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Oklahoma & LSU Head Polls - Draft Insiders.com, AP & Coaches Top 25 Teams

This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 season College Poll. We will have weekly polls thru the season & postseason in our College Football Mondays blog column.

Oct 18th

Team of the Week – Michigan St.

Photo - DT Jerel Worthy - Michigan St.

Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)

1. Oklahoma (6-0)
2. LSU (7-0)
3. Alabama (7-0)
4. Stanford (6-0)
5. Wisconsin (6-0)
6. Oklahoma St (7-0)
7. Boise St (6-0)
8. Clemson (7-0)
9. Oregon (5-1)
10. Arkansas (5-1)
11. Michigan St (5-1)
12. West Virginia (5-1)
13. South Carolina (6-1)
14. Nebraska (5-1)
15. Virginia Tech (6-1)
16. Kansas St (6-0)
17. Georgia Tech (6-1)
18. Michigan (6-1)
19. Illinois (6-1)
20. Houston (6-0)
21. Penn St (6-1)
22. Arizona St (5-2)
23. Baylor (4-2)
22. Texas A&M (4-2)
25. Washington (5-1)

AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1 LSU - 7 - 0 / 1
2 Alabama - 7 - 0 / 2
3 Oklahoma - 6 - 0 / 3
4 Wisconsin - 7-0 / 4
5 Boise St. - 6 - 0 / 5
6 Oklahoma St. - 7 - 0 / 6
7 Stanford - 6 - 0 / 7
8 Clemson - 7 - 0 / 8
9 Oregon - 5 - 1 / 9
10 Arkansas - 5 - 1 / 10
11 West Virginia - 5 - 1 / 13
12 Kansas St. - 7 - 0 / 17
13 Nebraska - 6 - 1 / 14
14 South Carolina - 6 - 1 / 15
15. Michigan St – 5-1 23
16 Virginia Tech - 6 - 1 / 19
17 Texas A&M - 3 - 2 / 21
18 Michigan - 6 - 0 / 11
19 Auburn - 4 - 2 / 24
20 Georgia Tech - 6 - 1 / 12
21 Houston - 6 - 0 / 25
22 Washington (5-1) NR
23 Illinois - 6 - 1 / 16
24 Arizona St. - 5 - 2 / 18
25 Georgia - 5-2 / NR

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank / Team (first-place votes) / Record

1. Oklahoma (31) - 6-0
2. LSU (15) - 7-0
3. Alabama (12) - 7-0
4. Wisconsin (1) - 6-0
5. Stanford - 6-0
6. Oklahoma St - 6-0
7. Boise St - 6-0
8. Clemson - 7-0
8. Oregon - 5-1
10. Arkansas - 5-1
11. Nebraska - 5-1
12. South Carolina - 6-1
13. Michigan St. - 5-1
14. West Virginia - 5-1
14. Virginia Tech - 6-1
16. Kansas St - 7-0
17. Michigan - 6-1
18. Texas A&M - 4-2
19. Georgia Tech 6-1
20. Houston - 6-0
21. Illinois - 6-1
22. Penn St - 6-1
23. Auburn - 5-2
24. Washington - 5-1
25. Arizona St - 5-2

Dropped out
No. 21 Texas (4-2, lost to then-No. 7 Oklahoma State 38-26), No. 24 Baylor (4-2, lost to then-No. 23 Texas A&M 55-28).

Others receiving votes
Georgia (5-2) 60; Notre Dame (4-2) 36; Rutgers (5-1) 31; Southern Methodist (5-1) 27; Texas (4-2) 26; Cincinnati (5-1) 14; Southern Mississippi (5-1) 14; Baylor (4-2) 9; North Carolina (5-2) 9; Temple (5-2) 3; Virginia (4-2) 3; TCU (4-2) 1.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.

