Now that we are halfway through the college football regular season, it is time to release the CFRA Midseason Poll. One interesting facet of the poll is that this is the second consecutive year the 7th ranked team in the CFRA preseason poll has dropped all the way out of the midseason top 25. Last year, Oklahoma was the unlucky # 7 and this year that team is Clemson. Iowa is also an interesting case study in that they were a CFRA preseason top 25 team that has a 6-1 overall record and a commanding lead in the Big Ten West standings, but they have likewise dropped out of the CFRA top 25 in these midseason rankings. Without further ado, here is this year’s midseason poll.

1.  Georgia (6)– 291 points

2.  Michigan (3)– 283 points

3.  Washington (2)– 276 points

4.  Florida State– 258 points

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5.  Ohio State– 253 points

6.  Oklahoma- 252 points

7.  Penn State– 223 points

8. Texas– 203 points

9. Oregon– 198 points

10. North Carolina– 191 points

11. Alabama– 179 points

12. Oregon State– 149 points

13. Utah– 138 points

14. Ole Miss– 134 points

15. Duke– 120 points

16. Tennessee– 101 points

17. Notre Dame– 87 points

18. Southern California– 86 points

19. Missouri– 77 points

20. Air Force– 70 points

21. LSU– 67 points

22. Louisville– 65 points

23. James Madison– 56 points

24. Tulane– 38 points

25. UCLA– 31 points

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa 27, Liberty 16, Clemson 13, Kansas State 5, SMU 4, Florida 3, Fresno State 3, Miami-OH 2, Wyoming 1

Dropped Out (since Preseason Poll): Clemson 7, Kansas State 16, TCU 17, Wisconsin 19, Iowa 23, South Carolina 25

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Washington (3), Utah (13), Duke (15), Missouri (19), Air Force (20), James Madison (23).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Ohio State (5), Ole Miss (14), LSU (21), Louisville (22), Iowa (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Georgia (1), Michigan (2), Florida State (5), Texas (8), North Carolina (10), UCLA (25).