College Football Monday – Week 14

Michigan Beats Ohio State
Oklahoma St Outlasts Sooners in Wild Bedlam Contest

                Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
    Michigan Pounds Ohio St, 42-27
 
Upset of the Week –
    Oklahoma State Comes back vs Oklahoma, 37-33 in Bedlam Bowl

Offensive Player of Week – RB Hassan Haskins – Michigan
Defensive Player of Week – DE Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan
 
Upcoming Championship Games – 12/4
   SEC – #1 Georgia (12-0) vs #2 Alabama (11-1) at Atlanta, Ga.
   Big Ten – #4 Michigan (11-1) vs #13 Iowa (10-2) at Indianapolis, In.    
   
DraftInsiders.com – Staff – Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               
1 Georgia                       12-0
2 Alabama                     11-1
3 Cincinnati                  12-0
4 Michigan                    11-1
5 Notre Dame               11-1                 
6 Oklahoma State      11-1
7 Ohio State                  10-2                 
8 Oregon                       10-2                 
9 Oklahoma                 10-2                 
10 Ole Miss                   10-2
11 Baylor                       10-2                 
12 Michigan State     10-2
13 Iowa                         10-2
14 Pittsburgh             10-2                 
15 Wake Forest          10-2     
16 BYU                          10-2
17 Utah                           9-3       
18 North Carolina St    9-3
19 Houston                     11-1
20 San Diego St           11-1
21 Louisiana                 11-1
22 Kentucky                  9-3
23 Clemson                    9-3                   
24 Texas A&M              8-4
25 Arkansas                 8-4                   
 
Coaches Poll
 
Rank /     Team                         Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (62)                 12-0      1550    
2          Alabama                        11-1      1440    
3          Michigan                       11-1      1408    
4          Cincinnati                    12-0      1399    
5          Oklahoma State         11-1      1285    
6          Notre Dame                 11-1      1250    
7          Ohio State                    10-2      1133    
8          Ole Miss                        10-2      1097    
9          Baylor                           10-2      1046    
10         Oregon                         10-2      932      
11         Oklahoma                   10-2      851      
12         Iowa                             10-2      845      
13         Michigan State         10-2      840      
14        BYU                                10-2      741      
15         Pittsburgh                  10-2      640      
16         Houston                      11-1      607      
17         Utah                               9-3        596      
18        Wake Forest               10-2      531      
19         San Diego State        11-1      396      
20         NC State                       9-3        334      
21         Louisiana                     11-1      268      
22         Kentucky                      9-3        226      
23         Texas A&M                  8-4        202      
24         Clemson                       9-3        170      
25         Arkansas                      8-4        128      
 
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 100, UTSA 36, Appalachian State 30, Air Force 16, Minnesota 13, Purdue 11, Utah State 8, Coastal Carolina 8, Penn State 5, Fresno State 3, UCLA 3, Mississippi State 2
 
Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 18, UTSA 20

College Football Monday – Week 13

Ohio State Bombs Michigan State
Utah Shocks Oregon

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
    Ohio St Destroys Michigan St, 56-7

Upset of the Week –
   Utah Shocks Oregon, 38-7

Offensive Player of Week – QB Bryce Young – Alabama
Defensive Player of Week – LB Devon Lloyd – Utah
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 11/25
    #25 Mississippi State (7-4) @ #10 Ole Miss (9-2)
         Clash of instate SEC rivals
 
Saturday 11/27
#3 Ohio St vs #7 Michigan
#6 Oklahoma vs #8 Oklahoma St
#2 Alabama vs Auburn

DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

 Rank / Team               Record               
1 Georgia                     11-0
2 Alabama                    10-1
3 Ohio State                 10-1                 
4 Cincinnati                 11-0
5 Notre Dame               10-1                 
6 Oklahoma                 10-1                 
7 Michigan                   10-1
8 Oklahoma State      10-1
9 Oregon                      9-2                   
10 Ole Miss                  9-2
11 Baylor                     9-2                   
12 Michigan State       9-2                   
13 Iowa                         9-2
14 UTSA                       11-0     
15 Texas A&M              8-3                   
16 Pittsburgh               9-2                   
17 Wake Forest            9-2       
18 BYU                         9-2
19 Utah                        8-3       
20 North Carolina St    8-3
21 Houston                  10-1
22 Wisconsin               8-3       
23 Louisiana                10-1
24 San Diego St           10-1                 
25 Mississippi State    7-4                   
 
