Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams
Top 25 Teams – Sept. 30th
Alabama Blasts Georgia to Claim #1 Ranking
Texas, Ohio St & Tennessee Remain Unbeaten
Players of Week
Offense – QB Jalen Milroe – Alabama
Defense – LB Abdul Carter – Penn St
Teams of the Week
Alabama Bombs Georgia – 41-34
Notre Dame Beats Louisville 31-24
Upset of the Week
Arizona Beats Utah – 23-10
Game of Week – Oct. 5th
Missouri (5-0) at Texan A&M (4-1) – Key SEC Clash for Divisional Leadership
Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ – Frank Coyle
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama 4-0
2 Texas 5-0
3 Ohio State 4-0
4 Georgia 3-1
5 Tennessee 4-0
6 Oregon 4-0
7 Miami 5-0
8 Missouri 5-0
9 Penn State 4-0
10 Michigan 4-1
11 Notre Dame 4-1
12 LSU 4-1
13 Ole Miss 4-1
14 Clemson 3-1
15 USC 3-1
16 Oklahoma 4-1
17 Louisville 3-1
18 Iowa State 4-0
19 Indiana 5-0
20 Utah 4-1
21 BYU 5-0
22 UNLV 4-0
23 Texas A&M 4-1
24 Illinois 4-1
25 Kansas State 4-1
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank/ Team / Record Points
1 Texas (29) 5-0 1339
2 Alabama (19) 4-0 1330
3 Ohio State (7) 4-0 1281
4 Tennessee 4-0 1163
5 Georgia 3-1 1153
6 Oregon 4-0 1090
7 Penn State 4-0 1062
8 Miami 5-0 981
9 Missouri 4-0 948
10 Michigan 4-1 792
11 Ole Miss 4-1 743
12 LSU 4-1 725
13 Notre Dame 4-1 702
14 Clemson 3-1 671
15 USC 3-1 660
16 Iowa State 4-0 500
17 Oklahoma 4-1 470
18 Utah 4-1 408
19 BYU 5-0 375
20 Kansas State 4-1 242
21 Texas A&M 4-1 198
22 Louisville 3-1 197
23 UNLV 4-0 180
24 Indiana 5-0 143
25 Illinois 4-1 122
Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Boise State 103, Pittsburgh 51, Arizona 44, Rutgers 35, Iowa 29, James Madison 25, Duke 22, Kentucky 17, Oklahoma State 15, SMU 14, Nebraska 12, Navy 9, Colorado 9, Boston College 6, Army 3, Liberty 2, UCF 2, Tulane 1, South Carolina 1
Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma State 20
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.