Chad BishopAtlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
E-mail: chad.bishop@ajc.com
Twitter: @mrchadbishop
About: Chad Bishop is a Georgia Tech sports reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.


Ballot Score

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Aug 11, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Chad Bishop
1Texas (25)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1552
Points
2Clemson (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jamal St.
1398
Points
3Penn State (23)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jerry Humphrey
1547
Points
4Ohio State (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kirk Bohls
1472
Points
5Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Jamal St.
Lowest: 9 - 12 Voters
1236
Points
6LSU
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett
1174
Points
7Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1325
Points

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8BYU
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 8 - Chad Bishop
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
156
Points
9Alabama
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Carter
1179
Points

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10Georgia (1)
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1331
Points

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11Utah
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
144
Points

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12Boise State
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 11 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
191
Points
13Florida
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
626
Points
14South Carolina
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
667
Points
15Illinois
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
713
Points

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16Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
370
Points
17Kansas State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
512
Points

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18Tulane
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 18 - Chad Bishop
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
23
Points

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19Michigan
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
662
Points

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20Louisville
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
90
Points
21Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
463
Points

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22Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Damien Sordelett
889
Points

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23James Madison
0-0Actual: 38
Highest: 22 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
9
Points

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24Memphis
0-0Actual: 38
Highest: 21 - Jamal St.
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
9
Points
25Tennessee
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
192
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 11-Arizona State16-SMU19-Texas A&M20-Indiana22-Iowa State23-Texas Tech