Sam McKewonOmaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
E-mail: sam.mckewon@owh.com
Twitter: @swmckewonowh



Ballot Score

-64

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Aug 11, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Sam McKewon
1Penn State (23)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jerry Humphrey
1547
Points
2Georgia (1)
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1331
Points
3Clemson (4)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jamal St.
1398
Points
4Texas (25)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1552
Points
5Ohio State (11)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kirk Bohls
1472
Points
6Alabama
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 23 - Kevin Carter
1179
Points
7Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Jamal St.
Lowest: 9 - 12 Voters
1236
Points
8Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1325
Points
9Arizona State
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
791
Points
10LSU
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett
1174
Points

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11Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
463
Points

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12UNLV
0-0Actual: 35
Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
21
Points
13SMU
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Chad Bishop
565
Points

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14Indiana
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
423
Points
15Kansas State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
512
Points
16Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
434
Points

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17Utah
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
144
Points

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18South Carolina
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
667
Points

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19Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Damien Sordelett
889
Points

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20USC
0-0Actual: 30
Highest: 12 - Jamal St.
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
64
Points

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21Baylor
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
132
Points

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22Georgia Tech
0-0Actual: 31
Highest: 17 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
63
Points

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23Michigan
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
662
Points

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24Missouri
0-0Actual: 32
Highest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
33
Points

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25Nebraska
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
23
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Illinois15-Florida21-Ole Miss22-Iowa State23-Texas Tech24-Tennessee25-Boise State