Alabama tops FWAA Super 16 preseason poll; From B1G: 2. Ohio State, 6. Penn State, 11. Michigan, 12. Wisconsin

Alabama, Ohio State and Florida State are bunched at the top in that order in the first FWAA Super 16 poll of the 2017 season. A full third of the top 12 is made up of Big Ten teams including the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes, No. 6 Penn State, No. 11 Michigan and No. 12 Wisconsin. Alabama collected 39 of the 47 first-place votes with Florida State (3), Ohio State (2), Clemson (2) and Southern California (1) receiving the remainder. The Football Writers Association of America presents the Super 16 every year in collaboration with the National Football Foundation. We think the Super 16 is the best poll in America not simply because of the knowledgeable panel of writers and College Football Hall of Fame members (including 2015 inductee Michael Payton)  but because of transparency. Every ballot of every voter may be examined every week. Check out this week’s voting by…

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