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Pat CaputoThe Oakland Press (Pontiac, MI)
Twitter: @patcaputo98
About: Pat Caputo is a sports columnist for The Oakland Press. Caputo covered the Tigers from 1986-98, and Lions from 1998-2002 for The Oakland Press before becoming a columnist. Caputo was raised in Birmingham and played baseball and football at Groves High School. His photograph playing high school sports appeared in The Oakland Press. He has won numerous writing awards, including first place in column writing from the Michigan Associated Press and the Michigan Press Association, and from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been named among the Top Ten sports columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), and has won honors in four of the APSE's six national award categories. He has garnered top national honors for his column writing and sports writing from the Local Media Association. Caputo, who has resided in Oakland County since he was nine years old, currently lives in Lake Orion. Caputo has a radio show weeknights and weekends on 97.1 FM, The Ticket, which is the flagship station for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. He also appears regularly on FOX 2 television on "SportsWorks."


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Nov 12, 2017Week 12 Rankings for Pat Caputo
1Alabama (57)
10-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters
1521
Points
2Miami (FL)
9-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1438
Points
3Clemson
9-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jason Galloway
1358
Points
4Wisconsin
10-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Rece Davis
1322
Points
5Oklahoma
9-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1367
Points
6Auburn
8-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1199
Points
7Ohio State
8-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Dave Foster
1036
Points
8Georgia
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jonny Miller
1151
Points
9Notre Dame
8-2Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1001
Points
10USC
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Sammy Batten
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
866
Points
11Penn State
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - John Clay
Lowest: 21 - Kellis Robinett
818
Points
12Washington
8-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Reardon
575
Points

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13LSU
7-3Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Pat Caputo
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
276
Points
14Oklahoma State
8-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Sammy Batten
898
Points
15Washington State
9-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Garland Gillen
614
Points
16Mississippi State
7-3Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
492
Points

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17TCU
8-2Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - Pat Caputo
875
Points
18UCF
9-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
807
Points
19Memphis
8-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Brent Axe
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
437
Points
20Stanford
7-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
287
Points

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21Northwestern
7-3Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
72
Points
22Michigan State
7-3Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
259
Points
23NC State
7-3Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
178
Points

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24Michigan
8-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Soren Petro
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
315
Points
25West Virginia
7-3Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
222
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-South Florida