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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Sep 13, 2026Week 3 Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein
1Texas (56)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Murray Evans
1678
Points
2Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1452
Points
3Notre Dame (1)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1531
Points
4Ohio State
1-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Randy Johnson
1407
Points
5Georgia (3)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1551
Points
6LSU (1)
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 13 - Dave Preston
1334
Points
7Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1216
Points
8Indiana (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1466
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1165
Points
10BYU
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 16 - Chris Carter
966
Points
11Alabama
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
1068
Points
12USC
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
944
Points
13Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ralph Russo
676
Points

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14Oregon
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
324
Points
15Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Bob Asmussen
910
Points
16SMU
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Creg Stephenson
636
Points
17Utah
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
558
Points
18Missouri
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
344
Points
19Houston
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
292
Points

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20Virginia
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
182
Points

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21Oklahoma State
1-1Actual: 29
Highest: 21 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
36
Points
22Iowa
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
391
Points

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23Mississippi State
2-0Actual: 32
Highest: 23 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
17
Points

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24Penn State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ryan Zuke
692
Points
25Louisville
1-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
244
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Michigan24-Oklahoma