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Sam McKewonOmaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
Twitter: @swmckewonowh



Ballot Score

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Oct 19, 2025Week 9 Rankings for Sam McKewon
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
4Oregon
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 13 - Steven Johnson
1317
Points
5Alabama
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Keith Farmer
1463
Points
6Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1360
Points
7Ole Miss
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Sean Reider
1119
Points

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8Texas Tech
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Bob Asmussen
782
Points
9Miami (FL)
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 17 - Haley Sawyer
1073
Points
10Georgia Tech
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Koki Riley
1143
Points
11Vanderbilt
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
1031
Points
12Missouri
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
748
Points
13Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters
964
Points
14BYU
7-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
975
Points
15Tennessee
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
527
Points

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16Texas
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
318
Points
17Oklahoma
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Steven Johnson
882
Points
18LSU
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
388
Points
19Illinois
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
168
Points

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20USC
5-2Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
97
Points
21Michigan
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 21 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
123
Points

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22Virginia
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley
624
Points
23Louisville
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
458
Points
24Utah
5-2Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
40
Points
25Cincinnati
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
350
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-South Florida24-Arizona State