POLL CONTACT: news@footballfoundation.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 24, 2014 (WEEK 11) FWAA-NFF GRANTLAND RICE SUPER 16 POLL - GAMES PLAYED THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2014 - MARK ANDERSON CHRIS AULT LEE BARFKNECHT TONY BARNHART Las Vegas Review-Journal 2002 Hall of Fame Class Omaha World-Herald SEC Network 1. Florida State 1. Florida State 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Florida State 4. Baylor 4. Mississippi State 4. TCU 4. Mississippi State 5. TCU 5. Ohio State 5. Baylor 5. Baylor 6. Ohio State 6. Baylor 6. Mississippi State 6. TCU 7. Mississippi State 7. TCU 7. UCLA 7. Ohio State 8. Michigan State 8. Michigan State 8. Kansas State 8. Georgia 9. Kansas State 9. Georgia 9. Ohio State 9. Michigan State 10. UCLA 10. UCLA 10. Michigan State 10. Kansas State 11. Arizona 11. Kansas State 11. Georgia 11. UCLA 12. Georgia 12. Arizona 12. Arizona State 12. Arizona 13. Wisconsin 13. Arizona State 13. Arizona 13. Arizona State 14. Georgia Tech 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Arizona State 15. Missouri 15. Georgia Tech 15. Auburn 16. Auburn 16. Auburn 16. Colorado State 16. Georgia Tech DAVID BARRON MARK BLAUDSCHUN MURRY BOWDEN GIL BRANDT Houston Chronicle Bleacher Report 2003 Hall of Fame Class NFL.com 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 3. Baylor 3. Florida State 3. Mississippi State 3. Oregon 4. TCU 4. Mississippi State 4. Florida State 4. Mississippi State 5. Oregon 5. Baylor 5. TCU 5. TCU 6. Mississippi State 6. TCU 6. Ohio State 6. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 7. Baylor 7. Baylor 8. Michigan State 8. UCLA 8. UCLA 8. Georgia 9. UCLA 9. Georgia 9. Michigan State 9. Michigan State 10. Georgia 10. Kansas State 10. Georgia 10. Kansas State 11. Kansas State 11. Michigan State 11. Kansas State 11. UCLA 12. Wisconsin 12. Arizona 12. Arizona State 12. Wisconsin 13. Arizona 13. Auburn 13. Arizona 13. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Wisconsin 14. Missouri 15. Missouri 15. Minnesota 15. Georgia Tech 15. Auburn 16. Georgia Tech 16. Colorado State 16. Auburn 16. Arizona
CHUCK CARLTON GENE CORRIGAN BRIAN DAVIS GENE DeFILIPPO The Dallas Morning News NFF Board Member Austin-American Statesman NFF Board Member 1. Florida State 1. Oregon 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Florida State 2. Florida State 2. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Alabama 3. TCU 3. Florida State 4. Baylor 4. Mississippi State 4. Oregon 4. Mississippi State 5. TCU 5. Ohio State 5. Baylor 5. Ohio State 6. Mississippi State 6. TCU 6. UCLA 6. TCU 7. Ohio State 7. Baylor 7. Mississippi State 7. Baylor 8. UCLA 8. Michigan State 8. Michigan State 8. UCLA 9. Georgia 9. Kansas State 9. Georgia 9. Georgia 10. Michigan State 10. UCLA 10. Kansas State 10. Michigan State 11. Kansas State 11. Georgia 11. Arizona State 11. Kansas State 12. Wisconsin 12. Wisconsin 12. Mississippi 12. Arizona State 13. Arizona 13. Arizona State 13. Arizona 13. Arizona 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Missouri 15. Georgia Tech 15. Duke 15. Auburn 16. Georgia Tech 16. Auburn 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech DENNIS DODD BOB EPLING JACK FORD TEDDY GREENSTEIN CBSSports.com NFF Board Member 60 Minutes Sports Chicago Tribune 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 2. Oregon 3. Florida State 3. Oregon 3. Mississippi State 3. Florida State 4. Ohio State 4. Ohio State 4. Florida State 4. Mississippi State 5. Mississippi State 5. Mississippi State 5. Baylor 5. Ohio State 6. Baylor 6. TCU 6. TCU 6. TCU 7. TCU 7. Baylor 7. Ohio State 7. Baylor 8. Michigan State 8. Georgia 8. Georgia 8. Georgia 9. UCLA 9. Michigan State 9. Michigan State 9. UCLA 10. Georgia 10. UCLA 10. UCLA 10. Wisconsin 11. Missouri 11. Kansas State 11. Wisconsin 11. Georgia Tech 12. Kansas State 12. Arizona 12. Kansas State 12. Arizona State 13. Wisconsin 13. Auburn 13. Arizona 13. Missouri 