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POLL CONTACT: news@footballfoundation.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2016 (Preseason) FWAA-NFF SUPER POLL - PRESEASON POLL - MARK ANDERSON LEE BARFKNECHT ZACH BARNETT TONY BARNHART Las Vegas Review-Journal Omaha World-Herald FootballScoop.com GridironNow.com 1. Alabama 1. Clemson 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 2. LSU 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Clemson 3. Ohio State 3. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. Oklahoma 4. Alabama 4. Michigan 4. Ohio State 5. LSU 5. TCU 5. Clemson 5. LSU 6. Tennessee 6. Oklahoma 6. Oklahoma 6. Oklahoma 7. Ohio State 7. Florida State 7. Notre Dame 7. Michigan 8. Michigan 8. Michigan 8. LSU 8. Notre Dame 9. Washington 9. Tennessee 9. Houston 9. Tennessee 10. Notre Dame 10. Iowa 10. TCU 10. Mississippi 11. Stanford 11. UCLA 11. Tennessee 11. Washington 12. Mississippi 12. Washington 12. Stanford 12. Houston 13. Michigan State 13. Mississippi 13. Michigan State 13. Stanford 14. TCU 14. Michigan State 14. Louisville 14. Michigan State 15. Iowa 15. Notre Dame 15. Washington 15. TCU 16. Baylor 16. Houston 16. Mississippi 16. Iowa MARK BLAUDSCHUN GIL BRANDT AARON BRENNER BRIAN DAVIS TMG Sports NFL.com Charleston Post & Courier Austin American-Statesman 1. Michigan 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Alabama 3. LSU 3. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma 4. LSU 4. Clemson 4. LSU 4. LSU 5. Oklahoma 5. Oklahoma 5. Florida State 5. Florida State 6. Florida State 6. Tennessee 6. Stanford 6. Ohio State 7. Notre Dame 7. Ohio State 7. Michigan 7. Michigan 8. Tennessee 8. Michigan 8. Mississippi 8. Stanford 9. Stanford 9. Stanford 9. Ohio State 9. Mississippi 10. Washington 10. Washington 10. Notre Dame 10. Notre Dame 11. Ohio State 11. UCLA 11. Michigan State 11. Tennessee 12. Houston 12. Notre Dame 12. Houston 12. TCU 13. Miami (Fla.) 13. Iowa 13. UCLA 13. Washington 14. Michigan State 14. Mississippi 14. Tennessee 14. Michigan State 15. Georgia 15. Houston 15. Iowa 15. Houston 16. Baylor 16. TCU 16. Louisville 16. USC

JON FINKEL BRYAN FISCHER PETE FIUTAK TEDDY GREENSTEIN FootballMatters.org Freelance CollegeFootballNews.com Chicago Tribune 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. LSU 1. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Alabama 3. LSU 3. Florida State 3. LSU 4. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 4. Alabama 4. Michigan 5. LSU 5. Ohio State 5. Tennessee 5. Oklahoma 6. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 6. Ohio State 6. Stanford 7. Stanford 7. Michigan 7. Oklahoma 7. Notre Dame 8. Michigan 8. TCU 8. Michigan 8. Ohio State 9. TCU 9. Houston 9. Oregon 9. Tennessee 10. Notre Dame 10. Tennessee 10. USC 10. Iowa 11. Tennessee 11. Stanford 11. Washington 11. UCLA 12. Houston 12. Michigan State 12. Michigan State 12. Michigan State 13. Georgia 13. Texas A&M 13. UCLA 13. Houston 14. UCLA 14. Washington 14. Wisconsin 14. Arkansas 15. Florida 15. Notre Dame 15. Florida 15. Oregon 16. Iowa 16. Mississippi 16. Notre Dame 16. USC ANDREW GREIF TIM GRIFFIN MIKE GRIFFITH WALLY HALL The Oregonian San Antonio Express-News AJC SEC Country Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 1. LSU 1. Alabama 1. Clemson 1. Clemson 2. Oklahoma 2. Clemson 2. Oklahoma 2. LSU 3. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 3. Florida State 3. Alabama 4. Alabama 4. Florida State 4. Tennessee 4. Florida State 5. Florida State 5. LSU 5. Michigan 5. Oklahoma 6. Clemson 6. Ohio State 6. