2018 Maxwell Award Semifinalists

The 2018 Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year

The list includes a field of 20 candidates as selected by the Maxwell Football Club National Selection Committee, including eleven QBs, seven RB and two receivers. Quarterbacks, Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama, Will Grier of West Virginia, Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State and Kyler Murray of Oklahoma will be strong candidates off outstanding 2018 performances.

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The winner will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show presented by Gildan which will be broadcast live on ESPN on Dec. 6. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club’s Awards Dinner on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Semifinalist voting for the award will close on Nov. 18. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 19 and a second round of voting will take place at that time. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors and selected national media.

Go to  MaxwellFootballClub.org for more information

2018 Maxwell Award Semifinalists:

Tagovailoa Tua QB – Alabama
Grier Will QB – West Virginia
Haskins Dwayne QB – Ohio State
Murray Kyler QB – Oklahoma
McMaryion Marcus QB – Fresno State
King D’Eriq QB – Houston
Book Ian QB – Notre Dame
Herbert Justin QB – Oregon
Minshew Gardner QB – Washington State
McSorley Trace QB – Penn State
Milton McKenzie QB – UCF
Snell Benny RB – Kentucky
Henderson Darrell RB – Memphis
Higdon Karan RB – Michigan
Dillon AJ RB – Boston College
Etienne Travis RB – Clemson
Moss Zack RB – Utah
Taylor Jonathan RB – Wisconsin
Moore Rondale WR – Purdue
Shenault Laviska WR – Colorado

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for over 25 years.

 Maxwell Football Club Announces Chuck Bednarik Award 2018 Semifinalists

Five teams, Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Mississippi St and Washington list two Defensive Players on the Semifinalist List

MSU’s Simmons and Sweat Named Bednarik Award Semifinalists
Mississippi State’s Jeffery Simmons and Montez Sweat, the best defensive line duo in America, were both named semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award on Monday by the Maxwell Football Club.

The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the college defensive player of the year by the Maxwell Football Club. The field of contenders is comprised of 20 candidates, featuring a representative from every Power 5 conference. Simmons is one of two returners from last year’s semifinal list. MSU is one of just five schools with multiple semifinalists, joining Alabama, Clemson, LSU and Washington.

College football’s most feared pass rusher, Sweat is tied for second in the Southeastern Conference and seventh in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 8.5 sacks through eight games this season. He has also racked up 11 tackles for loss, which is the third-most in the SEC. No player in the Power 5 has tallied more sacks since the start of the 2017 season than Sweat, who has 19 in his 21 career games played in that span. Sweat, who led the SEC in sacks with 10.5 in 2017, is looking to become the second player since at least 2002 to lead the league in sacks back-to-back years.

A dominant interior force, Simmons leads all SEC defensive linemen with 39 tackles this season and ranks tied for fourth in the conference with 9.5 tackles for loss. Simmons has recorded 18 stops and 16 total pressures, including 12 hurries. In the 21 games played together, the pair of first-round NFL prospects have combined for 48 tackles for loss (28 vs. SEC). Sweat has 26.5, while Simmons has 21.5 (Simmons has 25.0 in his career). The tandem has also combined for 24 sacks (16.5 vs. SEC) as Sweat has 19 and Simmons has five.

Frank Coyle lists  12 of the 20 junior and senior defenders on his Big Board for the NFL Draft 2019.

Semifinalist voting for the award will  close on Nov. 18. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 19 and a second round of voting will take place at that time. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors and selected national media.

The winner will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show presented by Gildan which will be broadcast live on ESPN on Dec. 6. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club’s Awards Dinner on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

2018 Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalists

DT Quinnen Williams, Alabama
S Deionte Thompson, Alabama
DE Zach Allen, Boston College
DE Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DE Jachai Polite, Florida
DE Brian Burns, Florida State
CB Deandre Baker, Georgia
DT Ed Oliver, Houston
LB Josh Allen, Kentucky
DE Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech
S Grant Delpit, LSU
LB Devin White, LSU
DE Chase Winovich, Michigan
DE Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
NG Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State
NG Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
DT Dre’Mont Jones, Ohio State
CB Byron Murphy, Washington
LB Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 25 years.