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Michigan State 15. Colorado State 15. Wisconsin 15. Auburn 15. Kansas State 16. Arizona 16. Mississippi 16. Georgia Tech 16. Arizona ANDREW GREIF MIKE GRIFFITH WALLY HALL MATT HAYES The Oregonian MLive.com Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Sporting News 1. Oregon 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Oregon 3. Florida State 3. Alabama 3. Mississippi State 3. Baylor 4. Mississippi State 4. Ohio State 4. Florida State 4. Florida State 5. Baylor 5. Mississippi State 5. Baylor 5. Mississippi State 6. TCU 6. Baylor 6. TCU 6. TCU 7. UCLA 7. TCU 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 8. Ohio State 8. Michigan State 8. Arizona State 8. UCLA 9. Georgia 9. UCLA 9. Georgia 9. Georgia 10. Michigan State 10. Georgia 10. Auburn 10. Kansas State 11. Kansas State 11. Kansas State 11. Michigan State 11. Arizona State 12. Arizona 12. Arizona 12. Arizona 12. Arizona 13. Arizona State 13. Wisconsin 13. Wisconsin 13. Michigan State 14. Auburn 14. Arizona State 14. Missouri 14. Wisconsin 15. Wisconsin 15. Marshall 15. UCLA 15. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech 16. Missouri
TOMMY HICKS RON HIGGINS DAVE JONES RYAN KARTJE AL.com NOLA.com/The Times Picayune PA Media Group Orange County Register 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 2. Oregon 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Florida State 3. Mississippi State 3. Florida State 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 4. TCU 4. TCU 5. Baylor 5. TCU 5. Oregon 5. Mississippi State 6. TCU 6. Ohio State 6. Baylor 6. Baylor 7. Ohio State 7. Baylor 7. UCLA 7. Ohio State 8. Georgia 8. Michigan State 8. Ohio State 8. UCLA 9. Michigan State 9. Georgia 9. Kansas State 9. Georgia 10. Kansas State 10. UCLA 10. Arizona 10. Mississippi 11. UCLA 11. Kansas State 11. Georgia 11. Kansas State 12. Arizona State 12. Arizona 12. Georgia Tech 12. Michigan State 13. Arizona 13. Arizona State 13. Michigan State 13. Arizona 14. Wisconsin 14. Missouri 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 15. Auburn 15. Auburn 15. Marshall 15. Arizona State 16. Missouri 16. Mississippi 16. Arizona State 16. Georgia Tech BLAIR KERKHOFF JACK LENGYEL KELLY LYELL DON McPHERSON Kansas City Star NFF Board Member Fort Collins Coloradoan 2008 Hall of Fame Class 1. Oregon 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 2. Alabama 2. Mississippi State 3. Florida State 3. Florida State 3. Oregon 3. Oregon 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 4. Baylor 4. Florida State 5. Baylor 5. TCU 5. TCU 5. TCU 6. TCU 6. Baylor 6. Mississippi State 6. Baylor 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 8. UCLA 8. Michigan State 8. Michigan State 8. Georgia 9. Georgia 9. Kansas State 9. Kansas State 9. Michigan State 10. Kansas State 10. UCLA 10. Georgia 10. Kansas State 11. Arizona 11. Georgia 11. UCLA 11. UCLA 12. Michigan State 12. Arizona State 12. Wisconsin 12. Arizona State 13. Wisconsin 13. Arizona 13. Arizona 13. Arizona 14. Missouri 14. Wisconsin 14. Arizona State 14. Wisconsin 15. Arizona State 15. Georgia Tech 15. Auburn 15. Auburn 16. Georgia Tech 16. Marshall 16. Colorado State 16. Marshall MATTHEW MURSCHEL CHUCK NEINAS RANDY PETERSON JEFF SHAIN Orlando Sentinel NFF Board Member Des Moines Register PrimeSportsNetwork.com 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Florida State 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 2. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Oregon 3. Florida State 3. Oregon 3. Alabama 4. Mississippi State 4. TCU 4. Mississippi State 4. TCU 5. TCU 5. Mississippi State 5. TCU 5. UCLA 6. Ohio State 6. Baylor 6. Ohio State 6. Ohio State 7. Baylor 7. Georgia 7. Baylor 7. Georgia 8. Georgia 8. Ohio State 8. UCLA 8. Mississippi State 9. UCLA 9. Michigan State 9. Georgia 9. Baylor 10. Kansas State 10. Kansas State 10. Mississippi 10. Arizona State 11. Michigan State 11. UCLA 11. Michigan State 11. Arizona 12. Arizona 12. Wisconsin 12. Kansas State 12. Auburn 13. Wisconsin 13. Arizona 13. Auburn 13. Kansas State 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Arizona 14. Wisconsin 15. Auburn 15. Missouri 15. Wisconsin 15. Michigan State 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech 16. Georgia Tech
