Creg StephensonAlabama Media Group (Theodore, AL)
E-mail: cstephenson@al.com
Twitter: @CregStephenson
About: Creg Stephenson is a sports writer for AL.com, with a primary focus on in-state college sports. He covers South Alabama and Troy athletics, and also writes in-depth historical features on a variety of topics including Alabama, Auburn and the state's various college and professional teams. A two-time graduate of the University of Alabama, he has more than 25 years of sports writing experience. He is a past president of the Alabama Sports Writers Association and has won numerous awards for his writing, including the ASWA's 2018 and 2023 Herby Kirby Awards for story of the year.


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Sep 5, 2023Week 2 Rankings for Creg Stephenson
1Georgia (58)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Rece Davis
1569
Points
2Michigan (2)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Ryan Aber
1485
Points
3Alabama
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 9 Voters
1424
Points
4Florida State (3)
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brian Fonseca
1384
Points
5Ohio State
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Kirk Bohls
1308
Points
6Penn State
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1212
Points
7Texas
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 19 - Brett McMurphy
935
Points
8USC
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Kayla Anderson
Lowest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
1255
Points
9Utah
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 18 - Brett McMurphy
919
Points
10Tennessee
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: 15 - Mike Niziolek
975
Points
11Notre Dame
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
967
Points
12Oregon
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 19 - Mike Berardino
823
Points

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13Washington
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 15 - Colten Bartholomew
1107
Points

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14Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
379
Points
15North Carolina
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
551
Points
16LSU
0-1Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jared MacDonald
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
706
Points
17Kansas State
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew
579
Points

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18Tulane
1-0Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
241
Points
19Oregon State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 25 - Kirk Bohls
558
Points
20Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson
426
Points
21Duke
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Audrey Dahlgren
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
343
Points
22Clemson
0-1Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Jared MacDonald
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
141
Points
23Wisconsin
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Steve Wiseman
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
407
Points

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24Troy
1-0Actual: 35
Highest: 24 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
3
Points
25Colorado
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
269
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas A&M