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



Ballot Score

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Oct 19, 2025Week 9 Rankings for Nicole Auerbach
1Ohio State (60)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Koki Riley
1643
Points
2Indiana (6)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Ralph Russo
1583
Points
3Texas A&M
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1499
Points
4Alabama
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Keith Farmer
1463
Points
5Oregon
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 13 - Steven Johnson
1317
Points
6Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1360
Points
7Georgia Tech
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Koki Riley
1143
Points
8Miami (FL)
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 17 - Haley Sawyer
1073
Points
9Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters
964
Points
10Oklahoma
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Steven Johnson
882
Points
11BYU
7-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
975
Points
12Vanderbilt
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
1031
Points
13Texas Tech
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Bob Asmussen
782
Points

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14Ole Miss
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Sean Reider
1119
Points
15Missouri
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
748
Points
16Virginia
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley
624
Points
17South Florida
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
501
Points
18Cincinnati
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
350
Points

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19Arizona State
5-2Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
155
Points
20Illinois
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
168
Points
21Michigan
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 21 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
123
Points

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22Tennessee
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
527
Points
23Texas
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
318
Points
24USC
5-2Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
97
Points

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25Navy
6-0Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
28
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Louisville20-LSU