Louie VaccherWildcatReport.com (Evanston, IL)
Twitter: @WildcatReport
About: Louie Vaccher is the publisher of WildcatReport.com, the Northwestern On3 site. He has been covering Wildcat sports for more than 20 years and is a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.


Ballot Score

-14

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Aug 11, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Louie Vaccher
1Texas (25)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1552
Points
2Penn State (23)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jerry Humphrey
1547
Points
3Ohio State (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kirk Bohls
1472
Points
4Clemson (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jamal St.
1398
Points
5Georgia (1)
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1331
Points
6Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1325
Points
7LSU
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett
1174
Points
8Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Jamal St.
Lowest: 9 - 12 Voters
1236
Points
9Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Damien Sordelett
889
Points
10Alabama
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Carter
1179
Points
11Florida
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
626
Points
12Arizona State
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
791
Points
13South Carolina
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
667
Points
14Michigan
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
662
Points
15Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
463
Points
16Kansas State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
512
Points
17SMU
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
565
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Illinois
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
713
Points
19Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
370
Points
20Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
274
Points
21Iowa State
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
309
Points
22Tennessee
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
192
Points
23Boise State
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 11 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
191
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Iowa
0-0Actual: 42
Highest: 24 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
5
Points
25Louisville
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
90
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Texas A&M20-Indiana