FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL SEPT. 25, 2016
TEAM |
PTS. | LAST WK |
| 1. Alabama (41) | 715 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio State | 661 | 2 |
| 3. Louisville (4) | 601 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan | 544 | 4 |
| 5. Clemson | 534 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 497 | 6 |
| 7. Stanford | 441 | 7 |
| 8. Wisconsin | 393 | 11 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 360 | 10 |
| 10. Washington | 333 | 8 |
| 11. Tennessee | 294 | 12 |
| 12. Florida State | 185 | 13 |
| 13. Miami (FL) | 120 | 15 |
| 14. Baylor | 115 | NA |
| 15. Nebraska | 93 | NA |
| 16. Ole Miss | 67 | NA |
() – Denotes first-place votes
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