Coaches Poll
 
Rank /     Team                         Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (62)                 11-0      1550    
2          Alabama                       10-1      1450    
3          Ohio State                    10-1      1428    
4          Cincinnati                    11-0      1388    
5          Notre Dame                  10-1      1258    
6          Michigan                      10-1      1250    
7          Oklahoma State           10-1      1210    
8          Ole Miss                       9-2        1049    
9          Oklahoma                    10-1      1010    
10         Baylor                          9-2        977      
11         Oregon                         9-2        864      
12         Iowa                             9-2        722      
13         Michigan State             9-2        698      
14         Texas A&M                   8-3        683      
15         BYU                             9-2        675      
16         Houston                       10-1      572      
17         Pittsburgh                    9-2        507      
18        Wisconsin                    8-3        485      
19         Utah                             8-3        478      
20         UTSA                           11-0      475      
21         Wake Forest                 9-2        404      
22         San Diego State           10-1      257      
23         Louisiana                     10-1      236      
24        NC State                       8-3        196      
25         Kentucky                      8-3        91        
 
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 67, Clemson 56, Mississippi State 42, Penn State 22, Appalachian State 20, Purdue 10, Air Force 9, Coastal Carolina 9, Oregon State 2
 
Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 22
 

College Football Monday – Week 12

Baylor Drills Oklahoma
Michigan Edges Penn State

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
    Ohio State Crushes Purdue
 
Upsets of the Week –
   Baylor Shocks Oklahoma, 27-14
   Mississippi State beats Auburn, 43-34

Offensive Player of Week – QB Will Rogers – Mississippi State
Defensive Player of Week – DE Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 11/20
    #8 Michigan State (9-1) @ #3 Ohio State (9-1)
         Clash for Big Ten East Leadership
     
DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               
1 Georgia                       10-0
2 Alabama                     9-1
3 Ohio State                  9-1                   
4 Cincinnati                 10-0                 
5 Oregon                         9-1                   
6 Notre Dame               9-1                   
7 Oklahoma                   9-1                   
8 Michigan State          8-1                   
9 Michigan                     9-1
10 Oklahoma State      9-1
11 Wake Forest             9-1                   
12 Baylor                       8-2                   
13 Ole Miss                    8-2
14 Iowa                           7-2
15 UTSA                         10-0     
16 Texas A&M              7-3                   
17 Pittsburgh               8-2                   
18 North Carolina St    8-2
19 BYU                            8-2
20 Houston                  9-1
21 Wisconsin               7-3       
22 Louisiana                9-1
23 Arkansas                 7-3                   
24 San Diego St           9-1                   
25 Utah                          7-3       
 
Coaches Poll
 
Rank /     Team             Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (62)     10-0      1550    
2          Alabama           9-1        1464    
3          Cincinnati        10-0      1401    
4          Ohio State        9-1        1363    
5          Oregon            9-1        1320    
6          Notre Dame      9-1        1181    
7          Michigan          9-1        1153    
8          Michigan St     9-1        1139    
9          Oklahoma St    9-1        1102    
10         Ole Miss           8-2        948      
11        Oklahoma        9-1        878      
12         Wake Forest     9-1        847      
13         Baylor              8-2        826      
14         Iowa                 8-2        637      
15         BYU                 8-2        605      
16         Texas A&M       7-3        560      
17         Houston           9-1        541      
18         UTSA               10-0      528      
19         Pittsburgh        8-2        446      
20        Wisconsin        7-3        407      
21         Louisiana         9-1        239      
22         Arkansas          7-3        212      
23         San Diego St    9-1        210      
24         NC State           7-3        138      
25        Utah                 7-3        133      
 
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 113, SMU 45, Coastal Carolina 34, Appalachian State 31, Mississippi State 26, Penn State 20, Auburn 18, Utah State 9, Purdue 7, Louisville 5, Kansas State 4, Fresno State 4, Clemson 4, Arizona State 2
 
