College Football Monday – Week 9

Oct. 31, 2022
  Frank Coyle / Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25

Tennessee Bombs Kentucky
Kansas St Destroys Oklahoma St

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 31

Teams of the Week
Kansas Stats Pounds Oklahoma State
Tennessee Crushes Kentucky
Ohio St Outlasts Penn State

Games of the Week – Nov. 5
#3 Tennessee (8-0) @ #1 Georgia (8-0) – 3:30 pm – CBS
#7 Alabama (7-1) @ #12 LSU (7-2) – 7:00 pm – ESPN
#6 Clemson (8-0) @ Notre Dame (5-3) – 7:30 pm – NBC

Week Eight Players
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Will Howard – Kansas State
Defensive Player of the Week – DE T.J. Tuimoloau – Ohio State

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team                Record

1          Georgia             8-0
2          Ohio St             8-0
3          Tennessee        8-0
4          Michigan           8-0
5           TCU                  8-0
6          Clemson           8-0
7           Alabama           7-1
8           Oregon             7-1
9           USC                 7-1
10        Ole Miss           8-1
11        UCLA                7-1
12         LSU                  7-2
13         Utah                 6-2
14        North Carolina   7-1
15         Kansas St        6-2
16        Illinois               7-1
17         Oklahoma St     6-2
18         Wake Forest     6-2
19         Syracuse           6-2
20         Penn St             6-2
21         Cincinnati          6-2
22         NC State           6-2
23         Tulane               7-1
24         Kentucky          5-3
25         UCF                  6-2

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team          Record   Points
1          Georgia (45)      8-0          1552
2          Ohio State (13)  8-0         1505
3          Tennessee (5)   8-0         1455
4          Michigan           8-0         1391
5          Clemson           8-0          1315
6          Alabama           7-1          1262
7          TCU                  8-0          1182
8          Oregon             7-1          1118
9          USC                 7-1           1018
10         Ole Miss           8-1        973
11         UCLA                7-1         937
12         Utah                 6-2        874
13         Illinois               7-1        767
14         Kansas State    6-2        713
15         North Carolina   7-1      630
16         Penn State        6-2       602
17         LSU                  6-2         596
18         Oklahoma State 6-2      471
19         Wake Forest     6-2        437
20         NC State           6-2        386
21         Tulane               7-1        369
22         Syracuse          6-2        188
23         Liberty              7-1        147
24         Kentucky          5-3        109
25         UCF                  6-2         89

Others receiving votes: Oregon State 71, Maryland 64, Texas 55, Washington 52, Cincinnati 39, Coastal Carolina 25, Baylor 14, Notre Dame 11, Boise State 11, Louisville 10, Arkansas 10, South Carolina 9, Mississippi State 8, Troy 6, UTSA 4

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 19, South Carolina 25

College Football Monday – Week 8

Oct. 24, 2022
        Frank Coyle / Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25

Top Five Teams Remain Undefeated
Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 24

Teams of the Week
LSU Drills Ole Miss
Clemson Edges Syracuse
Alabama Crushes Mississippi State

Games of the Week – Oct. 29
#2 Ohio State (7-0) @ #14 Penn State (6-0) – 12:00 pm – Fox
#20 Kentucky (6-0) @ #4 Tennessee (7-0) – 7:30 pm – ESPN

Week Eight Players
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Bo Nix – Oregon
Defensive Player of the Week – DT Tyler Davis – Clemson

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team          Record
1          Georgia             7-0
2          Ohio St             7-0
3          Michigan           7-0
4          Tennessee        7-0
5          Clemson           8-0
6           Alabama           7-1
7           TCU                  7-0
8           Oregon             6-1
9           Oklahoma St    6-1
10         Wake Forest     6-1
11         USC                 6-1
12        Ole Miss           7-1
13         Syracuse           6-1
14        UCLA                6-1
15         Penn St             6-1
16         Utah                 5-2
17         Cincinnati          6-1
18        North Carolina   6-1
19         LSU                  6-2
20         Kentucky          5-2
21         Kansas St        5-2
22        Illinois               6-1
23         Tulane               7-1
24         South Carolina  5-2
25         NC State           5-2