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Eleven

Bama Shuts Out LSU 29-0 For SEC Championship Berth
Georgia Beats Kentucky For Conference Title Game Matchup

Players of  the Week
Offense – QB Will Grier – West Virginia
Defense – DT Quinnen Williams – Alabama

Team of the Week – Alabama beats LSU
Upset of the Week –   Missouri beats Florida, SMU beats Houston

Games of Week Ten –
Auburn (6-3) at Georgia (8-1)
Clemson (8-0) at Boston College (7-2)

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Top 25 Teams – Week Ten
Draft Insiders’

Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama – 9-0
2 Clemson – 9-0
3 Notre Dame – 9-0
4 Georgia – 8-1
5 Michigan – 8-1
6 UCF   – 8-0
7 Oklahoma – 8-1
8 West Virginia – 7-1
9 Ohio St – 8-1
10 Washington St – 8-1
11 LSU – 7-2
12 Kentucky –   7-2
13 Utah St – 8-1
14 Syracuse – 7-2
15 Fresno St – 8-1
16 North Carolina St – 6-2
17 Texas – 6-3
18 Mississippi St – 6-3
19 Washington – 7-3
20 Boston College – 7-2
21 Florida – 6-3
22 Cincinnati – 8-1
23 Penn State – 6-3
24 Iowa St – 5-3
25 Utah – 6-3

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (63)  9-0        1599
2 Clemson (1)    9-0        1537
3 Notre Dame    9-0        1464
4 Michigan        8-1        1390
5 Georgia          8-1        1347
6 Oklahoma      8-1        1272
7 Ohio State      8-1        1109
8 West Virginia  7-1        1108
9 Washington State       8-1        1076
10 LSU 7-2        1063
11 UCF 8-0        1054
12 Kentucky      7-2        761
13 Syracuse      7-2        625
14 Boston College         7-2        580
15 Mississippi State      6-3        567
16 Utah State    8-1        565
17 Fresno State 8-1        490
18 Washington  7-3        463
19 Texas           6-3        433
20 Penn State   6-3        375
21 Florida         6-3        340
22 NC State      6-2        327
23 Cincinnati     8-1        207
24 Utah 6-3        184
25 Iowa State    5-3        151

Dropped from rankings: Houston 17, Iowa 18, Virginia 22

Others receiving votes: Michigan State 144, Auburn 106, Iowa 87, UAB 64, Wisconsin 64, Oregon 51, Houston 41, Army 34, Buffalo 22, Texas A&M 16, San Diego State 15, Purdue 13, Boise State 12, Duke 11, Pittsburgh 10, South Florida 10, South Carolina 7, Missouri 2, Appalachian State 2, North Texas 1, Northwestern 1

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy,  Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff  and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 25 years.

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Ten

Bama Faces LSU in SEC Classic Matchup
Penn St. Plays Michigan in. Key Big Ten East Contest

Players of Week
Offense – QB Nick Fitzgerald – Mississippi St
Defense – DE Yelur Gross-Matos – Penn St.

Team of the Week – Oklahoma St beats Texas, Georgia beats Florida
Upset of the Week – Arizona over Oregon

Games of Week Ten –
Alabama (8-0) at LSU (7-1)
Penn St (6-2) at Michigan (7-1)

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Top 25 Teams – Week Nine
Draft Insiders’

Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama – 8-0
2 Clemson – 8-0
3 Notre Dame – 8-0
4 LSU   – 7-1
5 UCF   – 7-0
6 Georgia – 7-1
7 Michigan – 7-1
8 Ohio St – 7-1
9 Oklahoma – 7-1
10 Washington St – 7-1
11 Kentucky –   7-1
12 Florida – 6-2
13 West Virginia – 6-1
14 Texas – 6-2
15 Penn St – 6-2
16 Iowa – 6-2
17 Utah – 6-2
18 Utah St – 7-1
19 Houston – 7-1
20 Fresno St – 7-1
21 Syracuse – 6-2
22 Mississippi St – 5-3
23 Virginia – 6-2
24 Washington – 6-3
25 Texas A&M – 5-3

