Jordan McPherson Miami Herald (Miami, FL) About: Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Marlins and high school sports for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.
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Sep 21, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Jordan McPherson1 Ohio State (52) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1629 Points
2 Georgia 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1420 Points
3 Miami (FL) (7) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 6 Voters 1479 Points
4 LSU 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means 1433 Points
5 Oregon (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds 1404 Points
6 Penn State (5) 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1460 Points
7 Texas A&M 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 15 - Louie Vaccher 1072 Points
8 Oklahoma (1) 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - Kirk Kenney 1194 Points
9 Florida State 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1183 Points
10 Ole Miss 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 843 Points
11 Texas 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 15 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sean Reider 1057 Points
12 Indiana 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 990 Points
13 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 595 Points
14 Georgia Tech 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Greg Madia Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 598 Points
15 Vanderbilt 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 24 - Aaron McMann 546 Points
16 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Ian Kress Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley 779 Points
17 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 635 Points
18 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Sean Reider Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 890 Points
19 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - Brenna Greene Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 102 Points
20 USC 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 264 Points
21 Missouri 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 452 Points
22 Auburn 3-1 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 122 Points
23 Notre Dame 1-2 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 219 Points
24 Michigan 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Louie Vaccher Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 458 Points
25 Illinois 3-1 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Pat Welter Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 145 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-TCU 25-BYU