Dropped from rankings: Auburn 20, Coastal Carolina 21, Penn State 23
 

College Football Monday – Week 11

Purdue Upsets Michigan State
Texas A&M Beats Auburn

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
  #9 Texas A&M beats #17 Auburn, 20-3
 
Upset of the Week –
    Purdue over Michigan St., 40-29

Offensive Player of  Week – QB Aidan O’Connell – Purdue
Defensive Player of  Week – CB Steven Jones – Appalachian State
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 11/13
    #3 Oklahoma (9-0) @ #13 Baylor (7-2)
         Clash of Big 12 Contenders

DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               
1 Georgia                        9-0
2 Alabama                     8-1                   
3 Oklahoma                  9-0                   
4 Ohio State                  8-1                   
5 Cincinnati                  9-0                   
6 Oregon                        8-1                   
7 Notre Dame               8-1                   
8 Michigan  State       8-1
9 Texas A&M                 7-2                   
10 Michigan                  8-1                   
11 Oklahoma State     8-1
12 Wake Forest            8-1                   
13 Baylor                       7-2                   
14 Ole Miss                   7-2
15 Iowa                          6-2
16 UTSA                        8-0       
17 Auburn                     6-3                   
18 Pittsburgh               7-2                   
19 North Carolina St   7-2
20 BYU                           8-2
21 Houston                    7-1
22 Coastal Carolina     7-1       
23 Penn State               6-3
24 Wisconsin               6-3       
25 Louisiana                8-1
 

Coaches Poll

Rank /     Team             Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (64)     9-0        1600    
2          Alabama            8-1        1483    
3          Cincinnati         9-0        1430    
4          Oklahoma         9-0        1423    
5          Ohio State         8-1        1356    
6          Oregon               8-1        1291    
7          Notre Dame      8-1        1182    
8          Michigan          8-1        1099    
9          Michigan St     8-1        1074    
10         Oklahoma St   8-1        1045    
11         Texas A&M       7-2        1023    
12         Ole Miss            7-2        862      
13         Wake Forest    8-1        769      
14         Iowa                   7-2        636      
15         BYU                    8-2        552      
16         UTSA                 9-0        525      
17         Houston           8-1        472      
18         Baylor              7-2        449      
19         NC State           7-2        445      
20         Auburn             6-3        382      
21         Coastal Carolina 8-1    335      
22         Pittsburgh        7-2        293      
23         Penn State        6-3        249      
24        Wisconsin         6-3        177      
25         Louisiana         8-1        164      

          Others receiving votes: Arkansas 116, San Diego State 103, Purdue 77, Kentucky 74, Utah 34, Iowa State 21, Appalachian State 19, SMU 18, Minnesota 10, Nevada 3, Fresno State 3, Clemson 3, Tennessee 2, Arizona State 1
 
Dropped from rankings: Kentucky 17, SMU 24
 

College Football Monday – Week 10

Michigan St Rallies to Beat Michigan
Ohio St Thumps Penn St – 33-24

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
  #6 Michigan State beats #9 Michigan, 37-33

Upset of the Week –
     Mississippi State over Kentucky, 31-17

Offensive Player of Week – RB Kenneth Walker – Michigan State
Defensive Player of Week – DE Felix Anudike – Kansas State
Special Teams Player of Week – RS/CB Marcus Jones – Houston
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 11/6
    #13 Auburn (6-2) at #11 Texas A&M (6-2)
         Major Clash of SEC West Contenders

DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               
1 Georgia                       8-0
2 Cincinnati                 8-0                   
3 Alabama                    7-1                   
4 Ohio State                 7-1                   
5 Oklahoma                 9-0                   
6 Michigan State        8-0                   
7 Oregon                        7-1                   
9 Michigan                    7-1
10 Wake Forest            8-0                   
11 Texas A&M                6-2                   
12 Oklahoma State      7-1
13 Auburn                      6-2                   
14 Baylor                       7-1                   
15 Kentucky                  6-2                   
16 Ole Miss                    6-2
17 Iowa                           6-2
18 SMU                            7-1
19 Pittsburgh               6-2                   
20 UTSA                         8-0       
21 North Carolina St   6-2
22 Coastal Carolina     7-1       
23 BYU                             7-2
24 Houston                    7-1
25 Penn State               5-3
 

