{"id":6384,"date":"2025-09-23T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=6384"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:25:31","slug":"draft-insiders-coaches-top-25-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/draft-insiders-coaches-top-25-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Insiders\u2019 &#038; Coaches Top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Draft Insiders\u2019<\/em> &amp; Coaches Top 25 Teams &#8211; Sept. 22nd<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3192 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Draft-Insiders-Premiere-Package-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Draft-Insiders-Premiere-Package-300x169.png 300w, 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Coyle &#8211; Pro Scout<\/h4>\n<h4>Rank\/ Team\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Record<\/h4>\n<p>1 Ohio State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3-0<\/p>\n<p>2 Oregon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-0<\/p>\n<p>3 Georgia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 4-0<\/p>\n<p>4 Penn State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3-0<\/p>\n<p>5 LSU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-0<\/p>\n<p>6 Miami\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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1-2<\/p>\n<p>23 Illinois \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-1<\/p>\n<p>24 Auburn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-1<\/p>\n<p>25 Utah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Coaches Top 25 Poll<\/h4>\n<h4>Rank\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Record \/ Points<\/h4>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio State (61)\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1667<\/p>\n<p>2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Penn State (3)\u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1552<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia(1)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1497<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1458<\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon (1)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1442<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1399<\/p>\n<p>7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1209<\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1100<\/p>\n<p>9\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas A&amp;M \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1043<\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1024<\/p>\n<p>11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ole Miss\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 996<\/p>\n<p>12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indiana\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 915<\/p>\n<p>13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 870<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas Tech\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 807<\/p>\n<p>15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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Dame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 261<\/p>\n<p>22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USC\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 249<\/p>\n<p>23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Illinois\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 214<\/p>\n<p>24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BYU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 185<\/p>\n<p>25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TCU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 112<\/p>\n<p>Others receiving votes: Arizona State 104, Utah 99, Louisville 67, Mississippi State 57, Memphis 55, Auburn 48, South Florida 32, Washington 19, Navy 17, Maryland 10, Kansas 6, Houston 4, Syracuse 4, Tulane 3, UNLV 3, Nebraska 3, North Texas 2, Iowa 1<\/p>\n<p>Dropped from rankings: Utah 18, South Carolina 24, Auburn 25<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6384?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Printer Friendly<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Draft Insiders\u2019 &amp; Coaches Top 25 Teams 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