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



Ballot Score

-49

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Sep 28, 2025Week 6 Rankings for Sam McKewon
1Ohio State (46)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1626
Points
2Oregon (16)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Javon Edmonds
1589
Points
3Miami (FL) (4)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chad Bishop
1529
Points
4Ole Miss
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Javon Edmonds
1354
Points
5Indiana
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Keith Farmer
1156
Points
6Oklahoma
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
1313
Points
7Texas Tech
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Andy Yamashita
967
Points
8Texas A&M
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Kevin Carter
1308
Points
9Penn State
3-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
1179
Points
10Texas
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Greg Madia
1071
Points
11Tennessee
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 24 - Stephen Means
697
Points

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12Florida State
3-1Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Brenna Greene
535
Points
13Alabama
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Chad Bishop
1057
Points
14Georgia
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Sean Reider
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
965
Points
15LSU
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Josh Furlong
838
Points
16Missouri
5-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Kirk Kenney
528
Points
17Georgia Tech
5-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points
18Iowa State
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley
830
Points
19Michigan
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Jamal St. Cyr
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
422
Points

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20Utah
4-1Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
52
Points

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21Vanderbilt
5-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
640
Points

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22Mississippi State
4-1Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
46
Points
23Arizona State
4-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
107
Points
24Illinois
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
271
Points

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25USC
4-1Actual: 31
Highest: 22 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
22
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Notre Dame23-BYU24-Virginia