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. Michigan 7. Tennessee 7. Notre Dame 7. Michigan 8. Tennessee 8. Michigan 8. Stanford 8. Tennessee 9. TCU 9. Notre Dame 9. LSU 9. Stanford 10. Stanford 10. Mississippi 10. TCU 10. Notre Dame 11. Houston 11. Stanford 11. Michigan State 11. Michigan State 12. Notre Dame 12. Washington 12. UCLA 12. Washington 13. Mississippi 13. TCU 13. Iowa 13. Mississippi 14. Washington 14. USC 14. Oregon 14. Houston 15. Michigan State 15. Houston 15. Florida 15. TCU 16. North Carolina 16. Iowa 16. Ohio State 16. UCLA DAN HARRALSON TOMMY HICKS RON HIGGINS JOHNNIE JOHNSON Saturday Down South Freelance NoLa.com/The Times Picayune 2007 Hall of Fame Class 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Clemson 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Tennessee 3. Florida State 3. Florida State 3. Florida State 4. Florida State 4. LSU 4. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma 5. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 5. Ohio State 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 6. Ohio State 6. LSU 6. LSU 7. LSU 7. Stanford 7. Stanford 7. Stanford 8. Michigan 8. Notre Dame 8. Michigan 8. Michigan 9. Mississippi 9. Michigan State 9. Notre Dame 9. Notre Dame 10. Stanford 10. Mississippi 10. TCU 10. Tennessee 11. Notre Dame 11. TCU 11. Michigan State 11. Michigan State 12. Texas A&M 12. Michigan 12. Georgia 12. TCU 13. TCU 13. Georgia 13. Tennessee 13. Iowa 14. Georgia 14. Tennessee 14. Mississippi 14. Washington 15. Washington 15. Iowa 15. UCLA 15. Houston 16. Louisville 16. UCLA 16. Washington 16. Mississippi

DAVE JONES RYAN KARTJE BLAIR KERKHOFF STEFANIE LOH PA Media Group Orange County Register Kansas City Star Seattle Times 1. Clemson 1. Clemson 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Florida State 3. Florida State 3. Florida State 3. Florida State 3. Oklahoma 4. LSU 4. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma 4. Clemson 5. Oklahoma 5. Michigan 5. Ohio State 5. LSU 6. Ohio State 6. LSU 6. LSU 6. TCU 7. Stanford 7. Ohio State 7. Michigan 7. Ohio State 8. Tennessee 8. Stanford 8. Stanford 8. Tennessee 9. Washington 9. Notre Dame 9. Tennessee 9. Michigan 10. Houston 10. Tennessee 10. Mississippi 10. Stanford 11. Mississippi 11. Houston 11. Notre Dame 11. Notre Dame 12. UCLA 12. Michigan State 12. Michigan State 12. UCLA 13. Louisville 13. Washington 13. Houston 13. Mississippi 14. Miami (Fla.) 14. Georgia 14. Washington 14. Houston 15. Iowa 15. TCU 15. UCLA 15. Iowa 16. TCU 16. Iowa 16. Oklahoma State 16. Michigan State KELLY LYELL MARTY LYONS KEVIN McGUIRE DON McPHERSON Fort Collins Coloradoan 2011 Hall of Fame Class NBC Sports College Football Talk 2008 Hall of Fame Class 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. LSU 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 2. Clemson 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 3. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 4. Clemson 4. Michigan 4. Houston 4. Florida State 5. LSU 5. Florida State 5. Florida State 5. LSU 6. Ohio State 6. LSU 6. Clemson 6. Ohio State 7. Tennessee 7. Notre Dame 7. Notre Dame 7. Michigan 8. Michigan 8. Oklahoma 8. Stanford 8. Stanford 9. Stanford 9. Wisconsin 9. Michigan State 9. Tennessee 10. Notre Dame 10. Stanford 10. Michigan 10. Michigan State 11. Mississippi 11. Michigan State 11. Oregon 11. Notre Dame 12. Iowa 12. Georgia 12. Tennessee 12. Mississippi 13. Georgia 13. Auburn 13. Louisville 13. TCU 14. Oklahoma State 14. Mississippi 14. Oklahoma 14. Georgia 15. Houston 15. Oregon 15. Mississippi 15. Iowa 16. USC 16. Texas 16. Arkansas 16. Houston CHET MOELLER MATT MURSCHEL MICHAEL PAYTON RANDY PETERSON 2010 Hall of Fame Class Orlando Sentinel 2015 Hall of Fame Class Des Moines Register 1. Alabama 1. Clemson 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Oklahoma 2. Ohio State 2. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 3. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 4. LSU 4. Notre Dame 4. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 5. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma State 5. Florida State 5. Ohio State 6. Florida State 6. Florida State 6. LSU 6. LSU 7. Tennessee 7. Ohio State 7. Michigan 7. Stanford 8. Notre Dame 8. UCLA 8. Stanford 8. Michigan 9. Stanford 9. Michigan 9. Tennessee 9. Tennessee 10. Michigan 10. Baylor 10. Notre Dame 10. Notre Dame 11. UCLA 11. Tennessee 11. Houston 11. Mississippi 12. Mississippi 12. Stanford 12. Baylor 12. Michigan State 13. Texas 13. LSU 13. Mississippi 13. Houston 14. Oklahoma State 14. Houston 14. Michigan State 14. TCU 15. TCU 15. Michigan State 15. Georgia 15. Iowa 16. Houston 16. Mississippi 16. TCU 16. Oklahoma State

MATT PORTER DAN SILEO R.C. SLOCUM JON SOLOMON The Palm Beach Post Mighty 1090 Radio 2012 Hall of Fame Class CBSSports.com 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 3. Michigan 3. LSU 3. Oklahoma 3. Stanford 4. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma 4. Florida State 4. Ohio State 5. LSU 5. Florida State 5. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. Florida State 6. Michigan 6. LSU 6. Michigan State 7. Stanford 7. Stanford 7. Michigan 7. TCU 8. TCU 8. Tennessee 8. Stanford 8. Houston 9. Notre Dame 9. Michigan State 9. Tennessee 9. Iowa 10. Tennessee 10. Mississippi 10. Notre Dame 10. Mississippi 11. Ohio State 11. Notre Dame 11. Mississippi 11. Notre Dame 12. Houston 12. Houston 12. Michigan State 12. Michigan 13. Georgia 13. TCU 13. TCU 13. Baylor 14. Mississippi 14. USC 14. Washington 14. Florida State 15. Oklahoma State 15. Iowa 15. Houston 15. North Carolina 16. Michigan State 16. Washington 16. UCLA 16. LSU PHIL STEELE PATRICK STEVENS DAVID TEEL JOHN WAGNER Phil Steele Publications D1scourse.com Newport News Daily Press Toledo Blade 1. Florida State 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 2. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma 3. Florida State 3. Oklahoma 3. Clemson 4. LSU 4. Ohio State 4. Ohio State 4. LSU 5. Clemson 5. Oklahoma 5. Florida State 5. Florida State 6. Ohio State 6. LSU 6. LSU 6. Tennessee 7. Tennessee 7. Mississippi 7. Stanford 7. Stanford 8. Washington 8. Notre Dame 8. Michigan 8. Ohio State 9. Notre Dame 9. Houston 9. Notre Dame 9. Michigan 10. Stanford 10. Stanford 10. Tennessee 10. Mississippi 11. TCU 11. Tennessee 11. Michigan State 11. Notre Dame 12. Michigan 12. Michigan 12. Houston 12. TCU 13. Michigan State 13. Michigan State 13. TCU 13. Houston 14. Iowa 14. TCU 14. Mississippi 14. Washington 15. UCLA 15. UCLA 15. Iowa 15. Miami (Fla.) 16. Mississippi 16. Iowa 16. Louisville 16. Iowa GRAHAM WATSON DICK WEISS REGGIE WILLIAMS Yahoo! Sports Blue Star Media 2007 Hall of Fame Class 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 2. Clemson 2. Clemson 3. Oklahoma 3. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Ohio State 4. LSU 4. Oklahoma 5. Clemson 5. Oklahoma 5. Florida State 6. Michigan 6. Houston 6. LSU 7. LSU 7. Florida State 7. Stanford 8. TCU 8. Ohio State 8. Michigan 9. Notre Dame 9. Washington 9. Georgia 10. Tennessee 10. Tennessee 10. Notre Dame 11. Mississippi 11. Stanford 11. Tennessee 12. Stanford 12. Notre Dame 12. Michigan State 13. Michigan State 13. North Carolina 13. TCU 14. Houston 14. Michigan State 14. Washington 15. Washington 15. Louisville 15. UCLA 16. UCLA 16. Boise State 16. Iowa

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