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.


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Aug 17, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Louie Vaccher
1Ohio State (40)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1672
Points
2Oregon (14)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1597
Points
3Notre Dame (6)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown
1510
Points
4Texas
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
1483
Points
5Indiana (8)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter
1440
Points
6Georgia
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1513
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz
1379
Points
8Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson
1047
Points
9LSU
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy
988
Points
10Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pat Welter
1102
Points
11Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1131
Points
12USC
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy
839
Points
13Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
983
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
16Penn State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
482
Points
17Tennessee
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
394
Points
18Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds
718
Points
19SMU
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
434
Points
20Washington
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
501
Points
21Iowa
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
260
Points
22Houston
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
252
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Boise State
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
43
Points
24Missouri
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
117
Points
25Clemson
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
112
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Utah24-Louisville