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (62)  8-0        1598
2 Clemson (2)    8-0        1537
3 Notre Dame    8-0        1458
4 LSU   7-1        1403
5 Michigan        7-1        1295
6 Georgia          7-1        1295
7 Oklahoma      7-1        1190
8 Ohio State      7-1        1096
9 UCF   7-0        1082
10 West Virginia            6-1        992
11 Washington State     7-1        962
12 Kentucky      7-1        932
13 Penn State   6-2        791
14 Florida         6-2        743
15 Texas           6-2        721
16 Utah 6-2        620
17 Houston       7-1        380
18 Iowa 6-2        356
19 Washington  6-3        285
20 Utah State    7-1        281
21 Mississippi State      5-3        226
22 Virginia        6-2        207
23 Fresno State 7-1        191
24 Syracuse      6-2        183
25 Boston College         6-2        171

Dropped from rankings: Texas A&M 17, Wisconsin 19, South Florida 20, Oregon 21, NC State 22, Stanford 23, Miami 25

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 167, Cincinnati 116, South Florida 87, Michigan State 48, Wisconsin 41, Northwestern 40, NC State 40, Miami 38, Georgia Southern 32, Oklahoma State 31, UAB 24, Auburn 21, Stanford 21, Oregon 20, San Diego State 16, Buffalo 14, Army 13, South Carolina 11, Florida Intl 6, Iowa State 6, Virginia Tech 5, Pittsburgh 3, Duke 3, Boise State 2

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Nine

Bama and Clemson Head Tops
Irish Rested For Playoff Push
LSU Joins Top Four Rankings

 Players of Week
Offense – QB Kyler Murray – Oklahoma
Defense – LB Austin Robinson – Houston

Team of the Week – Michigan beats Michigan St, Washington St beats Oregon
Upset of the Week – Purdue beats Ohio St

Games of Week Nine – Georgia (6-1) vs Florida (6-1) at Jacksonville, Fl
Washington St (6-1) at Stanford (5-2)

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Top 25 Teams – Week Eight
Draft Insiders’ Rankings

Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama – 8-0
2 Clemson – 7-0
3 Notre Dame – 7-0
4 LSU   – 7-1
5 UCF   – 7-0
6 Michigan – 7-1
7 Georgia – 6-1
8 Texas – 6-1
9 Ohio St – 7-1
10 Oklahoma – 6-1
11 Florida – 6-1
12 West Virginia – 5-1
13 Kentucky –   6-1
14 Washington St – 6-1
15 Washington – 6-2
16 Cincinnati – 6-1
17 South Florida – 7-0
18 Iowa – 6-1
19 Oregon – 5-2
20 Texas A&M – 5-2
21 North Carolina St – 5-1
22 Stanford – 5-2
23 Penn St – 5-2
24 Wisconsin – 5-2
25 Utah – 5-2

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (60)  8-0        1548
2 Clemson (2)    7-0        1488
3 Notre Dame    7-0        1409
4 LSU   7-1        1352
5 Michigan        7-1        1228
6 Georgia          6-1        1207
7 Texas 6-1        1146
8 Oklahoma      6-1        1075
9 Ohio State      7-1        1030
10 UCF 7-0        1008
11 Florida         6-1        968
12 West Virginia            5-1        794
13 Washington  6-2        729
14 Kentucky      6-1        689
15 Washington State     6-1        633
16 Penn State   5-2        606
17 Texas A&M  5-2        583
18 Iowa 6-1        447
19 Wisconsin    5-2        430
20 South Florida            7-0        390
21 Oregon        5-2        383
22 NC State      5-1        222
23 Stanford      5-2        180
24 Utah 5-2        107
25 Miami           5-2        95

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 21, Colorado 25
Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 78, Utah State 63, San Diego State 62, Houston 30, Cincinnati 30, Fresno State 22, Mississippi State 18, Virginia 17, Auburn 13, Colorado 9, Buffalo 9, Army 8, Duke 8, Texas Tech 8, Purdue 7, UAB 6, South Carolina 5, Virginia Tech 4, Syracuse 3, Georgia Southern 2, Michigan State 1

