Miami remains atop FWAA-Super 16 poll after Week 8; three B1G teams make Top 5

The FWAA-Super 16 poll has a distinct Big Ten look to it after Week 8’s college football games.

Miami remained at No. 1 after a 52-23 win over Pitt. But three B1G teams found themselves in the top 5: No. 2 Ohio State, idle after Week 7’s win against Indiana; No. 3 Georgia, also off ahead of Week 9’s game against Florida in Atlanta; No. 4 Indiana, which held off upset-minded Michigan; and No. 5 UCLA, a 28-10 winner against Michigan State.

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The Bruins were among the big movers. Bob Chesney’s team was No. 9 a week ago but jumped four spots into the top five. Utah also climbed four spots to No. 7 after previously being No. 11. BYU, meanwhile, slipped from No. 3 to No. 8 after an upset loss at UCF. The biggest drop belonged to Texas Tech, which plunged from No. 7 to No. 14 after losing to Cincinnati.

Three teams are ranked in Week 8 after no ranking in Week 7. Texas is ranked No. 11 after beating Ole Miss, No. 13 in the poll, 34-27. LSU‘s 38-17 win over Auburn lifted them from the “others receiving votes” category to No. 12. Wake Forest routed Cal 41-7 and was ranked No. 15.

Here is the full FWAA-Super 16:

1. Miami
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Indiana
5. UCLA
6. Notre Dame
7. Utah
8. BYU
9. Kentucky
10. Alabama
11. Texas
12. LSU
13. Ole Miss
14. Texas Tech
15. Wake Forest
16. Tennessee

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.