QB Andrew Luck & RB Trent Richardson Top QB and Running Back Classes

Photo - Andrew Luck – Stanford

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Pro Prospect Rankings

Offense
* Underclassmen
Quarterbacks:
1 * Andrew Luck - 6-4, 235 - Stanford
2 * Matt Barkley - 6-2, 225 - Southern Cal
3 * Landry Jones - 6-4, 230 - Oklahoma
4 Brandon Weeden - 6-4, 215 - Oklahoma St
5 Nick Foles - 6-5, 245 - Arizona
6 Kirk Cousins - 6-3, 205 - Michigan St
7 Ryan Lindley - 6-4, 245 - San Diego St
8 Case Keenum - 6-2, 210 - Houston
9 Ryan Tannehill - 6-4, 220 - Texas A&M
10 Dayne Crist - 6-4, 235 - Notre Dame
11 John Brantley - 6-3 220 - Florida
12 Chandler Harnish - 6-2, 225 - Northern Illinois
13 Austin Davis - 6-2, 200 - Southern Miss
14 G.J. Kinne - 6-1, 215 - Tulsa
15 Kellen Moore - 6-0, 190 - Boise St

Running Backs:
1 * Trent Richardson - 5-10, 225 - Alabama
2 * Bernard Pierce - 6-0, 220 - Temple
3 * LaMichael James - 5-9, 185 - Oregon
4 Cyrus Gray - 5-10, 200 - Texas A&M
5 * Edwin Baker - 5-9, 210 - Michigan St.
6 * Christine Michael- 5-11, 215 - Texas A&M
7 Chris Rainey - 5-9, 175 - Florida
8 Tauren Poole - 5-11, 215 - Tennessee
9 * Chris Polk - 5-10, 215 - Washington
10 * David Wilson - 5-10, 205 - Virginia Tech
11 Brandon Bolden - 5-10, 225 - Mississippi
12 Isaiah Pead - 5-10, 210 - Cincinnati
13 Marc Tyler - 5-10, 230 - Southern California
14 * Andre Ellington - 5-9, 190 - Clemson
15 Jeff Demps - 5-8, 185 - Florida

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.

Oklahoma, LSU & Alabama Head Polls - Draft Insiders.com, AP and Coaches Top 25 Teams

This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 season College Poll. We will have weekly polls thru the season & postseason, in addition to our College Football Monday weekly blog column.

Team of the Week – Oklahoma

Photo – LB Travis Lewis - Oklahoma

Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)

1. Oklahoma (5-0)
2. LSU (6-0)
3. Alabama (6-0)
4. Stanford (5-0)
5. Wisconsin (5-0)
6. Oklahoma St (6-0)
7. Boise St (5-0)
8. Clemson (6-0)
9. Oregon (4-1)
10. Michigan (6-0)
11. Georgia Tech (6-0)
12. Arkansas (5-1)
13. West Virginia (5-1)
14. South Carolina (5-1)
15. Nebraska (5-1)
16. Virginia Tech (5-1)
17. Illinois (6-0)
18. Michigan St (4-1)
19. Kansas St (5-0)
20. Arizona St (5-1)
21. Baylor (4-1)
22. Texas (4-1)
23. Houston (6-0)
24. Penn St (5-1)
25. North Carolina (4-1)

AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1 LSU - 6 - 0 / 1
2 Alabama - 6 - 0 / 2
3 Oklahoma - 5 - 0 / 3
4 Wisconsin - 6-0 / 4
5 Boise St. - 5 - 0 / 5
6 Oklahoma St. - 6 - 0 / 6
7 Stanford - 5 - 0 / 7
8 Clemson - 6 - 0 / 8
9 Oregon - 4 - 1 / 9
10 Arkansas - 5 - 1 / 10
11 Michigan - 6 - 0 / 12
12 Georgia Tech - 6 - 0 / 13
13 West Virginia - 5 - 1 / 16
14 Nebraska - 5 - 1 / 14
15 South Carolina - 5 - 1 / 18
16 Illinois - 6 - 0 / 19
17 Kansas St. - 6 - 0 / 20
18 Arizona St. - 5 - 1 / 22
19 Virginia Tech - 5 - 1 / 21
20 Baylor - 4 - 1 / 25
21 Texas A&M - 3 - 2 / 24
22 Texas - 4 - 1 / 11
23. Michigan St – 4-1 NR
24 Auburn - 4 - 2 / 15
25 Houston - 6 - 0 / NR

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank / Team (first-place votes) Record