Draft Insiders’ – Midseason 2018 All-American Team

 Frank Coyle

Offense

QB – Tua Tagovailoa – Alabama
RB – Benny Snell – Kentucky
RB – Jonathan Taylor – Wisconsin
WR – Marquise Brown – Oklahoma
WR – Jerry Jeudy – Alabama
TE – Noah Fant – Iowa
OL – Jonah Williams – Alabama
OL – Dalton Risner – Kansas St
OL – Mitch Hyatt – Clemson
OL – Michael Dieter – Wisconsin
OC – Ross Piershbacher – Alabama
All-Purpose Athlete – Deebo Samuel – South Carolina

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Defense

DE – Clelin Ferrell – Clemson
DT – Ed Oliver – Houston
DT – Jerry Tillery – Notre Dame
DE – Montez Sweat – Mississippi St
LB – Josh Allen – Kentucky
LB – Devin Bush – Florida St
LB – Devin White – LSU
CB – Greedy Williams – LSU
CB – Deandre Baker – Georgia
FS – Taylor Rapp – Washington
SS – Deionte Thompson – Alabama

Special Teams

R/S – Mecole Hardman – Georgia
PK – Andre Szmyt – Syracuse
P – Braden Mann – Texas A&M

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Eight
Tide Rolls, Irish Moves Up Into Top Four

    LSU and Michigan Join Top Ten Rankings
Four Top Ten Clubs Lose to Shuffle Polls

Players of Week
Offense – QB Jarrett Guarantano – Tennessee
Defense – S Khari Willis – Michigan St

Team of the Week – LSU beats Georgia, Oregon beats Washington
Upset of the Week – Iowa St beats West Virginia,

Games of Week Eight – Florida (6-1) vs Georgia (6-1) at Jacksonville,
North Carolina St (4-2) at Clemson (6-0), Michigan (6-1) at Michigan St (4-2)

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Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams – Week Eight

Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama – 7-0
2 Ohio St – 7-0
3 Clemson – 6-0
4 Notre Dame – 7-0
6 LSU   – 6-1
7 UCF   – 6-0
8 Georgia – 6-1
9 Oklahoma – 5-1
10 Michigan – 6-1
11 Florida – 6-1
12 Texas – 6-1
13 Oregon – 5-1
14 North Carolina St – 5-0
15 West Virginia – 5-1
16 Cincinnati – 6-0
17 South Florida – 5-0
18 Washington – 5-2
19 Iowa – 5-1
20 Texas A&M – 4-2
21 Kentucky –   5-1
22 Michigan St – 4-2
23 Penn St – 4-2
24 Washington St – 5-1
25 Colorado – 5-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (61)  7-0        1597
2 Ohio State (1) 7-0        1518
3 Clemson (2)    6-0        1484
4 Notre Dame    7-0        1408
5 LSU   6-1        1303
6 Georgia          6-1        1163
7 Michigan        6-1        1149
8 Texas            6-1        1138
9 UCF   6-0        1034
10 Oklahoma    5-1        1019
11 Oregon        5-1        927
12 Florida         6-1        918
13 West Virginia            5-1        768
14 Washington  5-2        682
15 NC State      5-0        637
16 Penn State   4-2        604
17 Kentucky      5-1        589
18 Texas A&M  5-2        501
19 Wisconsin    4-2        399
20 South Florida            6-0        346
21 Cincinnati     6-0        248
22 Iowa 5-1        218
23 Washington State     5-1        211
24 Stanford      4-2        147
25 Colorado      5-1        141

Dropped from rankings: Miami 15, Auburn 21

Others receiving votes:  Miami 124, Mississippi State 110, Michigan State 98, San Diego State 71, Duke 60, Appalachian State 55, Utah State 33, Utah 32, USC 25, Houston 7, Fresno State 6, South Carolina 5, Army 4, Virginia 4, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, North Texas 3, Iowa State 3, Boston College 1, UAB 1, Texas Tech 1, Buffalo 1

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Seven

Tide Rolls, Irish Moves Into Top Five
Clemson, Georgia & Ohio St Win
Big Matchups for Week Seven

