Adam LichtensteinSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel (Miami, FL)
E-mail: alichtenstein@sunsentinel.com
Twitter: @ABLichtenstein
About: Adam Lichtenstein covers the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Previously, he covered high school sports for the Sun Sentinel, high school sports for the Palm Beach Post, the Arizona Diamondbacks for MLB.com, and the Florida Gators for the UF student newspaper, the Independent Florida Alligator.


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Aug 17, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein
1Oregon (14)
13-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1597
Points
2Ohio State (40)
12-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1672
Points
3Miami (FL) (1)
13-3Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz
1379
Points
4Notre Dame (6)
10-2Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown
1510
Points
5Georgia
12-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1513
Points
6Texas
10-3Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
1483
Points
7Indiana (8)
16-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter
1440
Points
8Ole Miss
13-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pat Welter
1102
Points
9Texas A&M
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1131
Points
10LSU
7-6Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy
988
Points
11BYU
12-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Chris Carter
839
Points
12Oklahoma
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson
1047
Points
13USC
9-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy
839
Points
14Texas Tech
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
983
Points
15Alabama
11-4Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 20 - Brett McMurphy
904
Points
16Tennessee
8-5Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
394
Points
17Michigan
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds
718
Points
18SMU
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
434
Points
19Washington
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
501
Points
20Houston
10-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
252
Points
21Louisville
9-4Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
198
Points
22Utah
11-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
304
Points
23Missouri
8-5Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
117
Points
24Iowa
9-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
260
Points
25Clemson
7-6Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
112
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Penn State