Coaches Poll

 Rank /     Team             Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (64)     8-0        1600    
2          Cincinnati        8-0        1460    
3          Alabama           7-1        1453    
4          Oklahoma        9-0        1423    
5          Ohio State        7-1        1336    
6          Michigan St     8-0        1325    
7          Oregon               7-1        1198    
8          Notre Dame      7-1        1095    
9          Wake Forest     8-0        1051    
10         Michigan          7-1        1050    
11         Oklahoma St    7-1        922      
12         Texas A&M       6-2        910      
13         Baylor               7-1        815      
14         Auburn             6-2        802      
15         Ole Miss           6-2        680      
16         Iowa                  6-2        512      
17         Kentucky          6-2        497      
18         UTSA                  8-0        401      
19         Houston           7-1        349      
20         BYU                   7-2        310      
21         Coastal Carolina 7-1    301      
22         NC State           6-2        265      
23         Penn State       5-3        215      
24         SMU                    7-1        192      
25         Pittsburgh        6-2        162      

  Others receiving votes: Louisiana 156, Fresno State 73, San Diego State 65, Arkansas 65, Minnesota 29, Wisconsin 26, Mississippi State 20, Appalachian State 10, Utah 10, Air Force 9, Liberty 4, Clemson 4, Iowa State 4, Arizona State 1
 
Dropped from rankings: San Diego State 20, Iowa State 23
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

College Football Monday – Week 9

Alabama & Ohio State Impress with Strong Victories
Illinois Upsets Penn State

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
  #10 Ole Miss beats LSU, 31-17
 
Upset of the Week –
     Illinois over Penn State, 20-18, 9 OTs (NCAA record)

Offensive Player of Week – RB Chase Brown – Illinois
Defensive Player of Week – DE Kayvon Thibodeaux – Oregon
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 10/30
    #6 Michigan (7-0) at #7 Michigan State (8-0)
            Interstate Clash of Big Ten Unbeaten

     #13 Ole Miss (6-1) @ #21 Auburn (5-2)
           SEC West bowl contenders in a crucial matchup

DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team              Record               
1 Georgia                       7-0
2 Cincinnati                 7-0
3 Alabama                    7-1                   
4 Ohio State                 6-1                   
5 Oklahoma                 8-0                   
6 Michigan                   7-0
7 Michigan State       8-0                   
8 Oregon                       6-1                   
9 Ole Miss                     6-1
10 Kentucky                 6-1                   
11 Notre Dame             6-1                   
12 Iowa                           6-1
13 Texas A&M              6-2                   
14 Wake Forest            7-0                   
15 SMU                             7-0
16 San Diego State       7-0
17 Penn State                 5-2                   
18 Oklahoma State       6-1
19 Baylor                         6-1                   
20 Auburn                      5-2                   
21 Pittsburgh                 6-1                   
22 North Carolina St    5-2       
23 Coastal Carolina      6-1       
24 UTSA                          8-0       
25 Iowa St                      5-2
 

Coaches Poll
 
Rank /     Team             Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (64)      7-0        1600    
2          Cincinnati         7-0        1469    
3          Alabama            7-1        1439    
4          Oklahoma         8-0        1430    
5          Ohio State         6-1        1338    
6          Michigan           7-0        1313    
7          Michigan St      7-0        1208    
8          Oregon               6-1        1139    
9          Ole Miss             6-1        1019    
10         Iowa                   6-1        1008    
11         Notre Dame      6-1        950      
12         Kentucky           6-1        857      
13         Wake Forest     7-0        838      
14         Texas A&M        6-2        736      
15         Oklahoma St     6-1        684      
16         SMU                     7-0        535      
17         Penn State         5-2        517      
18         Baylor                6-1        509      
19         Pittsburgh        6-1        487      
20         San Diego St    7-0        431      
21         Auburn              5-2        418      
22         UTSA                 8-0        219      
23         Iowa State        5-2        190      
24         Coastal Carolina 6-1    134      
25         NC State            5-2        73        
 
Others receiving votes: Louisiana 42, BYU 42, Arkansas 41, Houston 27, Arizona State 27, Virginia 23, Oregon State 13, Florida 13, Fresno State 10, Air Force 9, Appalachian State 5, Liberty 3, Texas 3, Utah 1
 
