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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.


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Sep 7, 2025Week 3 Rankings for Creg Stephenson
1Ohio State (57)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1614
Points
2Georgia
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1350
Points
3Penn State (5)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1524
Points
4Oregon (1)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou
1375
Points
5LSU (2)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1487
Points
6Texas
1-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
7Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Sam McKewon
1360
Points
8Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pat Welter
1086
Points
9Illinois
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1001
Points
10Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Tom Murphy
893
Points
11Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
537
Points
12South Carolina
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
927
Points
13Clemson
1-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Haley Sawyer
894
Points
14Iowa State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Aaron McMann
794
Points
15Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
532
Points

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16Florida State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Paschall
954
Points
17Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
518
Points

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18Auburn
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
Points
19Alabama
1-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
396
Points

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20Louisville
2-0Actual: 33
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
49
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21SMU
1-1Actual: 34
Highest: 18 - Henry Greenstein
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
26
Points
22Utah
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
361
Points
23Indiana
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
331
Points
24Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
347
Points

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25South Florida
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
444
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Michigan25-Missouri