David PaschallChattanooga Times Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
E-mail: dpaschall@timesfreepress.com
Twitter: @DavidSPaschall
About: David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for his journalism, including various Tennessee state sports writing awards. In addition, he is in his fifth year on the voting board of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and his ninth year on the voting board for the Heisman Trophy; he also serves on the voting board for the Biletnikoff and Lombardi awards. He is a past Southern League writer of the year, a former board member of the Football Writers' Association of America.


Ballot Score

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Nov 9, 2025Week 12 Rankings for David Paschall
1Ohio State (55)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1610
Points
2Texas A&M (4)
9-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1518
Points
3Indiana (6)
10-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 17 Voters
1549
Points
4Alabama
8-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
1427
Points
5Georgia
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1353
Points
6Ole Miss
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
7Oregon
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson
1245
Points
8Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 6 Voters
1211
Points
9Notre Dame
7-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - David Jablonski
1102
Points
10Oklahoma
7-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
928
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
11USC
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 20 - Henry Greenstein
645
Points
12Texas
7-2Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
961
Points
13BYU
8-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
898
Points
14Vanderbilt
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 19 - Keith Farmer
821
Points
15Utah
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
695
Points
16Michigan
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Michael Lev
498
Points
17Georgia Tech
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 22 - Koki Riley
788
Points
18Miami (FL)
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
683
Points
19Tennessee
6-3Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
276
Points
20Virginia
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
313
Points
21Louisville
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
326
Points
22South Florida
7-2Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
116
Points
23Cincinnati
7-2Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
224
Points
24Missouri
6-3Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
59
Points
25James Madison
8-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
167
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Pittsburgh