Players of Week
Offense – RB Dexter Williams – Notre Dame
Defense – LB Josh Allen – Kentucky

Team of the Week – Florida beats LSU, Texas Wins Red River Battle with Oklahoma
Games of Week Seven – Georgia (6-0) at LSU (5-1), Washington (5-1) at Oregon (4-1)

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Top 25 Teams – Week Seven

Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama –      6-0
2 Clemson –      6-0
3 Georgia –        6-0
4 Ohio St –        6-0
5 Notre Dame – 6-0
6 West Virginia – 5-0
7 Penn St –        4-1
8 Washington – 5-1
9 LSU   – 5-1
10 UCF – 5-0
11 Oklahoma – 5-1
12 Oregon –      4-1
13 Wisconsin – 4-1
14 Florida – 5-1
15 Michigan –    5-1
16 Texas – 5-1
17 Miami – 5-1
18 South Florida – 5-0
19 Kentucky –   5-1
20 North Carolina St – 5-0
21 Colorado –    5-0
22 Stanford –     4-2
23 Auburn –       4-2
24 Texas A&M – 4-2
25 Cincinnati – 6-0

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (61)  6-0        1597
2 Georgia          6-0        1496
3 Ohio State (1) 6-0        1476
4 Clemson (2)    6-0        1433
5 Notre Dame    6-0        1348
6 West Virginia  5-0        1249
7 Washington    5-1        1148
8 Penn State     4-1        1136
9 UCF   5-0        932
10 Wisconsin    4-1        916
11 Oklahoma    5-1        903
12 LSU 5-1        858
13 Michigan      5-1        86
14 Texas           5-1        833
15 Miami           5-1        657
16 Florida         5-1        633
17 Oregon        4-1        558
18 Colorado      5-0        513
19 NC State      5-0        413
20 Kentucky      5-1        381
21 Auburn         4-2        357
22 Texas A&M  4-2        205
23 South Florida            5-0        185
24 Stanford      4-2        156
25 Cincinnati     6-0        133

Dropped from rankings: Michigan State 19, Oklahoma State 21, Virginia Tech 23, Boise State 24

Others receiving votes: Washington State 113, Iowa 89, Mississippi State 67, Appalachian State 38, TCU 33, San Diego State 25, Utah 12, Utah State 11, South Carolina 10, Duke 8, Troy 8, Syracuse 6, Hawai’i 6, Boise State 6, Virginia Tech 2, Michigan State 1, Army 1, UAB 1, Fresno State 1

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Five

Tide Rolls, Irish Wins vs Stanford
Ohio St Comes Back to Beat Penn St

Top Teams Remain Unbeaten
Big Matchups for Week Five

Players of Week
Offense – RB Travis Etienne – Clemson
Defense – DT Jerry Tillery – Notre Dame

Team of the Week – Ohio St beats Penn St, Kentucky beats Mississippi St
Games of Week Six – Oregon (3-1) at Washington (4-1)

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Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams – Week Five
Rank/ Team/ Record

1 Alabama –      5-0
2 Clemson –      5-0
3 Georgia –        5-0
4 Ohio St –        5-0
5 Oklahoma –    5-0
6 LSU   – 5-0
7 Notre Dame – 5-0
8 West Virginia – 4-0
9 Penn St –        4-1
10 Stanford –     4-1
11 Washington – 4-1
12 Auburn –       4-1
13 Kentucky –   5-0
14 UCF – 4-0
15 Oregon –      4-1
16 Wisconsin – 3-1
17 Florida – 4-1
18 Miami – 4-1
19 Michigan –    4-1
20 Oklahoma St – 4-1
21 Michigan St –            3-1
22 Texas – 4-1
23 North Carolina St   4-0
24 Colorado –    4-0
25 Virginia Tech – 3-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record / Points

