Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
E-mail: jwilner@mercurynews.com
Twitter: @wilnerhotline



Ballot Score

-30

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Nov 9, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Jon Wilner
1Texas A&M (4)
9-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1518
Points
2Ohio State (55)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1610
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
6Notre Dame
7-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - David Jablonski
1102
Points
7Ole Miss
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
8Oregon
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson
1245
Points
9Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 6 Voters
1211
Points
10Oklahoma
7-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
928
Points
11Georgia Tech
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 22 - Koki Riley
788
Points
12Vanderbilt
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 19 - Keith Farmer
821
Points
13Miami (FL)
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
683
Points
14BYU
8-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
898
Points
15USC
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 20 - Henry Greenstein
645
Points
16Michigan
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Michael Lev
498
Points

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17Missouri
6-3Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
59
Points
18Utah
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
695
Points

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19Texas
7-2Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
961
Points

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20Arizona State
6-3Actual: 32
Highest: 20 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
7
Points

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21Tulane
7-2Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
83
Points
22Louisville
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
326
Points

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23Iowa
6-3Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
54
Points
24James Madison
8-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
167
Points
25Pittsburgh
7-2Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
201
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Virginia21-Tennessee22-Cincinnati25-South Florida