3 SEC teams ranked in preseason FWAA Super 16 poll

The AP preseason poll wasn’t the only list that Alabama topped on Monday.

The Crimson Tide were also ranked No. 1 in the preseason Super 16 poll released by the Football Writers Association of America.

The Super 16 poll has voted on the top 16 teams every week during the season since 2014. It features 36 poll voters, including 26 from the FWAA.

Georgia (No. 3) and Auburn (No. 9) were also ranked in the preseason Super 16 poll.

Mississippi State just missed the cut, ranking behind West Virginia and Florida State in the others receiving votes category. Florida, LSU and South Carolina also received votes.

Here is the full preseason Super 16 poll (SEC teams in bold):

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Wisconsin
5. Washington
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma
8. Miami
9. Auburn
10. Penn State
11. Michigan State
12. Notre Dame
13. Michigan
14. Stanford
15. USC
16. TCU

Jake Rill

Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.