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Nathan BairdCleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)
E-mail: nbaird@cleveland.com
Twitter: @nwbaird
About: Ohio State football reporter for http://Cleveland.com. Slowly creeping east like the Big Ten itself.


Ballot Score

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Aug 16, 2021Pre-Season Rankings for Nathan Baird
1Clemson (6)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1447
Points
2Oklahoma (6)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1462
Points
3Alabama (47)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Ben Portnoy
1548
Points
4Ohio State (1)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Ben Portnoy
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1393
Points
5Georgia (3)
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters
1364
Points

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6Oregon
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Sam McKewon
968
Points

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7Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
663
Points
8Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1223
Points

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9Washington
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Garland Gillen
449
Points
10North Carolina
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
999
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11Penn State
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
456
Points
12Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 20 - Don Williams
1009
Points

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13Iowa State
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Nathan Baird
1160
Points

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14Texas
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
350
Points
15Florida
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
728
Points
16Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - James Kratch
Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls
743
Points
17Indiana
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points
18Iowa
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
513
Points
19USC
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
660
Points
20LSU
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Jonas Pope
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
631
Points
21Utah
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
176
Points

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22Cincinnati
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Nathan Baird
1014
Points

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23Auburn
0-0Actual: 30
Highest: 18 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
32
Points
24TCU
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
40
Points
25Arizona State
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
125
Points