1. Oklahoma (32) - 5-0
2. LSU (15) - 6-0
3. Alabama (11) - 6-0
4. Stanford - 5-0
5. Wisconsin (1) - 6-0
6. Boise St - 5-0
7. Oklahoma St - 6-0
8. Clemson - 6-0
9. Oregon - 4-1
10. Michigan - 6-0
11. Arkansas - 5-1
12. Georgia Tech - 6-0
13. South Carolina - 5-1
14. Nebraska - 5-1
15. Illinois - 6-0
16. West Virginia - 5-1
17. Virginia Tech - 5-1
18. Kansas St - 6-0
19. Michigan St - 4-1
20. Arizona St - 5-1
21. Texas - 4-1
22. Houston - 6-0
23. Texas A&M - 3-2
24. Baylor - 4-1
25. Penn St. - 5-1

Dropped out
No. 18 Florida (4-2, lost to No. 2 LSU 41-11), No. 22 Florida State (2-3, lost to Wake Forest 35-30), No. 23 Auburn (4-2, lost to then-No. 12 Arkansas 38-14).

Others receiving votes
Florida (4-2) 72; Washington (4-1) 52; North Carolina (5-1) 43; Auburn (4-2) 33; Notre Dame (4-2) 31; South Florida (4-1) 30; Wake Forest (4-1) 22; Georgia (4-2) 15; Southern Methodist (4-1) 11; Texas Tech (4-1) 9; Rutgers (4-1) 8; Southern Mississippi (5-1) 7; TCU (4-2) 4; Hawaii (3-2) 1.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.

T.J. McDonald of USC Named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week Award

Southern Cal safety T.J. McDonald wins the Jim Thorpe weekly award after making several big plays in their 48-41 win over Arizona. McDonald had another strong performance that included six tackles, a pass break up and two key interceptions in the 1st quarter that allowed USC to take an early 17-0 lead.

Photo - Safety T.J. McDonald – USC

McDonald also sealed the Trojans win by recovering Arizona’s onside kick with a minute left after the Wildcats had cut the lead to seven. Also noteworthy of McDonald’s outstanding effort was his first interception ended Arizona quarterback Nick Foles’ streak of 210 passes without an interception dating back to 2010.

McDonald who was named a team captain this season was also a member of the 2011 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List after earning second team All-Pac-10 honors a season ago. He ranks as DraftInsiders.com #1 safety for the NFL Draft currently. As a junior, he would have to declare in January 2012 to enter the NFL process.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards. He has voted in the Jim Thorpe award for the past 15 years. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game.

Honorable Mention Players for Week Five:

Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh, Junior Free Safety-Holley had a team-high 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble in Pittsburgh’s 44-17 win over USF. Holley spearheaded a Pitt defense that held USF to nearly 100 yards below its season average and 28.5 points below their season scoring average.

Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma, Sophomore Nickel Back Safety-Three Jefferson interceptions on three straight drives powered a second quarter scoring surge in Oklahoma’s 62-6 rout of Ball State. All three of Jefferson’s interceptions led to Sooner touchdowns and they came against Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning who had not thrown an interception in 176 attempts.

Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, Sophomore Cornerback - Mathieu continued his impressive sophomore campaign with five tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, returning one 23 yards for a touchdown in LSU’s 35-7 win over Kentucky.

Keith Tandy, West Virginia, Senior Cornerback-Tandy had two interceptions that he returned for a combined 29 yards along with two pass breakups and three solo tackles in West Virginia’s 55-10 win over Bowling Green.

About the Jim Thorpe Award:
The Thorpe Award, one of the most coveted awards in college football, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2011. The Award, established in 1986, is named after history’s greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.

The candidates for the award are selected by a “screening committee” of Jim Thorpe Association members who follow several players throughout the season, watching games and researching information sources to grade Thorpe Award candidates on the basis of performance on the field, athletic ability and character. The committee then narrows the field to three finalists and the names of these finalists are submitted to a national panel of about 50 sports writers, sportscasters, coaches and former players who vote to determine the winner.

The Thorpe Award Winner is selected from three finalists and will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 8, 2011 on ESPN.

The 25th Anniversary Jim Thorpe Award Banquet will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK.

The Jim Thorpe Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, ncfaa.org.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.

Alabama & LSU Headed for Early November Showdown
- Polls - Draft Insiders.com, AP and Coaches Top 25 Teams

This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 season College Poll. We will have weekly polls thru the season & postseason in our College Football Mondays blog column.

