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LSU Wins SEC Title Game – Faces Alabama in BCS Championship Game
Polls - Draft Insiders.com, AP and Coaches Top 25 Teams
This is DraftInsiders.com weekly 2011 season College Poll. This is the final weekly regular season poll. We will have a final postseason poll after BCS title game.
Dec. 6
Team of the Week – LSU
Offensive Player of the Week - RB Montee Ball - Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Week - CB Tyrann Mathieu - LSU
Photo – Tyrann Mathieus - LSU
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (13-0)
2. Alabama (11-1)
3. Stanford (11-1)
4. Oklahoma St (11-1)
5. Southern Cal (10-2)
6. Oregon (11-2)
7. Arkansas (10-2)
8. Boise St (11-1)
9. South Carolina (10-2)
10. Wisconsin (11-2)
11. Michigan (10-2)
12. Kansas St (10-2)
13. Clemson (10-3)
14. Michigan St (10-3)
15. Texas Christian (10-2)
16. Virginia Tech (11-2)
17. Georgia (10-3)
18. Baylor (9-3)
19. Oklahoma (9-3)
20. Southern Miss (11-2)
21. Houston (12-1)
22. Nebraska (9-3)
23. West Virginia (9-3)
24. Cincinnati (9-3)
25. Penn St (9-3)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W - L / Previous
1. LSU - 13 - 0 / 1
2. Alabama - 11 - 1 / 2
3. Oklahoma St - 11 - 1 / 3
4. Stanford - 11 - 1 / 4
5. Southern Cal - 10-2 / 9
6. Oregon - 11 - 2 / 8
7. Arkansas - 10 - 2 / 6
8. Boise St. - 11 - 1 / 9
9. Wisconsin - 11-2 / 15
10. South Carolina - 10 - 2 / 14
11. Kansas St. - 10 -2 / 16
12. Michigan St - 10-2 / 11
13 Michigan - 10 - 3 / 17
14. Clemson - 10 - 3 / 21
15. Baylor - 9-3 / 19
16. Texas Christian - 10-2 / 18
17. Virginia Tech - 11 - 2 / 5
18. Georgia - 10-3 / 12
19. Oklahoma - 9 - 3 / 13
20. Houston - 12 - 1 / 7
21. Nebraska - 9 -3 / 20
22. Southern Miss - 11-2 / 24
23. West Virginia - 9-3 / 22
24. Penn St - 9-3 / 23
25. Florida St - 8-4 / 25
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank / Team (first-place votes) / Record
1. LSU (59) - 13-0
2. Alabama - 11-1
3. Oklahoma St - 11-1
4. Stanford - 11-1
5. Oregon - 11-2
6. Boise St - 11-1
7. Arkansas - 10-2
8. Wisconsin - 11-2
9. South Carolina - 10-2
10. Kansas St - 10-2
11. Virginia Tech - 11-1
12. Michigan - 10-2
13. Michigan St. - 10-3
14. Clemson - 10-3
15. Texas Christian - 10-2
16. Baylor - 9-3
17. Houston - 12-1
18. Georgia - 10-3
19. Oklahoma - 9-3
20. Nebraska - 9-3
21. Southern Miss - 11-2
22. West Virginia - 9-3
23. Penn St - 9-3
24. Cincinnati (9-3)
25. Florida St - 8-4
LSU vs Alabama in BCS Championhip Gamel
Photo - QB Brandon Weeden - Oklahoma St
Rank / Team / Harris Poll / USA Today / Computer rank / BCS Average
1 LSU 1 1.0000 / 1 1.0000 / 1 1.0000 / 1.0000
2 Alabama 2 .9471 / 2 .9485 / 3 .9300 / .9419
3 Oklahoma State 3 .9231 / 3 .9268 / 2 .9500 / .9333
4 Stanford 4 .8710 / 4 .8719 / 5 (tie) .8000 / .8476
5 Oregon 5 .8250 / 5 .8353 / 8 .7100 / .7901
6 Arkansas 7 .7523 / 7 .7539 / 5 (tie) .8000 / .7687
7 Boise State 6 .7777 / 6 .7647 / 9 .6800 / .7408
8 Kansas State 10 .6028 / 10 .5953 / 4 .8500 / .6827
9 South Carolina 9 .6376 / 9 .6583 / 10 .6700 / .6553
10 Wisconsin 8 .7165 8 / .7356 / 14 .4600 / .6374
