Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Dec. 2nd
Oregon Blasts Washington
Michigan Shocks Ohio State
Notre Dame Outslugs USC
Players of Week
Offense – WR/CB Travis Hunter – Colorado / RB Ashton Jeanty – Boise State
Defense – Edge Vernon Broughton – Texas
Teams of the Week
Texas Edges Texas A&M – 17-7
Georgia Outlasts Georgia Tech – 44-42 – 8OT
Upset of the Week
Michigan Shocks Ohio State – 13-10
Championship Weekend
Saturday – Dec. 7
ACC Championship
#8 SMU (11-1, 8-0 ACC, #9 CFP) vs. #18 Clemson (9-3, 7-1, #12 CFP) at Charlotte, North Carolina
Big Ten Championship
#1 Oregon (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, #1 CFP) vs. #3 Penn State (11-1, 8-1, #4 CFP) at Indianapolis
Big 12 Championship
#12 Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, #16 CFP) vs. #16 Iowa State (10-2, 7-2, #18 CFP) at Arlington, Texas
SEC Championship
#2 Texas (11-1, 7-1 SEC, #3 CFP) vs. #5 Georgia (10-2, 6-2, #CFP) at Atlanta
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
Frank Coyle
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Oregon 12-0
2 Texas 11-1
3 Notre Dame 11-1
4 Indiana 11-1
5 Penn State 11-1
6 Georgia 10-2
7 Ohio State 10-2
8 Boise State 11-1
9 SMU 11-1
10 Alabama 9-3
11 Arizona State 10-2
12 Miami 10-2
13 Tennessee 10-2
14 Iowa State 10-2
15 BYU 10-2
16 Ole Miss 9-3
17 South Carolina 9-3
18 Clemson 9-3
19 UNLV 10-2
20 Missouri 9-3
21 Illinois 9-3
22 Army 10-1
23 Colorado 9-3
24 Memphis 10-2
25 Syracuse 9-3
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Oregon (53) 12-0 1325
2 Texas 11-1 1272
3 Penn State 11-1 1192
4 Notre Dame 11-1 1165
5 Georgia 10-2 1104
6 Tennessee 10-2 1025
7 SMU 11-1 977
8 Ohio State 10-2 976
9 Indiana 11-1 895
10 Boise State 11-1 840
11 Alabama 9-3 733
12 South Carolina 9-3 700
13 Arizona State 10-2 665
14 Miami 10-2 646
15 Ole Miss 9-3 638
16 Iowa State 10-2 565
17 Clemson 9-3 457
18 BYU 10-2 419
19 UNLV 10-2 255
20 Missouri 9-3 229
21 Illinois 9-3 225
22 Colorado 9-3 215
23 Army 10-1 196
24 Memphis 10-2 187
25 Syracuse 9-3 108
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 90, Duke 39, Tulane 37, Louisville 18, Kansas State 15, Louisiana 11, Michigan 2, Georgia Tech 2, Iowa 1, Miami (OH) 1
Dropped from rankings: Tulane 18, Texas A&M 19
Frank Coyle is a longtime 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 33 years.
