New football poll includes media, coaches and players
One major college football poll includes media members, another surveys coaches. The Grantland Rice Super 16 poll includes both — and then some.
Media members, former coaches and players make up the 41-member panel for the new poll. They are members of the Football Writers Association of America and the National Football Foundation.
Voters include former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer, College Football Hall of Fame linebacker Reggie Williams and Phil Steele of preseason magazine fame.
The inaugural poll released Monday came up with the same top team as the major wire service polls, Florida State, although the margin with No. 2 Oregon was closer. The Seminoles received 24 first-place votes to the Ducks’ 17.
Oklahoma, Alabama and Auburn round out the top five.
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. Records are through Sept. 14. (First-place votes in parentheses)
Record | Pts. | Prev. | |
1. Florida State (24) | 2-0 | 629 | — |
2. Oregon (17) | 3-0 | 621 | — |
3. Oklahoma | 3-0 | 542 | — |
4. Alabama | 3-0 | 540 | — |
5. Auburn | 2-0 | 476 | — |
6. Texas A&M | 3-0 | 476 | — |
7. Baylor | 3-0 | 390 | — |
8. LSU | 3-0 | 370 | — |
9. Notre Dame | 3-0 | 324 | — |
10. Mississippi | 3-0 | 232 | — |
11. UCLA | 3-0 | 192 | — |
12. Michigan State | 1-1 | 184 | — |
13. Georgia | 1-1 | 137 | — |
14. Arizona State | 3-0 | 126 | — |
15. South Carolina | 2-1 | 119 | — |
16. Stanford | 2-1 | 63 | — |
Blair Kerkhoff’s ballot: 1. Oregon; 2. Florida State; 3. Texas A&M; 4. Oklahoma; 5. Alabama; 6. Auburn; 7. Baylor; 8. LSU; 9. Notre Dame; 10. Michigan State; 11. Arizona State; 12. South Carolina; 13. Georgia; 14. Missouri; 15. Mississippi; 16. UCLA
This story was originally published September 15, 2014 at 7:36 PM with the headline "New football poll includes media, coaches and players."