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



Ballot Score

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Sep 2, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Sam McKewon
1Ohio State (55)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1636
Points
2LSU (3)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1514
Points
3Penn State (7)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1558
Points
4Georgia
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1410
Points
5Oregon (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 9 - 7 Voters
1302
Points
6Texas
0-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Haley Sawyer
Lowest: 16 - Kevin Carter
1293
Points

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7Utah
1-0Actual: 25
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
227
Points
8Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1360
Points
9Clemson
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1135
Points
10Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
1068
Points

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11Auburn
1-0Actual: 27
Highest: 11 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
94
Points

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12Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
519
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13USC
1-0Actual: 29
Highest: 13 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
64
Points
14South Carolina
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
882
Points

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15Georgia Tech
1-0Actual: 28
Highest: 12 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
67
Points
16Florida State
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
705
Points
17Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
566
Points
18Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
393
Points
19Tennessee
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points

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20Missouri
1-0Actual: 32
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
42
Points
21Texas A&M
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
424
Points

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22Illinois
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity
855
Points

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23TCU
1-0Actual: 31
Highest: 16 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
49
Points

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24Virginia
1-0Actual: 41
Highest: 24 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 64 Voters
2
Points

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25Florida
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
737
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 12-Arizona State15-Michigan17-SMU21-Alabama23-Indiana24-Texas Tech