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



Ballot Score

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Sep 2, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Jon Wilner
1LSU (3)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1514
Points
2Ohio State (55)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1636
Points
3Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1360
Points

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4Florida State
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
705
Points
5Penn State (7)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1558
Points
6Oregon (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 9 - 7 Voters
1302
Points
7Georgia
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1410
Points
8Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
1068
Points
9Texas
0-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Haley Sawyer
Lowest: 16 - Kevin Carter
1293
Points
10Clemson
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1135
Points

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11Utah
1-0Actual: 25
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
227
Points
12Florida
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
737
Points
13Illinois
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity
855
Points
14Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
566
Points

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15Texas Tech
1-0Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
247
Points
16Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
519
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17Arizona State
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
850
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18Auburn
1-0Actual: 27
Highest: 11 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
94
Points
19Tennessee
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points

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20USC
1-0Actual: 29
Highest: 13 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
64
Points

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21Louisville
1-0Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
59
Points
22Alabama
0-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
360
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23Nebraska
1-0Actual: 35
Highest: 21 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
13
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24South Carolina
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
882
Points

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25TCU
1-0Actual: 31
Highest: 16 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
49
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Michigan17-SMU19-Texas A&M20-Ole Miss23-Indiana