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Joe Arruda The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) About: Joe Arruda is a reporter for the Hartford Courant.
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Aug 11, 2025 Pre-Season Rankings for Joe Arruda1 Texas (25) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 25 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1552
2 Penn State (23) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 23 Voters Lowest: 6 - Jerry Humphrey 1547
3 Ohio State (11) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 9 - Kirk Bohls 1472
4 Georgia (1) 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1331
5 Clemson (4) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jamal St. 1398
6 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1325
7 LSU 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Pete Yanity Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett 1174
8 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 23 - Kevin Carter 1179
9 Oregon (1) 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Jamal St. Lowest: 9 - 12 Voters 1236
10 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - Damien Sordelett 889
11 Florida 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 626
12 South Carolina 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 667
13 Arizona State 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop 791
14 Kansas State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 512
15 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 662
16 Illinois 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 713
17 Ole Miss 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 370
18 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 463
19 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 434
20 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 423
21 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 192
22 SMU 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop 565
23 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 274
24 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 309
25 Nebraska 0-0 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 23
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Boise State
