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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Oct 18, 2026Week 7 Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein
1Miami (FL) (40)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
1697
Points
2BYU (20)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1675
Points
3Ohio State (9)
6-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Brian Fonseca
1649
Points
4Notre Dame
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1395
Points
5Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1360
Points
6Utah
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1153
Points
7Indiana
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 11 - Chris Murray
1370
Points
8Texas Tech (1)
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
1336
Points
9UCLA
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1159
Points

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10Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1382
Points

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11Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 25 - Chelsie Brown
574
Points
12Tennessee
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1151
Points
13Alabama
5-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Means
870
Points
14Kentucky
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
932
Points
15LSU
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
529
Points
16Houston
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
785
Points
17Boise State
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
295
Points
18Iowa
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
747
Points

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19Oklahoma State
4-2Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
128
Points
20Missouri
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
290
Points
21Texas
4-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
440
Points
22Northwestern
5-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
254
Points
23Florida
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
355
Points
24Oregon
4-2Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
79
Points

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25Oregon State
5-2Actual: 32
Highest: 25 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 66 Voters
3
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-USC23-SMU25-Arizona