The first release of the FWAA-NFF Super 16 rankings revealed on Tuesday, Sept. 2 following Week 1 of the college football season. Penn State football's unsurprising win over Nevada was enough for the AP Top 25 Poll, Coaches Poll, and Tuesday's most recent, the National Football Foundation.
The last time the Nittany Lions (1-0) placed second on the Super 16 ranking was Oct. 2, 2017. Now, they reclaimed their previous highest ranking following their Week 1 victory. Penn State received six first-place votes and surged up one spot from last week. With 797 points, it falls well below Ohio State. The Buckeyes received 44 first-place votes and 868 total points, moving up one spot, like the Nittany Lions, to No. 1.
Penn State and Ohio State are two of four Big Ten schools represented on the rankings. Oregon and Illinois are the other teams, sitting at No. 6 and No. 12, respectively. The Ducks received 597 points and the Fighting Illini totaled 219 points. Indiana, USC, Washington, and Maryland didn't make the cut, but received votes from the pollsters. The Hoosiers received 27 votes, the Trojans received 15, the Huskies received 12, and the Terrapins received six.
The SEC leads the rankings with six teams: LSU, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Florida, and Oklahoma. For the first time ever, Alabama did not make the cut and Ohio State takes over with the longest active appearance streak at 149 consecutive weeks.
The full Super 16 rankings following Week 1 here: