 16, Washington 14, Colorado 9, Kent State 8, Ohio 7, Army 7, Miami-OH 6, Wisconsin 4, SMU 2, UAB 1, Marshall 1
Dropped Out (since Midseason Poll): Wisconsin 11, Michigan 14, Marshall 15, Kansas State 16, Penn State 18, Boise State 20, SMU 22, Army 24, Rutgers 25
Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than CFP, AP and Coaches Polls: Cincinnati (4), Coastal Carolina (7), Brigham Young (12), San Jose State (14), Liberty (20), Oregon (21).
Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than CFP, AP and Coaches Polls: Notre Dame (5), Texas A & M (6), Iowa State (13), North Carolina (16), Iowa (18), Miami-FL (19), Southern California (22), NC State (NR).
Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 4 Major Human Polls (CFP, AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Alabama (1), Clemson (2), Ohio State (3).
