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