1 Alabama (61)  5-0        1597
2 Georgia          5-0       1490
3 Ohio State (1) 5-0        1467
4 Clemson (2)    5-0        1417
5 Oklahoma      5-0        1313
6 LSU   5-0        1285
7 Notre Dame    5-0        1246
8 West Virginia  4-0        1055
9 Auburn           4-1        1049
10 Washington  4-1        1027
11 Penn State   4-1        1002
12 Wisconsin    3-1        797
13 UCF 4-0        763
14 Stanford      4-1        753
15 Kentucky      5-0        690
16 Michigan      4-1        627
17 Miami           4-1        587
18 Oregon        4-1        453
19 Michigan State         3-1        376
20 Texas           4-1        342
21 Oklahoma State        4-1        255
22 Colorado      4-0        170
23 Virginia Tech            3-1        167
24 Boise State  3-1        160
25 NC State      4-0        121

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi State 19, Duke 23

Others receiving votes: South Florida 109, Florida 105, Syracuse 48, Washington State 43, Cincinnati 42, TCU 40, Appalachian State 34, Texas A&M 31, Iowa 23, Missouri 21, Maryland 14, Mississippi State 13, USC 10, San Diego State 9, Boston College 9, Arizona State 8, South Carolina 6, Troy 5, California 5, Duke 5, BYU 4, Army 4, Louisiana Tech 2, Fresno State 1

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Week Five

Tide Pounds Texas A&M to Hold #1 Ranking

Top Ten Teams Remain Unbeaten
Big Matchups for Week Five

Players of Week
Offense – QB Wes Grier – West Virginia
Defense – DE Oshane Ximines – Old Dominion

Team of the Week – Old Dominion beats Virginia Tech 49-35, Stanford beats Oregon 38-31 in OT
Games of Week Five – Stanford (4-0) at Notre Dame (4-0), Ohio St (4-0) at Penn St (4-0)
 
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Top 25 Teams – Week Four
Rank/ Team/ Record

1 Alabama –      4-0
2 Clemson –      4-0
3 Georgia –        4-0
4 Ohio St –        4-0
5 Oklahoma –    4-0
6 LSU   – 4-0
7 Stanford –       4-0
8 Notre Dame – 4-0
9 Penn St –        4-0
10 West Virginia –          3-0
11 Washington –            3-1
12 Auburn –       3-1
13 Kentucky        –     4-0
14 UCF –           3-0
15 Oregon –      3-1
16 Wisconsin – 3-1
17 Mississippi St – 3-1
18 Miami – 3-1
19 Michigan –    3-1
20 Oklahoma St –          3-1
21 Michigan St –            2-1
22 Duke – 4-0
23 Texas – 3-1
24 Boise St –     2-1
25 Virginia Tech – 2-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record / Points

1 Alabama (61)  4-0        1597     —
2 Clemson (2)    4-0        1497     —
3 Georgia          4-0        1473     —
4 Ohio St (1)      4-0        1431     —
5 Oklahoma      4-0        1300     —
6 LSU   4-0        1234     —
7 Stanford        4-0        1206     —
8 Notre Dame    4-0        1135     —
9 Penn State     4-0        1108     —
10 Auburn         3-1        997       1
11 Washington  3-1        959       1
12 West Virginia            3-0        946       1
13 Wisconsin    3-1        776       3
14 UCF 3-0        705       4
15 Michigan      3-1        603       6
16 Miami           3-1        554       4
17 Kentucky      4-0        531       NR
18 Michigan State         2-1        376       5
19 Mississippi State      3-1        311       5
20 Oregon        3-1        281       1
21 Oklahoma State        3-1        199       6
22 Texas           3-1        171       NR
23 Duke            4-0        170       NR
24 Virginia Tech            2-1        160       14
25 Boise State  2-1        145       1

Dropped from rankings: TCU 17, Texas A&M 22, Boston College 25
Others receiving votes: BYU 141, South Florida 113, Syracuse 83, Colorado 73, TCU 67, NC State 61, Texas Tech 56, South Carolina 52, California 38, Washington State 34, Florida 29, Texas A&M 29, Appalachian State 25, Iowa 23, Cincinnati 22, North Texas 17, Missouri 14, Maryland 9, Boston College 8, USC 8, Arizona State 8, San Diego State 6, Troy 5, Army 4, Arkansas State 3, Virginia 3, Utah 2, Buffalo 2