Team of the Week – Alabama

Photo – RB Trent Richardson - Alabama

Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)

1. Oklahoma (4-0)
2. LSU (5-0)
3. Alabama (5-0)
4. Stanford (4-0)
5. Boise St (4-0)
6. Wisconsin (5-0)
7. Oklahoma St (5-0)
8. Clemson (5-0)
9. Oregon (3-1)
10. Texas (4-0)
11. Michigan (5-0)
12. Georgia Tech (5-0)
13. Arkansas (4-1)
14. South Carolina (4-1)
15. Nebraska (4-1)
16. West Virginia (4-1)
17. Virginia Tech (4-1)
18. Florida (4-1)
19. Illinois (5-0)
20. Michigan St (4-1)
21. Kansas St (4-0)
22. Arizona St (4-1)
23. Auburn (4-1)
24. Houston (5-0)
25. North Carolina (4-1)

AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1 LSU - 5 - 0 / 1
2 Alabama - 5 - 0 / 3
3 Oklahoma - 4 - 0 / 2
4 Wisconsin - 5- 0 / 7
5 Boise St. - 4 - 0 / 4
6 Oklahoma St. - 5 - 0 / 5
7 Stanford - 4 - 0 / 6
8 Clemson - 5 - 0 /13
9 Oregon - 4 - 1 / 9
10 Arkansas - 4 - 1 / 18
11 Texas - 4 - 0 / 17
12 Michigan - 5 - 0 / 19
13 Georgia Tech - 5 - 0 / 21
14 Nebraska - 4 - 1 / 8
15 Auburn - 4 - 1 / NR
16 West Virginia - 4 - 1 / 22
17 Florida - 4 - 0 / 12
18 South Carolina - 4 - 0 / 10
19 Illinois - 4 - 0 / 24
20 Kansas - 5 - 0 / NR
21 Virginia Tech - 4 - 1 / 11
22 Arizona St. - 4 - 1 / 25
23 Florida St. - 2 - 2 / 23
24 Texas A&M - 2 - 2 / 14
25 Baylor - 3 - 1 / 15

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record

1. Oklahoma (27) - 4-0
2. LSU (21) - 5-0
3. Alabama (10) - 5-0
4. Stanford - 4-0
5. Wisconsin (1) - 5-0
6. Boise St - 4-0
7. Oklahoma St - 5-0
8. Clemson - 5-0
9. Oregon - 3-1
10. Texas - 4-0
11. Michigan - 5-0
12. Arkansas - 4-1
13. Georgia Tech - 5-0
14. South Carolina - 4-1
15. Nebraska - 4-1
16. Illinois - 5-0
17. Virginia Tech - 4-1
18. Florida - 4-1
19. West Virginia - 4-1
20. Michigan St - 4-1
21. Kansas St - 5-0
22. Florida St. - 2-2
23. Auburn - 4-1
24. Arizona St - 4-1
25. Texas A&M - 2-2

Dropped out
No. 14 South Florida (4-1, lost to Pittsburgh 44-17), No. 16 Baylor (3-1, lost to then-unranked Kansas State 36-35), No. 20 TCU (3-2, lost to Southern Methodist 40-33 OT).

Others receiving votes
Houston (5-0) 97; Baylor (3-1) 90; Texas Tech (4-0) 68; South Florida (4-1) 49; Penn State (4-1) 37; Washington (4-1) 30; Notre Dame (3-2) 13; Pittsburgh (3-2) 11; North Carolina (4-1) 10; Southern Methodist (4-1) 10; Tennessee (3-1) 6; Iowa (3-1) 5; Air Force (3-1) 3; Southern Mississippi (4-1) 3; Cincinnati (4-1) 1; Duke (3-2) 1; Ohio State (3-2) 1.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.

Skins’ Kerrigan Named NFL Defensive Rookie for September

The National Football League announced that Washington Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan has been named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September. He is the first Redskins player to win the award since Chris Horton in September 2008 and the fourth overall to receive the honor (Horton, Fred Smoot in September 2001 and Champ Bailey in October 1999).

Photo – Redskins LB Ryan Kerrigan

Kerrigan was a nominee for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week following his Week 1 performance against the New York Giants. In a game played on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Kerrigan totaled five tackles in his regular season debut and returned an interception nine yards for a Redskins’ go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. He was the first rookie linebacker since 2002 (James Allen, Sept. 8) to score a touchdown on Kickoff Weekend.

