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Nicole AuerbachNBC Sports (Chicago, IL)
Twitter: @NicoleAuerbach



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Aug 11, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Nicole Auerbach
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
3Clemson (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jamal St.
1398
Points
4Ohio State (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kirk Bohls
1472
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
9Alabama
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Carter
1179
Points

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10Florida
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
626
Points
11Illinois
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
713
Points
12South Carolina
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
667
Points
13Arizona State
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
791
Points
14Kansas State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
512
Points

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15Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Damien Sordelett
889
Points
16Michigan
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
662
Points
17Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
463
Points

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18Utah
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
144
Points
19Indiana
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
423
Points
20SMU
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
565
Points
21Iowa State
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
309
Points
22Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
434
Points
23Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
274
Points
24Tennessee
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
192
Points
25Boise State
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 11 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
191
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Ole Miss