11 Virginia Tech 11 .5210 / 11 .5661 / 13 .4700 / .5190
12 Baylor 16 .4271 / 16 .4061 / 11 .6600 / .4977
13 Michigan 12 .5033 / 12 .5349 / 15 .4000 / .4794
14 Oklahoma 19 .3245 / 19 .2963 / 7 .7600 / .4603
15 Clemson 14 .4699 / 14 .4454 / 16 .3500 / .4218
16 Georgia 18 .3809 / 18 .3647 / 12 .4900 / .4119
17 Michigan State 13 .4967 / 13 .4983 / 21 .1700 / .3883
18 TCU 15 .4330 / 15 .4278 / 17 .3000 / .3869
19 Houston 17 .3937 / 17 .3675 / 18 .2900 / .3504
20 Nebraska 20 .2494 / 20 .2725 / 19 .2600 / .2606
21 Southern Mississippi 21 .2473 / 21 .2481 / 25 .0800 / .1918
22 Penn State 23 .1332 / 23 .1281 / 24 .1300 / .1305
23 West Virginia 22 .1816 / 22 .1885 / -- .0000 / .1233
24 Texas -- .0021 / -- .0007 / 19 .2600 / .0876
25 Auburn -- .0052 / -- .0000 / 21 .1700 / .0584
Frank Coyle is a long time member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards - Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe etc for the past 18 years. 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.
LSU Heads Conference Championship Weekend - 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.
Nov. 29
Team of the Week – LSU
Photo – WR Rueben Randle - LSU
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (12-0)
2. Alabama (11-1)
3. Stanford (11-1)
4. Oklahoma St (10-1)
5. Arkansas (10-2)
6. Virginia Tech (11-1)
7. Houston (12-0)
8. Oregon (10-2)
9. Boise St (10-1)
10. Oklahoma (9-2)
11. Michigan St (10-2)
12. South Carolina (10-2)
13. Georgia (10-2)
14. Southern Cal (10-2)
15. Michigan (10-2)
16. Wisconsin (10-2)
17. Kansas St (9-2)
18. Texas Christian (9-2)
19. Clemson (9-3)
20. Baylor (8-3)
21. Nebraska (9-3)
22. Southern Miss (10-2)
23. West Virginia (8-3)
24. Penn St (9-3)
25. Cincinnati (8-3)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1. LSU - 12 - 0 / 1
2. Alabama - 11 - 1 / 2
3. Oklahoma St - 10 - 1 / 5
4. Stanford - 11 - 1 / 4
5. Virginia Tech - 11 - 1 / 6
6. Arkansas - 10 - 2 / 3
7. Houston - 12 - 0 / 8
8. Oregon - 9 - 2 / 9
9. Boise St. - 10 - 1 / 7
10. Southern Cal - 10-2 / 10
11. Michigan St - 10-2 / 11
12. Georgia - 10-2 / 13
13. Oklahoma - 9 - 2 / 12
14. South Carolina - 10 - 2 / 14
15. Wisconsin - 10-2 / 15
16. Kansas St. - 10 -2 / 16
17 Michigan - 10 - 2 / 20
18. Texas Christian - 9-2 / 19
19. Baylor - 9-3 / 21
20. Nebraska - 9 -3 / 22
21. Clemson - 9 - 3 / 18
22. West Virginia - 8-3 / NR
23. Penn St - 9-3 / 20
24. Southern Miss - 10-2 / NR
25. Florida St - 8-4 / NR
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. LSU (59) - 12-0
2. Alabama - 11-1
3. Virginia Tech - 11-1
4. Stanford - 11-1
5. Oklahoma St - 10-1
6. Houston - 12-0
7. Oregon - 10-2
8. Boise St - 10-1
9. Michigan St. - 10-2
10. Arkansas - 10-2
11. Oklahoma - 9-2
12. Wisconsin - 10-2
13. South Carolina - 10-2
14. Georgia - 10-2
15. Kansas St - 10-2
16. Michigan - 10-2
17. Texas Christian - 9-2
18. Baylor - 9-3
19. Nebraska - 9-3
20. West Virginia - 8-3
21. Clemson - 9-3
22. Penn St - 9-3
23. Southern Miss - 10-2
24. Florida St - 8-4
25. Cincinnati (8-3)
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.
