{"id":5698,"date":"2024-10-07T11:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:48:01","slug":"draft-insiders-coaches-top-25-teams-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/draft-insiders-coaches-top-25-teams-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Insiders\u2019 &#038; Coaches Top 25 Teams\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Draft Insiders\u2019 &amp; Coaches Top 25 Teams &#8211; Oct. 7th<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5680 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NationalTitle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"171\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0Ohio State &amp; Oregon Stay Unbeaten<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tennessee, Michigan &amp; Missouri Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Players of Week<br \/>\nOffense &#8211; QB Cam Ward &#8211; Miami<br \/>\nDefense &#8211; Edge Jordan Burch &#8211; Oregon <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team of the Week<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama &#8211; 40-35<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upset of the Week<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington Beats Michigan &#8211; 27-17<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Games of Week &#8211; Oct. 12th<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0#1 Texas (5-0) at #29 Oklahoma (4-1) at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas &#8211; noon \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0#2 Ohio State (5-0) at #3 Oregon (5-0) &#8211; 7:30 pm<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Draft Insiders\u2019\u00a0 &#8211; <\/em>Top 25 Teams<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0Frank Coyle<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rank\/ Team\/ 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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n9 Notre Dame\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n10 LSU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n11 Ole Miss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1<br \/>\n12 Clemson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n13 Missouri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1<br \/>\n14 Iowa State \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0<br \/>\n15 BYU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0<br \/>\n16 Indiana \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6-0<br \/>\n17 Texas A&amp;M \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1<br \/>\n18 Utah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n19 Michigan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-2<br \/>\n20 Oklahoma \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n21 Illinois\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n22 Kansas State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n23 Pittsburgh \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0<br \/>\n24 Boise State\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1<br \/>\n25 SMU \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1<\/p>\n<h3>Coaches Top 25 Poll<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rank\/\u00a0 Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/ Record\u00a0 \/\u00a0 Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas (44)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1364<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio State (11)\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1330<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1215<br \/>\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1174<br \/>\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Penn State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1163<br \/>\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1085<br \/>\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1035<br \/>\n8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ole Miss\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 935<br \/>\n9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tennessee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 856<br \/>\n10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 839<br \/>\n11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 818<br \/>\n12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Notre Dame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 807<br \/>\n13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 695<br \/>\n14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas A&amp;M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 564<br \/>\n15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BYU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 549<br \/>\n16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 541<br \/>\n17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 479<br \/>\n18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 473<br \/>\n19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kansas State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 360<br \/>\n20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indiana\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 358<br \/>\n21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 224<br \/>\n22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boise State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 213<br \/>\n23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Illinois\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 179<br \/>\n24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 170<br \/>\n25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SMU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 123<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes<\/strong>: USC 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