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



Ballot Score

-33

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Nov 16, 2025Week 13 Rankings for Sam McKewon
1Ohio State (57)
10-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1639
Points
2Indiana (8)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1588
Points
3Texas A&M (1)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Pat Welter
Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters
1520
Points
4Georgia
9-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters
1447
Points
5Ole Miss
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 33 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jon Wilner
1331
Points
6Oregon
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson
1299
Points
7Texas Tech
10-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Henry Greenstein
1299
Points
8Oklahoma
8-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - Spencer Ripchik
1162
Points
9Notre Dame
8-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1130
Points
10Alabama
8-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Spencer Ripchik
1062
Points

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11USC
8-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters
707
Points
12BYU
9-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
992
Points
13Utah
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Bohls
795
Points
14Texas
7-3Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity
564
Points
15Vanderbilt
8-2Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 20 - Javon Edmonds
833
Points
16Michigan
8-2Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 23 - Kirk Kenney
547
Points
17Tennessee
7-3Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
360
Points
18Miami (FL)
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
773
Points
19Georgia Tech
9-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley
768
Points
20Virginia
9-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
476
Points
21Missouri
7-3Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
173
Points
22Tulane
8-2Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
167
Points
23Illinois
7-3Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
31
Points

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24Iowa
6-4Actual: 31
Highest: 20 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
14
Points

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25Louisville
7-3Actual: 30
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
17
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-James Madison22-North Texas25-Houston