Dropped from rankings: Clemson 24
 

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

College Football Monday – Week 8

Georgia Drills Kentucky to Retain #1 Ranking
Purdue Upsets #2 Iowa

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  
  LSU over Florida 49-42
 
Upset of the Week –
     Purdue over Iowa 24-7

Offensive Player of Week – RB Tyrion Davis-Price – LSU
Defensive Player of Week – LB Will Anderson – Alabama
 

Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 10/23
    #23 Clemson (4-2) at #24 Pittsburgh (5-1)
     LSU (4-3) @ #15 Ole Miss (5-1)
 
DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record   
1 Georgia                     7-0
2 Cincinnati                 6-0
3 Alabama                    6-1                   
4 Ohio State                 5-1                   
5 Oklahoma                 7-0                   
6 Michigan                   6-0
7 Michigan State        7-0                   
8 Iowa                           6-1                   
9 Oregon                       5-1                   
10 Penn State               5-1                   
11 Oklahoma State       6-0
12 Kentucky                   6-1                   
13 Notre Dame              5-1                   
14 Texas A&M                5-2                   
15 Ole Miss                      5-1
16 North Carolina St   5-1   
17 Wake Forest              6-0                   
18 Coastal Carolina     6-0       
19  SMU                             6-0
20 San Diego State       6-0
21 Baylor                       6-1                   
22 Auburn                     5-2                   
23 Clemson                  4-2                   
24 Pittsburgh             5-1                   
25  UTSA                       7-0       

Coaches Poll

Rank /     Team                         Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (65)                 7-0        1625    
2          Oklahoma                    7-0        1508    
3          Cincinnati                    6-0        1467    
4          Alabama                       6-1        1446    
5          Ohio State                    5-1        1305    
6          Michigan                      6-0        1299    
7          Michigan State             7-0        1158    
8          Penn State                   5-1        1134    
9          Oklahoma State           6-0        1093    
10         Oregon                          5-1        1048    
11         Iowa                               6-1        1031    
12         Ole Miss                        5-1        826      
13         Notre Dame                 5-1        816      
14         Kentucky                      6-1        763      
15         Wake Forest                6-0        696      
16         Coastal Carolina       6-0        675      
17         Texas A&M                   5-2        580      
18         NC State                        5-1        528      
19         SMU                               6-0        399      
20         Baylor                           6-1        369      
21         San Diego State         6-0        334      
22         Auburn                         5-2        315      
23         Pittsburgh                    5-1        192      
24         Clemson                      4-2        146      
25         UTSA                           7-0        96        
 
Complete Rankings

Others receiving votes: Iowa State 38, Utah 35, Arkansas 31, BYU 23, Florida 23, Air Force 20, Louisiana 18, Arizona State 18, Purdue 16, Houston 11, Virginia 6, Texas 4, LSU 2, Fresno State 1
 
Dropped from rankings: Florida 17, Arkansas 19, BYU 20, Arizona State 22
 
 Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

College Football Monday – Week 7

Bama Upset by Texas A&M
Iowa Wins Thriller Over Penn St

Georgia Claims #1 Ranking – Hosts Undefeated Kentucky Next

Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –
  Iowa over Penn State 23-20
 
Upset of the Week –
     Texas A&M over Alabama 41-38

Offensive Player of Week – RB Kennedy Brooks – Oklahoma
Defensive Player of Week – DT Octavious Oxendine – Kentucky
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 10/16
   #8 Kentucky (5-0) @ #1 Georgia (6-0)
 
DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team          Record   
1 Georgia                      6-0
2 Iowa                          6-0                   
3 Cincinnati                 5-0
4 Ohio State                 5-1                   
5 Alabama                    5-1                   
6 Oklahoma                 6-0                   
7 Michigan                   6-0
8 Kentucky                   6-0                   
9 Michigan State        6-0                   
10 Oregon                    4-1                   
11 Penn State                5-1                   
12 Oklahoma State      5-0
13 Notre Dame             5-1                   
14 Texas A&M              4-2                   
15 Ole Miss                    4-1                   
16 Wake Forest             6-0                   
17 Coastal Carolina     6-0       
18 BYU                            5-1       
19 SMU                           6-0
20 Arizona State          5-1
21 Arkansas                  4-2                   
22 Florida                     4-2
23 San Diego State       5-0
24 North Carolina State     4-1       
25 Clemson                 3-2                   
 
