College Football Top 25: Week 8

My top 25 for week 8 and my mid-season awards:

1. Washington Huskies 6-0: vs ASU
2. Michigan Wolverines 7-0: at MSU
3. Penn State Nittany Lions 6-0: at 6 OSU
4. Georgia Bulldogs 7-0: BYE
5. Oregon Ducks 5-1: vs Washington State
6. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-0: vs 3 PSU
7. Oklahoma Sooners 6-0: vs UCF
8. Texas Longhorns 5-1: at Houston
9. Alabama Crimson Tide 6-1: vs 20 Tennessee
10. Florida State Seminoles 6-0: vs 17 Duke
11. Ole Miss Rebels 5-1: at Auburn
12. LSU Tigers 5-2: vs Army
13. North Carolina Tar Heels 6-0: vs UVA
14. Oregon State Beavers 6-1: BYE
15. Missouri Tigers 6-1: vs South Carolina
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-2: BYE
17. Duke Blue Devils 5-1: at 10 FSU
18. Clemson Tigers 4-2: at Miami
19. Louisville Cardinals 6-1: BYE
20. Tennessee Volunteers 5-1: at 9 Alabama
21. Utah Utes 5-1: at USC
22. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-1: vs Minnesota
23. UCLA Bruins 4-2: at Stanford
24. Air Force Falcons 6-0: at Navy
25. Tulane Green Wave 5-1: vs North Texas

Dropped Out

#14 Washington State Cougars

#16 Kansas Jayhawks

#22 USC Trojans

#25 Maryland Terrapins

Just Missed

• Oklahoma State Cowboys
• Kansas Jayhawks
• Florida Gators
• Wyoming Cowboys
• Fresno State Bulldogs

Conference Comparison

SEC: 6 (4, 9, 11, 12, 15, 20)

Pac 12: 5 (1, 5, 14, 21, 23)

ACC: 5 (10, 13, 17, 18, 19)

Big Ten: 4 (2, 3, 6, 22)

Big 12: 2 (7, 8)

Independent: 1 (16)

MW: 1 (24)

AAC: 1 (25)

Midseason All-American Team

Since I don’t know that much about O-lineman, I’m just going to pick a whole team’s unit for that spot.

1st Team–Offense

QB: Michael Penix Jr. (Washington)

RB: Audric Estime (Notre Dame)

RB: Jonathon Brooks (Texas)

WR: Rome Odunze (Washington)

WR: Luther Burden III (Missouri)

WR: Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State)

TE: Brock Bowers (Georgia)

OL: Michigan

1st Team-Defense

DL: Mohamed Kamara (Colorado State)

DL: Jonah Elliss (Utah)

DL: Laiatu Latu (UCLA)

LB: Dallas Turner (Alabama)

LB: Nathaniel Watson (Mississippi State)

LB: Jay Higgins (Iowa)

LB: Kaimon Rucker (North Carolina)

DB: Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama)

DB: Caleb Downs (Alabama)

DB: Kris Abrams-Draine (Missouri)

DB: Malaki Starks (Georgia)

2nd Team-Offense

QB: Bo Nix (Oregon)

RB: Kimani Vidal (Troy)

RB: Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)

WR: Malik Nabers (LSU)

WR: Keon Coleman (Florida State)

WR: Troy Franklin (Oregon)

TE: Cade Stover (Ohio State)

OL: Penn State

2nd Team-Defense

DL: Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Virginia Tech)

DL: James Pearce Jr. (Tennessee)

DL: Jamil Muhammad (USC)

LB: Edgerrin Cooper (Texas A&M)

LB: Chris Braswell (Alabama)

LB: Harold Perkins Jr. (LSU)

LB: Deontae Lawson (Alabama)

DB: Malachi Moore (Alabama)

DB: Denzel Burke (Ohio State)

DB: Terrion Arnold (Alabama)

DB: Jaylin Simpson (Auburn)

NY6

Rose Bowl: 1 Washington vs 4 Georgoa

Sugar Bowl: 2 Michigan vs 3 Penn State

Orange Bowl: 9 Alabama vs 10 Florida State

Cotton Bowl: 5 Oregon vs 7 Oklahoma

Peach Bowl: 6 Ohio State vs 11 Ole Miss

Fiesta Bowl: 8 Texas vs 24 Air Force