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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 17, 2026 Pre-Season Rankings for Joe Arruda1 Ohio State (40) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1672
2 Oregon (14) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 14 Voters Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds 1597
3 Georgia 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1513
4 Notre Dame (6) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown 1510
5 Texas 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 10 Voters Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds 1483
6 Indiana (8) 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter 1440
7 Miami (FL) (1) 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz 1379
8 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1131
9 Ole Miss 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Pat Welter 1102
10 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson 1047
11 Texas Tech 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 983
12 BYU 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - Chris Carter 839
13 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Matt Murschel Lowest: 20 - Brett McMurphy 904
14 LSU 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy 988
15 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - BJ Rains Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds 718
16 USC 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - BJ Rains Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy 839
17 Penn State 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 482
18 Washington 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 501
19 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 394
20 SMU 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - Ian Kress 434
21 Utah 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 304
22 Iowa 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 260
23 Houston 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 252
24 Missouri 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 117
25 Clemson 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Chris Carter Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 112
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Louisville