Coaches Poll

Rank /     Team                       Record / Pts    
1          Georgia (64)                 6-0        1624    
2          Iowa (1)                         6-0        1537    
3          Oklahoma                    6-0        1452    
4          Cincinnati                    5-0        1418    
5          Alabama                       5-1        1363    
6          Ohio State                    5-1        1254    
7          Michigan                      6-0        1237    
8          Penn State                   5-1        1124    
9          Michigan State          6-0        1064    
10         Oregon                         4-1        1004    
11         Kentucky                      6-0        994      
12         Oklahoma State        5-0        910      
13         Notre Dame                 5-1        817      
14         Ole Miss                        4-1        741      
15         Coastal Carolina       6-0        708      
16         Wake Forest                6-0        580      
17         Florida                           4-2        543      
18         Texas A&M                   4-2        396      
19         Arkansas                      4-2        386      
20         BYU                                5-1        342      
21         NC State                        4-1        321      
22         Arizona State              5-1        294      
23         SMU                               6-0        269      
24         San Diego State        5-0        156      
25         Clemson                       3-2        155      
 
Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Auburn 98, Baylor 91, Texas 74, Pittsburgh 36, UTSA 30, Appalachian State 18, Mississippi State 18, Iowa State 18, Boston College 11, Air Force 9, Tennessee 8, Liberty 8, Nevada 7, Louisiana 3, Fresno State 3, Houston 3, UCLA 1
 
Dropped from rankings: Auburn 19, Texas 23
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

College Football Monday – Week 6

Bama & Georgia Continue to Dominate

Top Ten Shuffles After Key Losses
SEC Posts 9 Teams in Top 25 Rankings

Top 25 Teams

Team of Week –  
Cincinnati over Notre Dame 24-13

Upsets of the Week –
Kentucky over Florida 20-13
   Stanford over Oregon 31-24

Offensive Players of Week

  QB Will Rogers – Mississippi State
  QB Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh

Defensive Player of Week – DE David Ojabo – Michigan
Special Teams Player of Week – PR Jayden Reed – Michigan St
 

Upcoming Key Weekly Matchup – 10/9
   #6 Penn State (5-0) at #4 Iowa (5-0) at Iowa City, Ia
#3 Oklahoma (5-0) vs #19 Texas (4-1) at Dallas, Tx

 DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               
 1 Alabama                    5-0                   
2 Georgia                     5-0
3 Oklahoma                 5-0                   
4 Iowa                          5-0                   
5 Cincinnati                 4-0
6 Penn State                 5-0                   
7 Oregon                      4-1                   
8 Ohio State                 4-1                   
9 Notre Dame                4-1                   
10 Michigan State        5-0                   
11 BYU                             5-0                   
12 Michigan                  5-0
13 Kentucky                  5-0                   
14 Oklahoma State     5-0                   
15 Arkansas                  4-1                   
16 Coastal Carolina   5-0                   
17 Wake Forest            5-0                   
18 Auburn                     4-1                   
19 Texas                        4-1
20 Florida                    3-2
21 Ole Miss                  3-1                   
22 North Carolina State            4-1       
23 Arizona State          4-1
24 SMU                           5-0
25 Clemson                   3-2                   
 

Coaches Poll

Rank /     Team             Record / Pts    
 
1          Alabama (63)    5-0        1623    
2          Georgia (2)       5-0        1562    
3          Iowa                 5-0        1429    
4          Penn State       5-0        1397    
5          Oklahoma        5-0        1380    
6          Cincinnati        4-0        1358    
7          Ohio State        4-1        1172    
8          Michigan          5-0        1125    
9          Oregon             4-1        1000    
10         BYU                 5-0        968      
11         Michigan St     5-0        911      
12         Oklahoma St    5-0        798      
13         Notre Dame      4-1        777      
14         Kentucky          5-0        758      
15         Coastal Carolina 5-0   699      
16         Arkansas          4-1        652      
17         Ole Miss           3-1        629      
18         Florida             3-2        464      
19         Auburn             4-1        463      
20         Wake Forest     5-0        441      
21         Clemson          3-2        288      
22         NC State           4-1        257      
23         Texas               4-1        256      
24         SMU                 5-0        142      
25         Arizona State   4-1        141      
 

