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.
