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

College Football Monday – Week 1

Sept. 5, 2022
Frank Coyle – Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

College Football Opening Week
Alabama, Georgia & Ohio St Set Pace

The first full week of college football entertained fans over Labor Day weekend and did not disappoint with a number of exciting national games. You need new roster sheets with the annual turnover of starters, plus the transfer rules which allow record number of player movement within Division 1 level. It makes for another season of highly contested matchups with weekly debates for the #1 ranking until the CFP title game in mid-January 2023.

Coaches also change loyalties with former ND head coach Brian Kelly moving to the LSU Bayou Bengals. The Tigers got into an uphill battle with Florida State and seemed to finally catch up with a last-second TD only to watch the extra point blocked to end the game. It was a major disappointment for Kelly in his SEC debut with the young and very talented Tigers failing to finish with big mistakes at critical moments.

Notre Dame begin a new era with head coach Marcus Freeman after a successful 12 year run with Brian Kelly who set a new career record for program victories. Freeman faced Ohio St in his debut and the Irish played the Buckeyes tough until faltering in a 21-10 loss. The Irish failed to score in the 2nd half and struggled to gain control of field position at any point of the game.

The traditional ‘Backyard Brawl’ between Pittsburgh and West Virginia finally returned after an 11-year absence due to conference schedules and ties. The ‘Brawl’ did not fail to live up to its long reputation as a bitter rivalry with the Panthers and Mountaineers going blow for blow before Pittsburgh won on a late drive 37-31. The two clubs scored 49 points over the second half in a wild exchange reminiscent of past matchups. Arguably the best game of the Holiday weekend.

Head coach Lincoln Riley shifted his alliances from Oklahoma to Southern Cal. While at Oklahoma, Riley guided the Sooners to three playoff appearances in five seasons with a 55-10 overall record. He hopes to revive the downtrodden Trojan program which has won only 22 games over the past four seasons. He started USC’s revival, smashing Rice in their opener. Oklahoma transfer QB Caleb Williams was Riley’s top recruit this offseason and they hope he will direct them in pursuit of the Pac-12 title. They make their Pac-12 debut this week at Stanford.

Both SEC finalists from last year’s national championship game, Alabama and Georgia won mismatches in blowouts. They do not play during the 2022 regular season, but certainly could meet in the conference title game or final four where the SEC seems to earn two seats annually.

Penn State faced Big Ten rival Purdue in West Lafayette in an unrated competitive matchup. QB Sean Clifford amended an earlier pick six with an 80-yard two-minute drive for the winning TD for a 35-31 victory with just seconds remaining. The Nittany Lions get a favorable early schedule until key contests from mid-October. Those games with Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State in succession will determine any pursuit of a Big Ten title.

Last but not least. Rutgers U won their opener at Boston College 22-21 in their most impressive early season victory in years. They hope to build on this momentum in their next two games vs Wagner and Temple before the Big Ten meat grinder portion of their schedule, starting with Iowa on Sept 24^th.

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

College Football Playoff National Championship
Bama vs Bulldogs in Classic Title Matchup

The 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Lucas Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana. It’s a rare rematch of the SEC title game between Alabama and Georgia just four weeks ago. Bama had a dominant title game winning 41-24 with the score no indication of the matchup. The final features #1 vs #2 with both clubs 13-1. Georgia was undefeated entering the SEC title game and is quietly looking for revenge for the disappointing performance. Each team had an impressive Semi-final win, Bama vs Cincinnati 27-6 and Georgia 34-11 over Michigan. Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young outclassed the Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett in the title game and had Georgia trailing from early in the contest. Young gives the Tide the trump card that has spelled the difference in big matchups.

The college football season comes down to the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs squaring off in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T (Monday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

The eighth final of the College Football Playoff will truly represent the top two teams. The Tide is seeking their 7th national championship in the past 13 seasons and their second back to back title. The Bulldogs are seeking their first since 1980. Georgia HC Kirby Smart hopes to break a winless streak (0-4) against his former boss, Alabama coach Nick Saban. Georgia lost to Bama in the 2018 Championship game after leading at halftime 13-0. Bama behind Tuo Tagovailoa spearheaded the comeback in overtime with a thrilling 41 yard TD pass to another Bama Heisman Trophy winner wideout DeVonta Smith.