PHIL STEELE PATRICK STEVENS BARRY SWITZER DAVID TEEL Phil Steele Publications Syracuse.com 2001 Hall of Fame Class Newport News Daily Press 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 2. Florida State 2. Oregon 2. Florida State 2. Alabama 3. Baylor 3. Alabama 3. Oregon 3. Oregon 4. Oregon 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 5. Mississippi State 5. Baylor 5. Baylor 5. TCU 6. TCU 6. TCU 6. TCU 6. Baylor 7. Ohio State 7. UCLA 7. Ohio State 7. Ohio State 8. Wisconsin 8. Ohio State 8. Michigan State 8. Michigan State 9. Georgia 9. Arizona 9. Georgia 9. Kansas State 10. Michigan State 10. Michigan State 10. UCLA 10. UCLA 11. UCLA 11. Georgia 11. Kansas State 11. Georgia 12. Kansas State 12. Kansas State 12. Arizona State 12. Arizona 13. Arizona 13. Missouri 13. Arizona 13. Wisconsin 14. Auburn 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 14. Arizona State 15. Missouri 15. Auburn 15. Auburn 15. Auburn 16. Marshall 16. Marshall 16. Georgia Tech 16. Mississippi JOHN WAGNER DICK WEISS ROD WEST REGGIE WILLIAMS Toledo Blade Blue Star Media NFF Board Member 2007 Hall of Fame Class 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Florida State 1. Florida State 3. Oregon 3. Florida State 3. Alabama 3. Oregon 4. Baylor 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 4. Mississippi State 5. Mississippi State 5. Baylor 5. Baylor 5. Ohio State 6. Ohio State 6. Ohio State 6. TCU 6. TCU 7. TCU 7. TCU 7. Ohio State 7. Baylor 8. Michigan State 8. Georgia 8. Georgia 8. Missouri 9. Georgia 9. UCLA 9. UCLA 9. UCLA 10. Kansas State 10. Michigan State 10. Michigan State 10. Georgia 11. Auburn 11. Kansas State 11. Kansas State 11. Michigan State 12. Wisconsin 12. Arizona 12. Arizona 12. Arizona 13. UCLA 13. Arizona State 13. Arizona State 13. Arizona State 14. Arizona State 14. Wisconsin 14. Wisconsin 14. Mississippi 15. Arizona 15. Auburn 15. Auburn 15. Kansas State 16. Missouri 16. Georgia Tech 16. Missouri 16. Auburn BUD WITHERS Seattle Times 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Florida State 4. Mississippi State 5. TCU 6. Ohio State 7. Baylor 8. UCLA 9. Kansas State 10. Georgia 11. Michigan State 12. Wisconsin 13. Arizona 14. Missouri 15. Arizona State 16. Georgia Tech
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF GRANTLAND RICE SUPER 16 POLL: The FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll ranks the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, polling a diverse group of experts for their insights into the top teams each week during the regular season. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers, College Football Hall of Famers, NFF Board Members and highly regarded collegiate administrators who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective as well as a diversity of viewpoints from the different roles associated with the game. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF) launched the poll at the start of the 2014 season, and the results, including the votes of the individual members, are made public each Monday. The 2014 poll began Sept. 15 and will conclude with a final ranking on Dec. 7. The poll is named in honor of Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter who played a key role in the history of both organizations as an FWAA member and NFF president. ABOUT THE FWAA: The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,400 men and women who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations, major awards and its annual All-America team. For more information visit www.footballwriters.com. ABOUT THE NFF & COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @NFFNetwork.