Louie Vaccher WildcatReport.com
(Evanston, IL) 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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Nov 1, 2026 Week 9 Rankings for Louie Vaccher1 Miami (FL) (62) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1740 Points
2 Georgia (7) 7-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1648 Points
3 Utah (1) 8-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Stephen Means Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein 1540 Points
4 UCLA 8-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs 1473 Points
5 BYU 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Rece Davis Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1358 Points
6 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress 1476 Points
7 Indiana 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter 1446 Points
8 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1253 Points
9 Texas 6-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Koki Riley Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs 1057 Points
10 Ohio State 6-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Mike Hill Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca 1049 Points
11 Ole Miss 6-2 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Koki Riley Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans 953 Points
12 Alabama 6-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt 1107 Points
13 Texas Tech 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox 931 Points
14 LSU 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski 814 Points
15 Tennessee 6-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Chris Carter Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means 719 Points
16 Wake Forest 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 898 Points
17 USC 7-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 539 Points
18 Houston 6-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen 590 Points
19 Boise State 7-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 451 Points
20 Iowa 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein 401 Points
21 Missouri 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown 475 Points
22 South Carolina 5-3 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 163 Points
23 Florida 5-3 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 94 Points
24 Arizona 6-2 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Spencer Ripchik Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 154 Points
25 UTSA 7-1 Actual: 28Highest: 22 - Matt McGavic Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 43 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-New Mexico