It will be Alabama’s 6th appearance in the national final in the past seven years, including last year’s title-winning contest. The Tide has won the last seven meetings between the teams under legendary coach Nick Saban. Tide rolls behind the magic of QB Bryce Young.

Prediction: Alabama 27 – Georgia 13

It’s All SEC for National Title
Alabama and Georgia Impress in Semi-final Matchups

Both SEC teams won their Semi-final games to earn the CFP national championship on January 10^th.

Alabama and Georgia had strong wins in last Friday’s semi-finals. Bama methodically defeated Cincinnati 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl to retain their #1 ranking entering the title game. Georgia was just as impressive drilling Michigan in the Orange Bowl 34-11.

They will meet in a rematch of the 2021 SEC title game where Bama smashed the Bulldogs perfect season with a 41-24 victory. The score does not reflect the fact that the Tide dominated from the opening kickoff and the final looks closer than the actual contest. Alabama has won seven straight against Georgia, including that overtime triumph in the CFP title game, and three SEC championship game victories, the most recent coming Dec. 4.

The 2022 title game has all the makings of a Classic close matchup despite the SEC title game lopsided game. Georgia spent most of the season as the #1 team, while Alabama ranked high though rarely dominated after midseason.

   Jan 10, 2022 – Indianapolis, In – 8 pm ESPN
CFP National title Game – Alabama (13-1) vs Georgia (13-1)

College Football Bowl Season 2021-2022

College football bowl season is here. There are 44 bowl games scheduled, including the College Football Playoff and the national championship games. Bowl games begin Friday, Dec. 17 and ending on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

Complete Bowl Lineup
Schedule

Capital One Bowl Mania

Friday, Dec. 17 –

Bahamas Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo
Noon, ESPN

Tailgreeter Cure Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina
6 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Dec. 18

RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State
11 a.m., ESPN

Cricket Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State vs. Jackson State
Noon, ABC

PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl
UTEP vs. Fresno State
2:15 p.m., ESPN

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
UAB vs. BYU
3:30 p.m., ABC

LendingTree Bowl
Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty
5:45 p.m., ESPN

Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Utah State vs. Oregon State
7:30 p.m., ABC

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana vs. Marshall
9:15 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Dec 20

Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by TaxAct
Old Dominion vs. Tulsa
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Kent State vs. Wyoming
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
UTSA vs. San Diego State
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 22

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Missouri vs. Army
8 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 23

Frisco Football Classic
North Texas vs. Miami (Oh)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
UCF vs. Florida
7 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 24

EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Memphis vs. Hawai’i
8 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 25

TaxAct Camellia Bowl
Georgia State vs. Ball State
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Dec. 27

Quick Lane Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Nevada
11 a.m., ESPN

Military Bowl presented by Peraton
Boston College vs. East Carolina
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 28

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Houston vs. Auburn
Noon, ESPN

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Air Force vs. Louisville
3:15 p.m., ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech
6:45 p.m., ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
UCLA vs. NC State
8 p.m., Fox

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
West Virginia vs. Minnesota
10:15 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 29

Wasabi Fenway Bowl
SMU vs. Virginia
11 a.m., ESPN

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Maryland vs. Virginia Tech
2:15 p.m., ESPN

Cheez-It Bowl
Clemson vs. Iowa State
5:45 p.m., ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
Oregon vs. Oklahoma
9:15 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
North Carolina vs. South Carolina
11:30 a.m., ESPN

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Tennessee vs. Purdue
3 p.m., ESPN

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh
7 p.m., ESPN

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Arizona State
10:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 31

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
11 a.m., ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Washington State vs. Miami
2 p.m., CBS

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Boise State
2 p.m.