LSU / Alabama Hold Top Two Spots - 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.
Nov. 22
Team of the Week – Baylor
Photo – QB Robert Griffin - Baylor
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (11-0)
2. Alabama (10-1)
3. Stanford (10-1)
4. Arkansas (10-1)
5. Virginia Tech (10-1)
6. Houston (11-0)
7. Oklahoma St (10-1)
8. Boise St (9-1
9. Oregon (9-2)
10. Oklahoma (8-2)
11. Clemson (9-2)
12. Michigan St (9-2)
13. South Carolina (9-2)
14. Georgia (9-2)
15. Michigan (9-2)
16. Wisconsin (9-2)
17. Kansas St (9-2)
18. Southern Cal (9-2)
19. Texas Christian (8-2)
20. Notre Dame (8-3)
21. Nebraska (8-3)
22. Penn St (9-2)
23. Baylor (7-3)
24. Virginia (8-3)
25. Georgia Tech (8-3)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W - L / Previous
1. LSU - 11 - 0 / 1
2. Alabama - 10 - 1 / 3
3. Arkansas - 10 - 1 / 6
4. Stanford - 10 - 1 / 8
5. Oklahoma St - 10 - 1 / 2
6. Virginia Tech - 10 - 1 / 9
7. Boise St. - 9 - 1 / 10
8. Houston - 11 - 0 / 11
9. Oregon - 8 - 2 / 4
10. Southern Cal - 8-2 / 18
11. Michigan St - 9-2 / 12
12. Oklahoma - 8 - 2 / 12
13. Georgia - 9-2 / 13
14. South Carolina - 9 - 2 / 14
15. Wisconsin - 9-2 / 15
16. Kansas St. - 9 -2 / 16
17 Michigan - 9 - 2 / 20
18. Clemson - 9 - 2 / 7
19. Texas Christian - 9-2 / 19
20. Penn St - 9-2 / 21
21. Baylor - 7-3 / NR
22. Nebraska - 8 -3 / 17
23. Notre Dame - 8-3 / 24
24. Virginia - 8-3 / NR
25. Georgia Tech - 8-3 / NR
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. LSU (59) - 11-0
2. Alabama - 10-1
3. Arkansas - 10-1
4. Virginia Tech - 10-1
5. Stanford - 10-1
6. Oklahoma St - 10-1
7. Houston - 11-0
8. Boise St - 9-1
9. Oregon - 9-2
10. Michigan St. - 9-2
11. Oklahoma - 9-2
12. Wisconsin - 9-2
13. South Carolina - 9-2
14. Georgia - 9-2
15. Kansas St - 9-2
16. Michigan - 9-2
17. Clemson - 9-2
18. Texas Christian - 9-2
19. Penn St - 9-2
20. Baylor - 7-3
21. Georgia Tech - 8-3
22. Nebraska - 8-3
23. West Virginia - 7-3
24. Notre Dame - 8-3
25. Virginia (8-3)
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.
Stanford & Boise Fall From the Unbeatens – LSU / Oklahoma St. Hold Top Two Spots - Draft Insiders.com, AP and Coaches Top 25 Teams
Offensive Player of the Week –
RB Montee Ball - Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Week -
LB Luke Kuechly - Boston College
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.
Nov. 15
Team of the Week – Texas Christian
Photo - WR Justin Blackmon - Oklahoma St.