For the month, the 16th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft registered 13 tackles (five solo), five quarterback pressures, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two passes defended and one interception returned for a touchdown. He has started all three games this season at the left outside linebacker position for the Redskins.

During the Redskins’ Week 2 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, Kerrigan recorded the first sack of his career and tipped a pass thrown by Kevin Kolb that was intercepted by London Fletcher in the third quarter of the 22-21 victory against the Cardinals. Both of his passes defensed this season have resulted in interceptions, with his first pass defended occurring prior to his own interception off of Giants quarterback Eli Manning in Week 1.

Kerrigan, 22, played four seasons at Purdue, where he appeared in 48 games, starting his final 35 contests. In his collegiate career, Kerrigan totaled 210 tackles, including 57 for loss, 33.5 sacks, 14 forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one interception and seven passes defended. The 14 forced fumbles tied the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) record.

Ryan Kerrigan Scouting Report – Draft Insiders.com Yearbook 2011

Ryan Kerrigan #94 - 6’4’ 265 lbs. - Purdue - Sp. 4.75 /Rating 88
Rugged senior defender had an outstanding close to his career that earned him 1st team Big Ten honors over his last three seasons. Ryan is a strong hard working athlete who has the combination of intangibles and AA to grade out high in all key areas for the position. He has a strong frame with good arm length and keen instincts to use his fine athleticism off the edge. Though he is not quick twitch defender, his first step allows him to gain a consistent advantage on the snap with the technique and functional strength to push the pocket. His combination of power and speed gives him a huge advantage off the snap that enables him to pressure the passer consistently. Over his career, he has been one of the best defenders in the Big Ten and he finished with 35 consecutive starts. He displays the relentless mentality that has allowed him to develop into a fine edge pass rusher, though not the explosive upfield speed rusher of many of the other prospects. He is a tough defender with the power to win vs NFL caliber offensive tackles after facing talented blockers in the Big Ten. He has developed an array of moves that utilize his strong quick hands that gains an early advantage for him to work blockers and counter quickly. Despite his marginal size for the strongside, he has also held up well in run support with good instincts and fine functional strength that allow him to hold the POA well and shed blockers to finish plays. He has shown both speed and power off the edge with the keen instincts to locate the ball and the power to separate from blockers. He can bend the corner well to pressure the passer relying on his strong power hands and technique to gain separation along with his relentless approach to finish each play. He has a strong frame and is a long limbed (333/8”) athlete with a big wingspan that allows him to keep blockers off his body and separate quickly. Over his career, he has filled out athletically and has the strong base to hold the POA well despite a size disadvantage. As a pass rusher, he is a strong athlete with quick hands and feet to win consistently off the edge. He has fast hands and the long arms to quickly separate from blockers that allow him to use his speed off the edge to make sacks. He plays well coming off the edge and moves adequately in space, though he is no experience playing up in a 3-4 defense as an attack backer. He has improved his overall body strength that has helped him hold up better at the POA vs the run. He does use consistently good leverage and keeps him alive on the play, though he struggles holding up vs double team blocks due to his lack of bulk. He is a battler and much more effective with experience to act instinctively to plays. He uses his good speed to pursue and will work from the backside to chase the play and finish well. He is not very flexible and can struggle when asked to redirect in space. He has learned to take on blockers quickly with good diagnostic skills that assist him to read, shed and make tackles. As a pass rusher, he has a fine array of moves including a good hump, rip and swim technique that he improved with experience. With more refinement on his hand usage and shedding blocks, he can continue to develop into a fine two-way defender. He needs to learn to anchor better and play the run with better leverage especially at the POA, though he grades out fairly high in that role. As a senior, he started all 12 games and registered 70 tackles with 26 TFL and 12.5 sacks that earned him Big Ten honors. As a junior, he registered 66 tackles with 18.5 TFL and 13 sacks that earned Big Ten honors. Over his career, he totaled 210 tackles with 57 TFL and 33.5 sacks in 35 starts. At the NFL Combine, he came in at just under 6’4” and 267 lbs. and ran 4.79 time. He did 31 reps with 33.5” VL and 10’2” BJ with 4.39 short shuttle and 7.18 three-cone drills. He compares to Jared Allen in size, intangibles and AA, including playing down in the 4-3 set on the strongside. He resembles Allen in body type, and combination of quickness and power as an edge rusher. He is capable of holding up vs the run inline, stringing out plays and keeping contain on the corner. Blue-collar defender with the fine skill set and upside that carries a mid 1st round grade and top 20 selection off an impressive Senior Bowl week and game. Rising prospect and well developed athlete to make a difference. Seahawks, Eagles and Titans in the hunt.
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Oklahoma & LSU Share #1 in Polls - Draft Insiders.com, AP and Coaches Top 25 Teams

This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 Top 25 College Poll. We will have weekly polls thru the season & postseason in our College Football Mondays blog column.

Team of the Week – Clemson

Photo – CB Morris Claiborne - LSU

Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(Record in parentheses)

1. Oklahoma (3-0)
2. LSU (4-0)
3. Alabama (4-0)
4. Stanford (3-0)
5. Boise St (3-0)
6. Nebraska (4-0)
7. Oklahoma St (4-0)
8. Wisconsin (4-0)
9. South Carolina (4-0)
10. Oregon (3-1)
11. Virginia Tech (4-0)
12. Florida (4-0)
13. Clemson (4-0)
14. Texas (3-0)
15. Texas A&M (2-1)
16. Arkansas (3-1)
17. Baylor (3-0)
18. Michigan (4-0)
19. Georgia Tech (4-0)
20. South Florida (4-0)
21. Michigan St (3-1)
22 TCU (3-1)
23. Illinois (4-0)
24. Arizona St (3-1)
25. West Virginia (3-1)

AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1 LSU - 4 - 0 / 2
2 Oklahoma - 3 - 0 / 1
3 Alabama - 4 - 0 / 3
4 Boise St. - 3 - 0 / 4
5 Oklahoma St. - 4 - 0 / 7
6 Stanford - 3 - 0 / 5
7 Wisconsin - 4 - 0 / 6
8 Nebraska - 4 - 0 / 9
9 Oregon - 3 - 1 / 10
10 South Carolina - 4 - 0 / 12
11 Virginia Tech - 4 - 0 / 13
12 Florida - 4 - 0 / 15
13 Clemson - 4 - 0 / 21
14 Texas A&M - 2 - 1 / 8
15 Baylor - 3 - 0 / 17
16 South Florida - 4 - 0 / 18
17 Texas - 3 - 0 / 19
18 Arkansas - 3 - 1 / 14
19 Michigan - 4 - 0 / 22
20 TCU - 3 - 1 / 20
21 Georgia Tech - 4 - 0 / 25
22 West Virginia - 3 - 1 / 16
23 Florida St. - 2 - 2 / 11
24 Illinois - 4 - 0 / 24
25 Arizona St. - 3 - 1 / NR

Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record

1. Oklahoma (32) - 3-0
2. LSU (20) - 4-0
3. Alabama (7) - 4-0
4. Stanford - 3-0
5. Boise St - 3-0
6. Oklahoma St - 4-0
7. Wisconsin - 4-0
8. Nebraska - 4-0
9. South Carolina - 4-0
10. Virginia Tech - 4-0
11. Oregon - 3-1
12. Florida - 4-0
13. Texas A&M - 2-1
14. South Florida - 4-0
15. Clemson - 4-0
16. Baylor - 3-0
17. Texas - 4-0
18. Arkansas - 3-1
19. Michigan - 4-0
20. TCU - 3-1
21. Georgia Tech - 4-0
22. Illinois - 4-0
23. West Virginia - 3-1
24. Florida St. - 2-2
25. Michigan St - 3-1

Dropped out
No. 25 North Carolina (3-1, lost to then-No. 24 Georgia Tech 35-28).

Others receiving votes
Houston 70; Ohio State 61; Arizona State 57; Penn State 34; Iowa State 33; Kansas State 13; North Carolina 13; Texas Tech 13; Utah 11; Northwestern 5; Tennessee 3; Washington 3; Auburn 2; Air Force 1; Temple 1.

Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Thorpe and All-American teams. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He is a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He is also a member of the FWAA and voter in College team and player awards.