CFP Semifinal: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
#4 Cincinnati vs. #1 Alabama
3:30 p.m., ESPN

CFP Semifinal: Capital One Orange Bowl
#3 Georgia vs. #2 Michigan
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl
Penn State vs. Arkansas
Noon, ESPN2

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Iowa vs. Kentucky
1 p.m., ABC

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State
1 p.m., ESPN

Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X
Ohio State vs. Utah
5 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss vs. Baylor
8:45 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Jan. 4

TaxAct Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Kansas State
9 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 10

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Semi-Finalist Winners
8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Monday – Week 15

Alabama Bombs Georgia
Cincinnati Bearcats – Nation’s Only Unbeaten Club

Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Weekly Rankings

Team of Week –  Alabama Pounds Georgia, 41-24
 
Upset of the Week – Baylor over Oklahoma State, 21-16

Offensive Player of Week – QB Bryce Young – Alabama
Defensive Player of Week – LB Will Anderson – Alabama
 
Championship Semi Final Games – Dec, 31, 2021
 
   Cotton Bowl – Arlington, Texas – 3:30 pm, ESPN
  #1 Alabama (12-1) vs #4 Cincinnati (13-0)
 
   Orange Bowl – Miami, Fla – 7:30 pm, ESPN
   #2 Michigan (12-1) vs #3 Georgia (12-1)
 
National Championship Game – Jan. 10, 2022
  Semi Final winners
Indianapolis, In, – 8 pm, ESPN  
 
DraftInsiders.com – Staff – Top 25 Rankings
 

Rank / Team               Record               
1 Alabama                    12-1
2 Michigan                   12-1
3 Georgia                     12-1
4 Cincinnati                 13-0
 
5 Notre Dame              11-1                 
6 Ohio State                 10-2                 
7 Ole Miss                     10-2
8 Utah                           10-3     
9 Baylor                        11-2                 
10 Michigan State      10-2
11 Oklahoma State     11-2
12 Pittsburgh               11-2                 
13 Oklahoma               10-2                 
14 Oregon                     10-3                 
15 Iowa                          10-3
16 Wake Forest           10-3
17 BYU                            10-2
18 North Carolina St   9-3
19 Clemson                     9-3                   
20 Louisiana                12-1
21 Houston                    11-2
22 Arkansas                  8-4                   
23 Kentucky                  9-3
24 Texas A&M               8-4
25 San Diego St           11-2
 
College Football Playoff Rankings
 
Rank /     Team             Record
1          Alabama             12-1                 
2          Michigan            12-1                 
3          Georgia              12-1                 
4          Cincinnati         13-0                 
5          Notre Dame      11-1                 
6          Ohio State         10-2                 
7          Baylor                11-2                 
8          Ole Miss            10-2                 
9          Oklahoma St    11-2                 
10         Michigan St    10-2                 
11         Utah                   10-3                 
12         Pittsburgh       11-2                 
13         BYU                   10-2                 
14         Oregon             10-3                 
15         Iowa                  10-3                 
16         Oklahoma        10-2                 
17         Wake Forest    10-3                 
18         NC State            9-3                   
19         Clemson            9-3                   
20         Houston           11-2                 
21         Arkansas          8-4                   
22         Kentucky          9-3                   
23         Louisiana         12-1                 
24         Texas A&M       8-4       
25         San Diego St    11-2                 

Championship Weekend 2021
SEC and Big Ten Matchups Have Major Impact on
Final Playoff Four Teams

Friday Dec 3
Matchup /Time (ET)    
 
Conference USA Championship Game
Western Kentucky vs   #22 UTSA
            7:00 PM            CBSSN             Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
 
PAC-12 Championship Game
#11 Oregon      #19 Utah
            8:00 PM            ABC     Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV      
 
Saturday, December 4
Matchup / Time  (ET)        
 
Big 12 Championship Game
#8 Baylor vs #7 Oklahoma State
            12:00 PM          ABC                 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX 
 
MAC Championship Game
Kent State vs Northern Illinois
            12:00 PM          ESPN               Ford Field, Detroit, Mi 
 
Mountain West Championship Game
Utah State vs #21 San Diego State
            3:00 PM            FOX                 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Ca          
 
Sun Belt Championship Game
Appalachian State Vs Louisiana
            3:30 PM            ESPN               Cajun Field, Lafayette, La       
 
SEC Championship Gam
#1 Georgia vs #3 Alabama
            4:00 PM            CBS                 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga 

AAC Championship Game
#24 Houston vs #4 Cincinnati
            4:00 PM            ABC                 Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Oh         
 
Big Ten Championship Game
#5 Michigan vs #16 Iowa
            8:00 PM            FOX                 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, In    
 
ACC Championship Game
#17 Pittsburgh vs #18 Wake Forest
            8:00 PM            ABC                 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC        

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