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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 21, 2025Week 5 Rankings for Creg Stephenson
1Ohio State (52)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1629
Points
2Georgia
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1420
Points
3Penn State (5)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1460
Points
4Oregon (1)
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1404
Points
5Miami (FL) (7)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 6 Voters
1479
Points
6LSU
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means
1433
Points
7Oklahoma (1)
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 15 - Kirk Kenney
1194
Points
8Florida State
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1183
Points
9Texas
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Sean Reider
1057
Points
10Ole Miss
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
843
Points
11Texas A&M
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 15 - Louie Vaccher
1072
Points
12Tennessee
3-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
635
Points
13Iowa State
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Ian Kress
Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley
779
Points
14Alabama
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
595
Points
15Indiana
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou
990
Points
16Georgia Tech
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Greg Madia
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
598
Points

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17Texas Tech
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Sean Reider
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
890
Points
18Missouri
4-0Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
452
Points
19Vanderbilt
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 24 - Aaron McMann
546
Points
20USC
4-0Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
264
Points

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21Auburn
3-1Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
122
Points
22Michigan
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Louie Vaccher
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
458
Points
23TCU
3-0Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
138
Points
24BYU
3-0Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
131
Points
25South Florida
3-1Actual: 28
Highest: 16 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
77
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Notre Dame23-Illinois