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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.


Ballot Score

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Aug 12, 2024Pre-Season Rankings for Creg Stephenson
1Georgia (46)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1532
Points
2Ohio State (15)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1490
Points
3Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
1403
Points
4Texas
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1386
Points
5Alabama
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen
1260
Points
6Michigan
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley
995
Points
7Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1189
Points
8Penn State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 18 - Greg Madia
1060
Points
9Missouri
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Matt Brown
927
Points
10Florida State
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
971
Points
11LSU
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Joe Arruda
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
804
Points

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12Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Creg Stephenson
1122
Points
13Utah
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Chris Murray
887
Points
14Tennessee
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
629
Points
15Clemson
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Garland Gillen
689
Points
16Kansas State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
526
Points
17Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
566
Points
18Oklahoma State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson
538
Points
19Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Joe Arruda
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
292
Points

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20Louisville
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
111
Points

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21Tulane
0-0Actual: 38
Highest: 21 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
5
Points
22Iowa
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
140
Points
23Kansas
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
231
Points

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24Appalachian State
0-0Actual: 39
Highest: 24 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
4
Points
25Boise State
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
47
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Miami (FL)21-Arizona23-USC24-NC State