Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Poll
Final Regular Season Poll
Bama Beats #1 Unbeaten Georgia
Florida St, Michigan & Washington Unbeaten
Seminoles Shockingly Excluded from Playoffs
Draft Insiders’ Top 25 Poll – Week 14
Frank Coyle / Publisher
Teams of the Week
Alabama Edges Georgia – 27-24
Michigan Shuts Out Iowa – 26-0
Washington Comes Back vs Oregon – 34-31
Players of the Week
Offense – QB Michael Penix – Washington
Defense – Edge Jared Verse – Florida State
Upcoming Championship Games
Semi Final Matchups – Jan. 1, 2024
Michigan vs Alabama – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
Washington vs Texas – Super Dome, New Orleans, La.
CFP National Championship – Jan. 8, 2024
Semi-Finalist Winners
Houston, Texas
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Poll
1 Michigan 13-0
2 Washington 13-0
3 Texas 12-1
4 Alabama 12-1
5 Florida State 13-0
6 Georgia 12-1
7 Ohio State 11-1
8 Oregon 11-2
9 Ole Miss 10-2
10 Oklahoma 10-2
11 Missouri 10-2
12 Penn State 10-2
13 Louisville 10-3
14 Notre Dame 9-3
15 LSU 9-3
16 Arizona 9-3
17 Liberty 13-0
18 North Carolina State 9-3
19 SMU 11-2
20 Tulane 11-2
21 Oklahoma State 9-4
22 Iowa 10-3
23 Oregon State 8-4
24 James Madison 11-1
25 Tennessee 8-4
Others receiving consideration: Clemson, Kansas State, Utah, UCLA, Kansas, Troy, Miami (Oh), Boise State, North Carolina, Air Force, BYU, UNLV, Toledo, and Wyoming
Coaches Poll – Top 25 Poll
Rank Team Record Points
1 Michigan (51) 13-0 1535
2 Washington (8) 13-0 1482
3 Florida State 13-0 1358
4 Alabama (3) 12-1 1351
5 Texas 12-1 1351
6 Georgia 12-1 1275
7 Ohio State 11-1 1187
8 Oregon 11-2 1092
9 Missouri 10-2 1023
10 Penn State 10-2 952
11 Ole Miss 10-2 932
12 Oklahoma 10-2 898
13 LSU 9-3 796
14 Arizona 9-3 707
15 Louisville 10-3 642
16 Notre Dame 9-3 633
17 Iowa 10-3 426
18 NC State 9-3 423
19 SMU 11-2 375
20 Liberty 13-0 315
21 Oklahoma State 9-4 299
22 Oregon State 8-4 295
23 Tennessee 8-4 226
24 Tulane 11-2 139
25 James Madison 11-1 114
Others receiving votes: Clemson 107, Troy 66, Kansas State 64, Utah 36, Kansas 17, West Virginia 8, Miami (OH) 8, Toledo 7, Boise State 7, San Jose State 3, New Mexico State 1
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 has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May. 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.