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



Ballot Score

-59

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Sep 14, 2025Week 4 Rankings for Jon Wilner
1Miami (FL) (3)
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter
1434
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2Georgia
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
3Florida State
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1123
Points
4LSU (2)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1470
Points
5Ohio State (55)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner
1631
Points
6Oregon (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1423
Points

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7Penn State (5)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means
1490
Points
8Texas A&M
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter
1101
Points
9Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney
1056
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10Georgia Tech
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
511
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11Texas
2-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1111
Points
12Tennessee
2-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
583
Points
13Iowa State
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley
820
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14Vanderbilt
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
397
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15Illinois
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1110
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16USC
3-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
105
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17Auburn
3-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
344
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18South Florida
2-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
83
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19Alabama
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
599
Points
20Notre Dame
0-2Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
207
Points

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21Utah
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
573
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22Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
538
Points
23Missouri
3-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
292
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24TCU
2-0Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
67
Points

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25Nebraska
3-0Actual: 34
Highest: 22 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
9
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Ole Miss19-Indiana21-Michigan