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team          Record    Points
1          Georgia (43)      7-0        1550
2          Ohio State (17)  7-0        1516
3          Tennessee (2)   7-0        1424
4          Michigan (1)      7-0        1407
5          Clemson           8-0        1325
6          Alabama           7-1        1264
7          TCU                  7-0        1184
8          Oregon             6-1        1125
9          Oklahoma State 6-1        1031
10         Wake Forest     6-1        949
11         USC                 6-1        941
12         Ole Miss           7-1        816
13         Penn State        6-1        789
14         Utah                 5-2        782
15         Syracuse          6-1        554
17         Kentucky          5-2        473
18         Illinois               6-1        469
19         Cincinnati          6-1        441
20         LSU                  6-2        350
21         North Carolina   6-1        347
22         Kansas State    5-2        261
23         NC State           5-2        259
24         Tulane               7-1        206
25         South Carolina  5-2        87

Others receiving votes: Texas 48, Liberty 42, Maryland 24, Washington 22, Oregon State 21, Baylor 6, UTSA 4, Mississippi State 4, Troy 3, Arkansas 3, Coastal Carolina 2, UCF 1, Boise State 1

Dropped from rankings: Texas 21, Mississippi State 24

College Football Monday – Week 7

Oct. 17, 2022
Frank Coyle / Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25 Teams

Vols Shock Bama – Top Teams Remain Undefeated
Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top  Teams – Oct. 17

Teams of the Week
Tennessee Outlasts Alabama
Michigan Blasts Penn State
Utah Comes Back to Beat Trojans

Games of the Week – Oct. 22
   #6 Ole Miss (7-0) @ #21 LSU (6-0) – 3:30 pm – CBS
   #13 Syracuse (6-0) @ #5 Clemson (7-0) – 12:00 pm – ABC

Week Seven Players
Offensive Player of the Week – WR Jalin Hyatt – Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Week – DE Myles Murphy – Clemson

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
        Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team                Record
1          Georgia             7-0
2          Ohio St             6-0
3          Michigan           7-0
4          Tennessee        6-0
5          Clemson           7-0
6           Ole Miss           7-0
7          Alabama           6-1
8          UCLA               6-0
9           Oregon             5-1
10         USC                  6-1
11         Oklahoma St    5-1
12         TCU                  6-0
13         Syracuse           6-0
14         Wake Forest     5-1
15         Kansas St        5-1
16         Utah                 5-2
17        Penn St             6-1
18         Cincinnati          5-1
19        North Carolina   6-1
20         Texas               5-2
21         LSU                  5-2
22         Kentucky          5-2
23        Illinois               6-1
24         Mississippi St    5-2
25         NC State           5-2

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team           Record  Points
1          Georgia (43)      7-0        1550
2          Ohio State (17)  6-0        1511
3          Michigan (1)      7-0        1411
4          Tennessee (2)   6-0        1408
5          Clemson           7-0        1351
6          Alabama           6-1        1236
7          Ole Miss           7-0        1210
8          TCU                  6-0        1089
9          Oregon             5-1        1000
10         UCLA                6-0        995
11         Oklahoma State 5-1        868
12         USC                 6-1        852
13         Wake Forest     5-1        823
14         Syracuse          6-0        738
15         Utah                 5-2        663
16         Penn State        5-1        653
17         Kansas State    5-1        637
18         Kentucky          5-2        450
19         Cincinnati          5-1        370
20         Illinois               6-1        341
21         Texas               5-2        336
22         North Carolina   6-1        236
23         NC State           5-2        232
24         Mississippi State 5-2      212
25         Tulane               6-1        83

Others receiving votes: LSU 51, UCF 33, Kansas 30, South Carolina 24, Purdue 23, Maryland 15, Liberty 12, Washington 9, Baylor 7, Coastal Carolina 5, Pittsburgh 4, Arkansas 3, South Alabama 3, UTSA 1

Dropped from rankings: Kansas 20, Baylor 23

College Football Monday – Week 6

   Oct. 10, 2022

Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25 Teams
Top Teams Remain Undefeated at Midseason

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 10

Teams of the Week
Mississippi State Beats Arkansas
Notre Dame Drills BYU
Michigan Edges Indiana
UCLA Holds Off Utah

Games of the Week – Oct. 15
#9 Penn State (6-0) @ #5 Michigan (6-0) – 12:00 pm – FOX TV
#2 Alabama (6-0) @ #8 Tennessee (5-0) – 3:30 pm – CBS

Week Six Players
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Will Rogers – Mississippi State
Defensive Player of the Week – DE Byron Young – Tennessee

