Grid DistributionPre-Season AP Poll (Aug 20, 2018)
1Alabama (42)
0-0Previous: 1
High: 1 - 42 Voters
Low: 3 - Soren Petro
1505
Points
2Clemson (18)
0-0Previous: 4 ▲
High: 1 - 18 Voters
Low: 4 - Bob Asmussen
1476
Points
3Georgia
0-0Previous: 2 ▼
High: 2 - 3 Voters
Low: 9 - Mitch Vingle
1350
Points
4Wisconsin (1)
0-0Previous: 7 ▲
High: 1 - Bob Asmussen
Low: 13 - Rachel Richlinski
1271
Points
5Ohio State
0-0Previous: 5
High: 2 - 2 Voters
Low: 10 - 3 Voters
1256
Points
6Washington
0-0Previous: 16 ▲
High: 3 - 3 Voters
Low: 12 - Sam McKewon
1215
Points
7Oklahoma
0-0Previous: 3 ▼
High: 3 - 2 Voters
Low: 11 - 5 Voters
1173
Points
8Miami (FL)
0-0Previous: 13 ▲
High: 4 - Jon Wilner
Low: 19 - Sam McKewon
1027
Points
9Auburn
0-0Previous: 10 ▲
High: 4 - John Clay
Low: 16 - Chris Murray
1013
Points
10Penn State
0-0Previous: 8 ▼
High: 4 - Pat Dooley
Low: 16 - Don Williams
1012
Points
11Michigan State
0-0Previous: 15 ▲
High: 5 - Kirk Bohls
Low: 20 - 2 Voters
877
Points
12Notre Dame
0-0Previous: 11 ▼
High: 5 - Rece Davis
Low: 21 - 2 Voters
804
Points
13Stanford
0-0Previous: 20 ▲
High: 8 - 3 Voters
Low: 22 - Garland Gillen
778
Points
14Michigan
0-0Previous: -
High: 4 - Mitch Vingle
Low: NR - Robert Cessna
773
Points
15USC
0-0Previous: 12 ▼
High: 11 - Don Williams
Low: 24 - Mitch Vingle
543
Points
16TCU
0-0Previous: 9 ▼
High: 8 - Matt Brown
Low: NR - 2 Voters
533
Points
17West Virginia
0-0Previous: -
High: 10 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 5 Voters
511
Points
18Mississippi State
0-0Previous: 19 ▲
High: 11 - John Clay
Low: NR - 5 Voters
450
Points
19Florida State
0-0Previous: -
High: 10 - Sam McKewon
Low: NR - 7 Voters
384
Points
20Virginia Tech
0-0Previous: 24 ▲
High: 9 - Garland Gillen
Low: NR - 10 Voters
351
Points
21UCF
0-0Previous: 6 ▼
High: 12 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 6 Voters
312
Points
22Boise State
0-0Previous: 22
High: 11 - Gary Horowitz
Low: NR - 6 Voters
292
Points
23Texas
0-0Previous: -
High: 15 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 17 Voters
216
Points
24Oregon
0-0Previous: -
High: 9 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 31 Voters
148
Points
25LSU
0-0Previous: 18 ▼
High: 16 - Steve Virgen
Low: NR - 38 Voters
106
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26South Carolina
0-0Previous: 27 ▲
High: 11 - Mitch Vingle
Low: NR - 34 Voters
96
Points
27Florida
0-0Previous: -
High: 16 - Rachel Richlinski
Low: NR - 46 Voters
68
Points
28Utah
0-0Previous: -
High: 15 - Sam McKewon
Low: NR - 49 Voters
60
Points
29Oklahoma State
0-0Previous: 14 ▼
High: 21 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 42 Voters
51
Points
30Florida Atlantic
0-0Previous: 30
High: 17 - Sam McKewon
Low: NR - 48 Voters
38
Points
31Arizona
0-0Previous: -
High: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 53 Voters
28
Points
32NC State
0-0Previous: 23 ▼
High: 16 - John Clay
Low: NR - 56 Voters
22
Points
33Texas A&M
0-0Previous: -
High: 18 - Pat Dooley
Low: NR - 55 Voters
21
Points
34Boston College
0-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Brett McMurphy
Low: NR - 54 Voters
18
Points
35Northwestern
0-0Previous: 17 ▼
High: 22 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 57 Voters
13
Points
36Kansas State
0-0Previous: -
High: 19 - Kirk Bohls
Low: NR - 58 Voters
10
Points
37Iowa State
0-0Previous: 28 ▼
High: 21 - Kirk Bohls
Low: NR - 59 Voters
8
Points
38Houston
0-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Lauren Brownlow
Low: NR - 60 Voters
6
Points
39Memphis
0-0Previous: 25 ▼
High: 23 - Rob Long
Low: NR - 60 Voters
3
Points
40Iowa
0-0Previous: 34 ▼
High: 24 - Soren Petro
Low: NR - 60 Voters
2
Points
Troy
0-0Previous: 31 ▼
High: 24 - Ben Jones
Low: NR - 60 Voters
2
Points
42Arkansas State
0-0Previous: -
High: 25 - Tom Murphy
Low: NR - 60 Voters
1
Point
Fresno State
0-0Previous: 32 ▼
High: 25 - Robert Gagliardi
Low: NR - 60 Voters
1
Point
Kentucky
0-0Previous: -
High: 25 - Pat Dooley
Low: NR - 60 Voters
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Robert Gagliardi (5)Wyoming Tribune Eagle/WyoSports (Cheyenne, WY)
Conor O'Neill (2)Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC)
Steve Virgen (2)Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Jon Wilner (-5)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Aaron McMann (-4)MLive (Ann Arbor, MI)
Mitch Vingle (-3)The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)

Most Extreme Ballots

Sam McKewonOmaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
Mitch VingleThe Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)
Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)

Least Extreme Ballots

Marc WeiszerAthens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA)
Neill OstroutJournal Inquirer (Manchester, CT)
Andy GrederSt. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)