Complete Rankings
 Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 105, San Diego State 103, Baylor 40, Pittsburgh 34, Oregon State 27, Iowa State 27, Virginia Tech 24, Boston College 14, UTSA 13, Appalachian State 11, Fresno State 8, Liberty 7, Mississippi State 6, North Carolina 5, Maryland 5, Western Michigan 2, Texas Tech 2, Nevada 1, Louisiana 1

Dropped from rankings: Texas A&M 13, UCLA 20, Fresno State 21, Baylor 24

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

College Football Monday – Week 5

Bama, Georgia & Oregon Remain Undefeated
Top Clubs Win Mismatches
SEC Posts 9 Teams in Top 25 Rankings

Top 25 Teams

Team of Week –  Arkansas over Texas A&M 20-10

Upset of the Week – North Carolina St over Clemson 27-21

Offensive Player of Week– WR Treylon Burks – Arkansas
Defensive Player of Week – DT Haskell Garrett – Ohio St
Special Teams Player of the Week – PR Jayden Reed – Michigan St
 
Upcoming Key Weekly Matchups – 10/2
   #9 Arkansas (4-0) at #2 Georgia (4-0)
   #7 Notre Dame (4-0) at #6 Cincinnati (3-0)

 DraftInsiders.com   Top 25 Rankings

Rank / Team               Record               

 1 Alabama                      4-0                   
2 Georgia                       4-0       
3 Oregon                        4-0                   
4 Oklahoma                  4-0                   
5 Iowa                             4-0                   
6 Notre Dame               4-0                   
7 Cincinnati                  3-0
8 Penn State                 4-0                   
9 Arkansas                    4-0                   
10 Texas A&M              3-1                   
11 Florida                       3-1                   
12 Ole Miss                    3-0                   
13 Ohio State                3-1                   
14 Oklahoma State       4-0                   
15 Michigan State        4-0                   
16 BYU                           4-0                   
17 Michigan                   4-0                   
18 Fresno State            4-1       
19 Coastal Carolina      4-0                   
20 Auburn                      3-1                   
21 Kentucky                  4-0                   
22 Clemson                   2-2                   
23 UCLA                         3-1
24 Baylor                      4-0                   
25 Wake Forest           4-0                   

 Coaches Poll

Rank / Team                 Record / Pts     
 
1 Alabama (64)             4-0        1624    
2 Georgia         (1)         4-0        1558    
3 Oregon                        4-0        1467    
4 Oklahoma                  4-0        1395    
5 Iowa                             4-0        1319    
6 Penn State                  4-0        1286    
7 Notre Dame               4-0        1187    
8 Cincinnati                  3-0        1185    
9 Florida                        3-1        1101    
10 Ohio State               3-1        1030    
11 Arkansas                  4-0        1016    
12 Ole Miss                   3-0        916      
13 Texas A&M              3-1        744      
14 Michigan                 4-0        674      
15 BYU                           4-0        670      
16 Michigan State        4-0        583      
17 Coastal Carolina     4-0        583      
18 Oklahoma State      4-0        459      
19 Clemson                    2-2        389      
20 UCLA                        3-1        312      
21 Fresno State           4-1        251      
22 Auburn                    3-1        244      
23 Kentucky                 4-0        179      
24 Baylor                     4-0        134      
25 Wake Forest            4-0        119      
 
Complete Rankings
 
Others receiving votes: Texas 101, Boston College 91, NC State 70, San Diego State 69, Maryland 59, Wisconsin 56, SMU 54, Virginia Tech 39, LSU 36, Iowa State 31, Army 23, Arizona State 12, UTSA 11, Liberty 11, North Carolina 10, UCF 9, Oregon State 7, Appalachian State 3, Louisiana 3, Louisville 2, Indiana 2, Wyoming 1
 
Dropped from rankings: Iowa State 14, Wisconsin 15, North Carolina 20
 
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a long-time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 28 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for ESPN and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.