Nathan BairdCleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)About: Ohio State football reporter for http://Cleveland.com. Slowly creeping east like the Big Ten itself.
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Aug 24, 2020Pre-Season Rankings for Nathan Baird1Ohio State (21) 13-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters
1504
Points
2Clemson (38) 14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
1520
Points
3Alabama (2) 11-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Sam McKewon
1422
Points
4Georgia 12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell
1270
Points
5Florida 11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon
1125
Points
6Oklahoma 12-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Colten Bartholomew
1269
Points
7LSU (1) 15-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1186
Points
8Oregon 12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1119
Points
9Penn State 11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Michael Vega
1147
Points
10Auburn 9-4Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 25 - Sam McKewon
852
Points
11Texas 8-5Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
703
Points
12Notre Dame 11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini
995
Points
13Michigan 9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Robert Cessna
611
Points
14Texas A&M 8-5Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew
764
Points
15Wisconsin 10-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
840
Points
16USC 8-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
534
Points
17UCF 10-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
229
Points
18Utah 11-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
211
Points
19Oklahoma State 8-5Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Conor O'Neill
Lowest: 23 - Adam Zucker
672
Points
20Washington 8-5Actual: 33
Highest: 19 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
21
Points
21Minnesota 11-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
451
Points
22North Carolina 7-6Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard
496
Points
23Cincinnati 11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
234
Points
24Iowa State 7-6Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
199
Points
25Florida State 6-7Actual: 40
Highest: 21 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
6
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Iowa25-Tennessee