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.


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Sep 7, 2025Week 3 Rankings for David Paschall
1Ohio State (57)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1614
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2LSU (2)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1487
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3Penn State (5)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1524
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4Oregon (1)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou
1375
Points
5Georgia
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1350
Points
6Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Sam McKewon
1360
Points
7Texas
1-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points

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8Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Tom Murphy
893
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9Illinois
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1001
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10South Carolina
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
927
Points
11Clemson
1-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Haley Sawyer
894
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12Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pat Welter
1086
Points
13Iowa State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Aaron McMann
794
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14Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
537
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15South Florida
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
444
Points
16Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
518
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17Utah
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
361
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18Auburn
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
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19Florida State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Paschall
954
Points
20Michigan
1-1Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
250
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21Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
532
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22Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
347
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23Alabama
1-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
396
Points
24Indiana
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
331
Points
25Missouri
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
109
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