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (10-0)
2. Oklahoma St (10-0)
3. Alabama (9-1)
4. Oregon (9-1)
5. Oklahoma (8-1)
6. Stanford (9-1)
7. Clemson (9-1)
8. Arkansas (9-1)
9. Boise St (8-1)
10. Virginia Tech (9-1)
11. Houston (10-0)
12. Michigan St (8-2)
13. South Carolina (8-2)
14. Georgia (8-2)
15. Nebraska (8-2)
16. Michigan (8-2)
17. Cincinnati (8-2)
18. Wisconsin (8-2)
19. Kansas St (8-2)
20. Southern Cal (8-2)
21. Southern Miss (9-1)
22. Texas Christian (7-2)
23. Notre Dame (7-3)
24. Florida St (7-3)
25. Penn St (8-2)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1. LSU - 10 - 0 / 1
2. Oklahoma St - 10 - 0 / 2
3. Alabama - 9 - 1 / 4
4. Oregon - 8 - 1 / 6
5. Oklahoma - 8 - 1 / 6
6. Arkansas - 9 - 1 / 8
7. Clemson - 9 - 1 / 9
8. Stanford - 9 - 1 / 3
9. Virginia Tech - 9 - 1 / 10
10. Boise St. - 8 - 1 / 5
11. Houston - 10 - 0 / 11
12. Michigan St - 8-2 / 13
13. Georgia - 8-2 / 14
14. South Carolina - 8 - 2 / 15
15. Wisconsin - 8-2 / 16
16. Kansas St. - 8 -2 / 17
17. Nebraska - 8 - 1 / 19
18. Southern Cal - 7-2 / 18
19. Texas Christian - 8-2 / NR
20 Michigan - 7 - 2 / 22
21. Penn St - 9-1 / 12
22. Southern Miss - 9-1 / 25
23. Florida St - 7-3 / NR
24. Notre Dame - 7-3 / NR
25. Baylor - 6-3 / NR
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. LSU (59) - 10-0
2. Oklahoma St - 10-0
3. Alabama - 9-1
4. Oregon - 9-1
5. Oklahoma - 9-1
6. Arkansas - 9-1
7. Virginia Tech - 9-1
8. Clemson - 8-1
9. Stanford - 9-1
10. Houston - 10-0
11. Boise St - 8-1
12. Michigan St. - 8-2
13. Wisconsin - 8-2
14. South Carolina - 8-2
15. Georgia - 8-2
16. Nebraska - 8-2
17. Kansas St - 8-2
18. Michigan - 8-2
19. Texas Christian - 8-2
20. Southern Miss - 9-1
21. Penn St - 8-2
22. Florida St - 7-3
23. Georgia Tech - 7-3
24. West Virginia - 7-3
25. Notre Dame - 7-3
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.
LSU Claims Top Spot in Polls With Victory over Alabama - 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.
Nov. 8
Team of the Week – LSU
Photo - QB Kellen Moore - Boise St.
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (9-0)
2. Stanford (9-0)
3. Oklahoma St (9-0)
4. Alabama (8-1)
5. Boise St (8-0)
6. Oregon (8-1)
7. Oklahoma (8-1)
8. Clemson (8-1)
9. Arkansas (8-1)
10. Virginia Tech (8-1)
11. Houston (9-0)
12. Michigan St (7-2)
13. South Carolina (7-2)
14. Nebraska (7-2)
15. Michigan (8-2)
16. Cincinnati (8-1)
17. Georgia (7-2)
18. Wisconsin (7-2)
19. Kansas St (7-2)
20. Southern Cal (7-2)
21. Georgia Tech (7-2)
22. Penn St (8-1)
23. Texas (6-2)
24. Southern Miss (8-1)
25. Texas Christian (6-2)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1. LSU - 9 - 0 / 1
2. Oklahoma St - 9 - 0 / 2
3. Stanford - 9 - 0 / 3
4. Alabama - 8 - 1 / 2
5. Boise St. - 8 - 0 / 5
6. Oregon - 8 - 1 / 9
7. Oklahoma - 7 - 1 / 7
8. Arkansas - 8 - 1 / 10
9. Clemson - 8 - 1 / 11
10. Virginia Tech - 8 - 1 / 12
11. Houston - 9 - 0 / 14
12. Penn St - 9-1 / 16
13. Michigan St - 7-2 / 15
14. Georgia - 7-2 / 18
15. South Carolina - 7 - 2 / 15
16. Wisconsin - 7-2 / 19
17. Kansas St. - 7 -2 / 17
18. Southern Cal - 6-2 / 21
19. Nebraska - 7 - 1 / 19
20. Georgia Tech - 7 - 2 / 22
21. Texas - 6-2 / NR
22. Michigan - 7 - 2 / 13
23. Cincinnati - 7-1 / 23
24. Auburn - 6-3 / 24
25. Southern Miss - 8-1 / NR
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. LSU (59) - 9-0
2. Stanford - 9-0
3. Oklahoma St - 9-0
4. Alabama - 8-1
5. Boise St - 8-0
6. Oregon - 8-1
7. Oklahoma - 8-1
8. Arkansas - 8-1
9. Virginia Tech - 8-1
10. Clemson - 7-1
11. Houston - 8-0
12. Penn St - 8-1
13. Michigan St. - 7-2
14. Wisconsin - 7-2
15. South Carolina - 7-2
16. Georgia - 7-2
17. Nebraska - 7-2
18. Cincinnati - 7-1
19. Georgia Tech - 7-2
20. Texas - 6-2
21. Michigan - 7-2
22. Kansas St - 7-2
23. Southern Miss - 8-1
24. Texas Christian - 7-2
25. Auburn – 6-3
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.
