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The '''FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 poll''' is a weekly ranking of the top 16 [[college football]] teams in the [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] beginning in the [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014 season]]. It is named for sports writer [[Grantland Rice]]. The 36 poll voters will be composed of 26 members of the [[Football Writers Association of America]] and 10 from the [[National Football Foundation]].<ref name="Announcement"/> |
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The poll will join the [[AP Poll]], [[Coaches Poll]], [[Harris Interactive College Football Poll|Harris Poll]] and others as periodic snapshot rankings of college football teams. Prior to the 2014 season, these polls were used in part to determine which two teams would play for the national title under the [[Bowl Championship Series]]. The new [[College Football Playoff]], which also begins in 2014, does not use poll data to choose its participants. |
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===Other media football polls=== |
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The FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 poll will join the AP poll and the Coaches poll as the three major college football ranking polls. In the previous [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] age, the polls would play a major role in dictating which two teams would play for the championship title at the season's end. In 2014, the [[College Football Playoff]] format will be in effect, decreasing the polls' importance in determining the competitors for the championship. |
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*[[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings]] |
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*[[Bowl Championship Series]] |
*[[Bowl Championship Series]] |
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*[[Coaches' Poll]] |
*[[Coaches' Poll]] |
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*[[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS]] |
*[[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS]] |
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*[[Dickinson System]] |
*[[Dickinson System]] |
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*[[Game of the Century (college football)]] |
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*[[Grantland Rice Award]] |
*[[Grantland Rice Award]] |
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*[[Harris Interactive College Football Poll]] |
*[[Harris Interactive College Football Poll]] |
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*[[Mythical national championship]] |
*[[Mythical national championship]] |
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*[[NAIA Coach's Poll]] |
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Revision as of 18:16, 26 March 2014
The FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 poll is a weekly ranking of the top 16 college football teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision beginning in the 2014 season. It is named for sports writer Grantland Rice. The 36 poll voters will be composed of 26 members of the Football Writers Association of America and 10 from the National Football Foundation.[1]
The poll will join the AP Poll, Coaches Poll, Harris Poll and others as periodic snapshot rankings of college football teams. Prior to the 2014 season, these polls were used in part to determine which two teams would play for the national title under the Bowl Championship Series. The new College Football Playoff, which also begins in 2014, does not use poll data to choose its participants.
See also
References
- ^ "NEW COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 23 Mar 2014.