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team                Record
1          Georgia             6-0
2          Alabama             6-0
3          Ohio St               6-0
4          Clemson             6-0
5          Michigan           6-0
6         USC                    6-0
7         Oklahoma St       5-0
8          Tennessee        5-0
9           Penn St             6-0
10         Ole Miss           6-0
11         NC State           5-1
12        UCLA               6-0
13         Oregon             5-1
14         Wake Forest     5-1
15         Kansas              5-1
16         TCU                  5-0
17         Syracuse           5-0
18         Kansas St        5-1
19         Mississippi St    5-1
20         Cincinnati          5-1
21         Utah                 4-2
22         Kentucky          4-2
23         Baylor               3-2
24        North Carolina   5-1
25         Texas               4-2

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team               Record  Points
1          Alabama (35)     6-0        1540
2          Georgia (18)      6-0        1516
3          Ohio State (10)  6-0        1477
4          Michigan           6-0        1354
5          Clemson           6-0        1328
6          USC                 6-0        1219     –
7          Oklahoma State 5-0        1197
8          Tennessee        5-0        1168
9          Ole Miss           6-0        1075
10         Penn State        5-0        992
11         Oregon             5-1        885
12         UCLA                6-0        815
13         NC State           5-1        808
14         Wake Forest     5-1        776
15         TCU                  5-0        765
16         Kansas State    5-1        539
17         Mississippi State 5-1      533
18         Syracuse          5-0        424
19         Utah                 4-2        364
20         Kansas             5-1        290
21         Cincinnati          5-1        248
22         Kentucky          4-2        219
23         Baylor               3-2        210
24         Texas               4-2        155
25         North Carolina   5-1        99

Others receiving votes: BYU 82, Illinois 77, James Madison 70, Coastal Carolina 55, Florida 52, Tulane 32, South Carolina 21, Minnesota 14, Notre Dame 13, UCF 10, Maryland 8, Purdue 7, Washington State 7, Washington 7, Texas A&M 7, Liberty 5, LSU 5, Florida State 4, Pittsburgh 2, San José State 1

Dropped from rankings: BYU 16, Washington 24, Arkansas 25

College Football Monday – Week 5

Oct. 3, 2022
Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25
Top Ten Teams Remain Undefeated with Key Upcoming Matchups

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 3

Teams of the Week
Alabama Beats Arkansas
Michigan Edges Iowa
Clemson Holds Off NC State

Game of the Week – Oct. 8
#13 Utah (4-1) @ #14 UCLA (5-0) – 3:30 pm – FOX

Week Five Players
Offensive Player of the Week – RB Jahmyr Gibbs – Alabama
Defensive Player of the Week – DE Mike Morris – Michigan

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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 30 years.

Top 25 Teams

Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team             Record
1          Georgia                5-0
2          Alabama             5-0
3          Ohio St               5-0
4          Clemson             5-0
5          Michigan           5-0
6         USC                    5-0
7         Oklahoma St       4-0
8          Tennessee        4-0
9           Penn St             5-0
10         Ole Miss           5-0
11         Kentucky          4-1
12         NC State           4-1
13         Utah                 4-1
14        UCLA               5-0
15         Oregon              4-1
16         Wake Forest     4-1
17         Kansas              5-0
18        BYU                 4-1
19         TCU                  4-0
20         Syracuse           5-0
21         Kansas St        4-1
22        Washington       4-1
23         Baylor               3-2
24         Mississippi St    4-1
25         Arkansas          3-2

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team               Record  Points
1          Alabama (34)     5-0        1568
2          Georgia (23)      5-0        1545
3          Ohio State (7)   5-0        1492
4          Michigan           5-0        1374
5          Clemson           5-0        1352
6          USC                 5-0        1247
7          Oklahoma State 4-0        1225
8          Tennessee        4-0        1142
9          Ole Miss           5-0        1082
10         Penn State        5-0        990
11         Utah                 4-1        919
12         Oregon             4-1        823
13         Kentucky          4-1        811
14         NC State           4-1        732
15         Wake Forest     4-1        668
16         BYU                 4-1        594
17         Kansas             5-0        433
18         TCU                  4-0        425
19         UCLA                5-0        421
20         Kansas State    4-1        324
21         Syracuse          5-0        306
22         Baylor               3-2        230
23         Mississippi State 4-1      194
24         Washington       4-1        161
25         Arkansas          3-2        141

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 140, LSU 89, Florida State 74, Florida 41, Washington State 38, Maryland 37, James Madison 30, Minnesota 23, Texas 22, Air Force 20, Texas A&M 20, Oklahoma 19, Coastal Carolina 11, Purdue 10, North Carolina 9, Tulane 6, Notre Dame 5, Illinois 3, UCF 2, Pittsburgh 1, Duke 1

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 16, Texas A&M 17, Florida State 22, Minnesota 23, Pittsburgh 24

College Football Monday – Week 4

Sept. 26, 2022
Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25
Top 12 Teams Remain Undefeated with Key Upcoming Matchups

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 26th

Teams of the Week
Kansas St beats Oklahoma
Clemson wins over Wake Forest in OT
Texas Tech shocks Texas

Game of the Week – Oct. 1
#2 Alabama (4-0) @ #13 Arkansas (3-1) – 3:30 pm – CBS

Week Four Players
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Adrian Martinez – Kansas St
Defensive Player of the Week – DE Caleb Okechukwu – Syracuse

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team                Record
1          Georgia             4-0
2          Alabama             4-0
3          Ohio St               4-0
4          Clemson             4-0
5          Michigan           4-0
6         USC                    4-0
7         Kentucky             4-0
8         Oklahoma St       3-0
9         NC State             4-0
10         Tennessee        4-0
11         Penn St             4-0
12         Ole Miss           4-0
13         Arkansas          3-1
14         Utah                 3-1
15         Texas A&M       3-1
16         Wake Forest     3-1
17         Minnesota         4-0
18         Florida St         4-0
19        BYU                 3-1
20         Washington       4-0
21         Oklahoma         3-1
22         Baylor               3-1
23         Oregon             3-1
24         Syracuse           4-0
25        Pittsburgh         3-1

Coaches Top 25 Teams

Rank     Team               Record  Points
1          Georgia (34)      4-0        1563
2          Alabama (26)     4-0        1558
3          Ohio State (4)    4-0        1486
4          Michigan           4-0        1379
5          Clemson           4-0        1339
6          USC                 4-0        1226
7          Oklahoma State 3-0        1176
8          Kentucky          4-0        1136
9          Tennessee        4-0        1077
10         NC State           4-0        1015
11         Ole Miss           4-0        864
12         Penn State        4-0        824
13         Utah                 3-1        822
14         Baylor               3-1        638
15         Oregon             3-1        622
16         Oklahoma         3-1        601
17         Texas A&M       3-1        574
18         Washington       4-0        539
19         Arkansas          3-1        509
20         BYU                 3-1        359
21         Wake Forest     3-1        352
22         Florida State     4-0        252
23         Minnesota         4-0        238
24         Pittsburgh         3-1        223
25         Syracuse          4-0        74

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 63, Kansas 59, Florida 49, Texas Tech 36, Kansas State 30, Texas 25, TCU 20, Michigan State 13, James Madison 11, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 7, UCLA 6, Washington State 4, LSU 4, Notre Dame 3, Iowa State 3, Maryland 2, Coastal Carolina 1

Dropped from rankings: Texas 19, Michigan State 21, Florida 22, Miami 25

College Football Monday – Week 3

Sept. 19, 2022
Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25
Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, Clemson & Michigan Top Polls

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 19th

Game of the Week – Sept. 24
#20 Florida vs #11 Tennessee – 3:30 pm – CBS

Players of Week Three
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Michael Penix – Washington
Defensive Player of the Week – CB Kelee Ringo – Georgia

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time 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.

Top 25 Teams
        Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team           Record
1          Georgia             3-0
2          Alabama             3-0
3          Ohio St               3-0
4          Clemson             3-0
5          Michigan           3-0
6          Oklahoma         3-0
7         Oklahoma St       3-0
8         NC State             3-0
9         USC                    3-0
10         Kentucky          3-0
11         Tennessee        3-0
12         Utah                 2-1
13         Arkansas          3-0
14         Ole Miss           3-0
15         Penn St             3-0
16         Michigan St       2-1
17         Texas A&M       2-1
18         Wake Forest     3-0
19         Texas               2-1
20         Florida              2-1
21        BYU                 2-1
22         Washington       3-0
23         Baylor               2-1
24         Oregon             2-1
25         Miami               2-1

Coaches Top 25 Teams
Rank     Team        Record Points
1          Georgia (40)     3-0        1594
2          Alabama (24)    3-0        1580
3          Ohio State (1)    3-0        1505
4          Michigan           3-0        1379
5          Clemson           3-0        1362
6          Oklahoma         3-0        1281
7          USC                 3-0        1183
8          Oklahoma State 3-0        1161
9          Kentucky          3-0        1063
10         Arkansas          3-0        934
11         NC State           3-0        919
12         Tennessee        3-0        826
13         Ole Miss           3-0        734
14         Utah                 2-1        726
15         Penn State        3-0        579
16         Wake Forest     3-0        529
17         Baylor               2-1        507
18         Oregon             2-1        468
19         Texas               2-1        438
20         Texas A&M       2-1        385
21         Michigan State  2-1        305
22         Florida              2-1        297
23         BYU                 2-1        253
24         Washington       3-0        244
25        Miami               2-1        234

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 210, Florida State 107, Appalachian State 68, Oregon State 57, Washington State 55, Cincinnati 37, Syracuse 24, Minnesota 24, Iowa State 15, North Carolina 12, TCU 7, Kansas 5, Air Force 4, Wisconsin 4, Mississippi State 2, Duke 2, LSU 2, Notre Dame 2, Coastal Carolina 1, East Carolina 1

Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 25

College Football Monday – Week 2

Sept. 12, 2022
Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25 Teams
Top Ten Clubs Remain Undefeated

Bama, Georgia & Ohio State Top Polls

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 12th

Game of Week – Sept. 17
#15 BYU (2-0) at #21 Oregon (1-1) at Eugene, Oregon – 3:30 pm FOX

Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Caleb Williams – USC
Defensive Player of the Week – LB Will Anderson – Alabama

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long time 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.

Top 25 Teams

Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team         Record

1          Alabama           2-0
2          Georgia             2-0
3          Ohio St             2-0
4          Clemson           2-0
5          Michigan           2-0
6          Oklahoma         2-0
7         Oklahoma St     2-0
8         NC State           2-0
9         Michigan St       2-0
10         USC                  2-0
11         Utah                   1-1
12         Texas A&M      1-1
13         Pittsburgh        1-1
14         Texas                1-1
15        BYU                   2-0
16         Miami               2-0
17         Baylor               1-1
18         Kentucky          2-0
19         Tennessee        2-0
20         Arkansas          2-0
21         Oregon              1-1
22         Wake Forest     2-0
23         Florida              1-1
24         Ole Miss           2-0
25         Penn St            2-0

Coaches Top 25 Teams

1          Alabama (39)     2-0        1592
2          Georgia (25)      2-0        1574
3          Ohio State (1)    2-0        1514
4          Clemson           2-0        1387
5          Michigan           2-0        1370
6          Oklahoma         2-0        1253
7          Oklahoma State 2-0        1137
8          USC                 2-0        1133
9          Michigan State  2-0        1026
10         Kentucky          2-0        901
11         Arkansas          2-0        857
12         NC State           2-0        816
13         Miami               2-0        805
14         BYU                 2-0        739
15         Utah                 1-1        673
16         Tennessee        2-0        556
17         Ole Miss           2-0        552
18         Wake Forest     2-0        540
19         Baylor               1-1        531
20         Texas               1-1        306
21         Florida              1-1        297
22         Texas A&M       1-1        285
23         Penn State        2-0        279
24         Oregon             1-1        197
25         Pittsburgh         1-1        157

Others receiving votes: Florida State 85, Cincinnati 80, Appalachian State 50, Air Force 48, Kansas State 46, Wisconsin 43, Marshall 40, Notre Dame 35, Mississippi State 31, Washington State 29, Houston 25, Texas Tech 24, Oregon State 24, Minnesota 23, TCU 18, Auburn 16, North Carolina 10, Syracuse 7, Washington 6, Iowa State 4, UCLA 4

Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 9, Wisconsin 18

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches – Top 25 Teams

Bama, Georgia, Ohio State & Notre Dame Top Polls

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 2nd

Game of Week – Sept. 3rd
#3 Ohio St (0-0) vs #4 Notre Dame (0-0) at Columbus, Ohio – 8 pm ABC
Opening week provides a matchup with national title implications.

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long time 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.

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ Staff

Rank    Team                Record
1          Alabama           0-0
2          Georgia             0-0
3          Ohio St             0-0
4          Notre Dame      0-0
5          Clemson           0-0
6          Michigan           0-0
7          Texas A&M       0-0
8          Utah                 0-0
9          Oklahoma         0-0
10         Baylor               0-0
11         Oklahoma St     0-0
12         Oregon             0-0
13         NC State           0-0
14         Michigan St       0-0
15         USC                 0-0
16         Pittsburgh         0-0
17         Miami               0-0
18         Texas               0-0
19         Wake Forest     0-0
20         Wisconsin         0-0
21         Kentucky          0-0
22         Ole Miss           0-0
23         Cincinnati          0-0
24         Arkansas          0-0
25         Houston            0-0

Coaches Poll
Rank     Team                Rec      Pts

1          Alabama (54)     0-0        1634
2          Ohio State (5)    0-0        1564
3          Georgia (6)         0-0        1542
4          Clemson           0-0        1356
5          Notre Dame      0-0        1284
6          Michigan           0-0        1232
7          Texas A&M       0-0        1219
8          Utah                 0-0        1134
9          Oklahoma         0-0        1027
10         Baylor               0-0        891
11         Oklahoma State 0-0        859
12         Oregon             0-0        734
13         NC State           0-0        726
14         Michigan State  0-0        711
15         USC                 0-0        602
16         Pittsburgh         0-0        450
17         Miami               0-0        433
18         Texas (1)          0-0        383
19         Wake Forest     0-0        381
20         Wisconsin         0-0        369
21         Kentucky          0-0        353
22         Cincinnati          0-0        339
23         Arkansas          0-0        334
24         Ole Miss           0-0        327
25         Houston            0-0        257

Others receiving votes: Iowa 248, Penn State 246, Tennessee 163, BYU 152, LSU 143, Auburn 98, UCF 55, North Carolina 34, San Diego State 25, Fresno State 21, Mississippi State 19, Florida 17, Air Force 12, Utah State 12, Appalachian State 10, Boise State 10, UCLA 10, Minnesota 6, South Carolina 5, Kansas State 4, Army 3, Iowa State 3, SMU 2, Purdue 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Louisiana 2, Oregon State 2, UTSA 1, Louisville 1, Florida State 1

Alabama tops 2022 FWAA/NFF Super 16 Pre-Season Poll

Pre-Season Poll, August, 2022

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Pittsburgh (55), Arkansas (48), Ole Miss (36), Wisconsin (34), BYU (31), Texas (26), Cincinnati (20), Penn State (17), Florida (14), Houston (12), LSU (9), Kentucky (7), Tennessee (4), Wake Forest (4), South Carolina (4), UCF (3), Mississippi State (3), Nebraska (2), Kansas State (2), Air Force (2), West Virginia (1), Iowa (1), North Carolina (1).

NOTES:
National runner-up and defending SEC Champion Alabama dominated the preseason poll with 42 of 52 first place votes. This is Alabama’s 59th appearance as the No. 1 team in this poll since 2014. The Crimson Tide leads all schools for appearances at No. 1 and is the only team to appear in each of the 105 weekly rankings since 2014.

Ohio State was second in the poll voting with six first place votes and 56 points behind Alabama with defending national champion Georgia at No. 3 with four first place votes, respectively.

No. 4 Clemson is in the poll for the first time since September 19, 2021, followed by Michigan, Notre Dame, Utah, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Baylor. Seven of the top 10 teams appeared in New Year’s Six bowl games last season. NC State is No. 14 and in the poll for the first time since October 15, 2018.

In the 2022 preseason poll, the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC had three teams each, Independents-one.  All Power-Five conferences had equal representation for the first time in the history of the poll which started in 2014.

The eventual national champion has been ranked in the top six of the preseason poll six times since 2015. Alabama in 2017 is the only national champion to start the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll.

SCHEDULE:

ZERO WEEK
No Super 16 Teams in Action

WEEK 1  (Sept. 1-5)

Thursday, Sept. 1
Central Michigan at  No. 11 Oklahoma State

Friday, Sept. 2
Western Michigan at No. 15 Michigan State

Saturday, Sept. 3
Utah State at No. 1 Alabama
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State
No. 12 Oregon at No. 3 Georgia (Atlanta)
Colorado State at No. 5 Michigan
No. 7 Utah at Florida
Sam Houston at  No. 8 Texas A&M
UTEP at No. 9 Oklahoma
Albany at No. 10 Baylor
Rice at No. 13 USC
No. 14 NC State at East Carolina
Bethune-Cookman at No. 16 Miami (Fla.)

Monday, Sept. 5
No. 4 Clemson at Georgia Tech

ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL: The FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by long-time partners, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF). Voters rank the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and the results will be released every Sunday of the 2022 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 6 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 4. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes a computer program designed by Sports Systems to compile the rankings.