LSU & Alabama Head For Showdown - Top Two Spots in 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.
Nov. 1
Team of the Week – Stanford
Photo - Andrew Luck - Stanford
Offensive Player of the Week – QB Andrew Luck - Stanford
Defensive Player of the Week - DT Fletcher Cox – Mississippi St
Draft Insiders.com Top 25 Poll
(This year’s record in parentheses)
1. LSU (8-0)
2. Alabama (8-0)
3. Stanford (8-0)
4. Oklahoma St (8-0)
5. Boise St (7-0)
6. Oregon (7-1)
7. Oklahoma (7-1)
8. Clemson (8-1)
9. Arkansas (7-1)
10. South Carolina (7-1)
11. Nebraska (7-1)
12. Virginia Tech (7-1)
13. Michigan (8-1)
14. Houston (8-0)
15. Michigan St (6-2)
16. Penn St (8-1)
17. Arizona St (6-2)
18. Cincinnati (7-1)
19. Georgia (6-2)
20. Kansas St (7-1)
21. Wisconsin (6-2)
22. Southern Cal (6-2)
23. Georgia Tech (7-2)
24. Southern Miss (7-1)
25. West Virginia (6-2)
AP Top 25 Poll
Rank / Name / W L / Previous
1. LSU - 8 - 0 / 1
2. Alabama - 8 - 0 / 2
3. Oklahoma St - 8 - 0 / 3
4. Stanford - 8 - 0 / 4
5. Boise St. - 7 - 0 / 5
6. Oregon - 7 - 1 / 9
7. Oklahoma - 6 - 1 / 3
8. Arkansas - 7 - 1 / 10
9. Nebraska - 7 - 1 / 13
10. South Carolina - 7 - 1 / 14
11. Clemson - 8 - 1 / 8
12. Virginia Tech - 8 - 1 / 16
13. Michigan - 7 - 1 / 17
14. Houston - 8 - 0 / 18
15. Michigan St - 6-2 / 9
16. Penn St - 8-1 / 21
17. Kansas St. - 7 -1 / 10
18. Georgia - 6 -2 / 22
19. Wisconsin - 6-2 / 12
20. Arizona St. - 65 - 2 / 23
21. Southern Cal - 6-2 / 20
22. Georgia Tech - 7 - 2 / NR
23. Cincinnati - 7-1 / 24
24. West Virginia - 6 - 2 / 25
25. Auburn - 6-3 / NR
Coaches Top 25 Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record
1. LSU (41) - 7-0
2. Alabama (18) - 7-0
3. Stanford - 8-0
4. Oklahoma St - 8-0
5. Boise St - 7-0
6. Oregon - 7-1
7. Oklahoma - 7-1
8. Arkansas - 7-1
9. Nebraska - 7-1
10. South Carolina - 7-1
11. Virginia Tech - 8-1
12. Clemson - 7-1
13. Michigan - 7-1
14. Houston - 8-0
15. Penn St - 8-1
16. Michigan St. - 6-2
17. Wisconsin - 6-2
18. Arizona St - 6-2
19. Kansas St - 7-1
20. Georgia - 6-2
21. West Virginia - 6-2
22. Cincinnati - 7-1
23. Georgia Tech - 7-2
24. Southern Miss - 7-1
25. Texas - 5-2
Dropped out
No. 16 Texas A&M (5-3, lost to Missouri 38-31 OT), No. 22 Texas Tech (5-3, lost to Iowa State 41-7).
Others receiving votes
TCU (6-2) 55; Auburn (6-3) 41; Washington (6-2) 38; Texas A&M (5-3) 30; Ohio State (5-3) 21; Florida State (5-3) 11; Notre Dame (5-3) 9; North Carolina (6-3) 2; Missouri (4-4) 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.
