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.
