Now that we are halfway through the college football regular season, it is time to publish the CFRA Midseason Poll.  One intersting aspect of these rankings are that the AP, Coaches, and CFRA polls all have the exact same top 5 teams ranked in exact same order. Keep in mind that the 12 teams that would currently make up this year’s College Football Playoff field based on this poll are denoted by an asterik next to their name.

1.  Ohio State (6)*– 293 points

2.  Miami-FL (2)*– 288 points

3.  Indiana (2)*– 272 points  

4.  Texas A & M*– 256 points

5.  Ole Miss*– 245 points

6.  Texas Tech*- 235 points

7.  Alabama*– 227 points

8.  Georgia*– 199 points

9.  Oregon*- 198 points

10. Georgia Tech*- 191 points

11. LSU*– 164 points

12. Tennessee– 152 points

13. BYU– 139 points

14. Oklahoma– 129 points

15. Missouri– 128 points

16. Vanderbilt– 122 points

17. Memphis*– 110 points

18. Notre Dame– 89 points

19. Virginia– 80 points

20. Southern California– 79 points

21. South Florida– 66 points

22. Utah– 44 points

23. Texas– 38 points

24. Cincinnati– 30 points

25. UNLV– 27 points

25. Navy– 27 points

Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska 18, Illinois 15, Washington 11, Utah 5, Arizona State 4, Michigan 4, Hawaii 3, Duke 2, Florida 2, Tulane 1, James Madison 1

Dropped Out (since Preseason Poll): Penn State 4, Clemson 6, Illinois 11, South Carolina 12, SMU 13, Arizona State 14, Michigan 16, Florida 18, Kansas State 20, Boise State 23

Teams Ranked Higher in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Texas Tech (6), Georgia Tech (10), BYU (13), Missouri (15), Vanderbilt (16), Memphis (17), UNLV (25), Navy (25).

Teams Ranked Lower in CFRA than AP and Coaches Polls: Alabama (7), LSU (11), Tennessee (12), Notre Dame (18), Texas (23), Illinois (NR).

Teams Ranked Exactly the Same in All 3 Major Human Polls (AP, CFRA, and Coaches): Ohio State (1), Miami-FL (2), Indiana (3), Texas A & M (4), Ole Miss (5), Cincinnati (24).