Koki RileyThe (Baton Rouge) Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
E-mail: koki.riley@theadvocate.com
Twitter: @KokiRiley



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Aug 17, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Koki Riley
1Oregon (14)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1597
Points
2Texas
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
1483
Points
3Notre Dame (6)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown
1510
Points
4Ohio State (40)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1672
Points
5Indiana (8)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter
1440
Points

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6LSU
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy
988
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz
1379
Points

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8Georgia
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1513
Points
9Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson
1047
Points
10USC
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy
839
Points
11Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pat Welter
1102
Points
12Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds
718
Points

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13Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1131
Points
14Alabama
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 20 - Brett McMurphy
904
Points
15BYU
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Chris Carter
839
Points

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16Houston
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
252
Points

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17Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
983
Points
18Washington
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
501
Points
19Tennessee
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
394
Points

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20Florida
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
51
Points
21SMU
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
434
Points
22Penn State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
482
Points
23Clemson
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
112
Points

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24Arizona
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
32
Points

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25Minnesota
0-0Actual: 38
Highest: 22 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 66 Voters
5
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Utah22-Iowa24-Louisville25-Missouri