FWAA-NFF PRESEASON SUPER 16 POLL SEPT. 6, 2016
TEAM |
PTS. | LAST WK |
| 1. Alabama (40) | 700 | 1 |
| 2. Florida State (2) | 622 | 4 |
| 3. Clemson (1) | 619 | 2 |
| 4. Ohio State | 553 | 6 |
| 5. Michigan (1) | 486 | 7 |
| 6. Houston | 468 | 14 |
| 7. Stanford | 416 | 8 |
| 8. Washington | 237 | 15 |
| 9. Georgia | 230 | NA |
| 10. Texas | 229 | NA |
| 11. Wisconsin | 196 | NA |
| 12. Michigan State | 190 | 13 |
| 13. TCU | 175 | 11 |
| 14. Tennessee | 128 | 9 |
| 15. Louisville | 124 | NA |
| 16. Oklahoma | 122 | 3 |
() – Denotes first-place votes
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