Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 23rd
Texas & Ohio St Roll as Unbeatens
Georgia/ Alabama Rested for Major National Matchup
Players of Week
Offense – RB Kaleb Johnson – Iowa
Defense – CB Will Johnson – Michigan
Teams of the Week
Colorado Edges Baylor – 38-31 OT
Michigan Beats Southern Cal – 27-24
Tennessee Drills Oklahoma 25-15
Upset of the Week
James Madison Bombs North Carolina – 70-50 (Not Basketball)
Games of Week – Sept. 28th
Georgia (3-0) at Alabama (3-0) – Major SEC Clash for #1 Leadership
Louisville (3-0) at Notre Dame (3-1) – Winner will challenge Top 10 rankings
Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ – Frank Coyle
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Georgia 3-0
2 Texas 4-0
3 Ohio State 3-0
4 Alabama 3-0
5 Tennessee 4-0
6 Ole Miss 4-0
7 Oregon 3-0
8 Miami 4-0
9 Utah 4-0
10 Missouri 4-0
11 Penn State 3-0
12 Michigan 3-1
13 Notre Dame 3-1
14 LSU 3-1
15 Louisville 3-0
16 Clemson 2-1
17 USC 2-1
18 Oklahoma 3-1
19 Iowa State 3-0
20 Oklahoma St 3-1
21 Illinois 4-0
22 BYU 4-0
23 UNLV 3-0
24 Texas A&M 3-1
25 Kansas State 3-1
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record Points
1 Georgia (35) 3-0 1350
2 Texas (18) 4-0 1324
3 Ohio State (2) 3-0 1279
4 Alabama 3-0 1185
5 Ole Miss 4-0 1145
6 Tennessee 4-0 1094
7 Oregon 3-0 1016
8 Penn State 3-0 967
9 Miami 4-0 912
10 Utah 4-0 904
11 Missouri 4-0 887
12 Michigan 3-1 692
13 LSU 3-1 632
14 Notre Dame 3-1 553
15 Clemson 2-1 542
16 USC 2-1 520
17 Louisville 3-0 509
18 Oklahoma 3-1 404
19 Iowa State 3-0 386
20 Oklahoma St 3-1 326
21 Illinois 4-0 307
22 BYU 4-0 167
23 UNLV 3-0 124
24 Texas A&M 3-1 119
25 Kansas State 3-1 116
Others receiving votes: Washington State 94, Indiana 67, Pittsburgh 50, Boise State 42, UCF 35, Iowa 34, Arizona 16, Boston College 15, Duke 14, James Madison 13, Nebraska 7, Washington 6, Rutgers 5, Colorado 5, SMU 4, South Carolina 2, Navy 2, Liberty 2, Arkansas 2
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 22, Memphis 23
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 25 years.
