Sean ReiderAlbuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)
E-mail: Sreider@abqjournal.com
Twitter: @lenaweereider
About: Sean Reider covers New Mexico football, golf and other sports for the Albuquerque Journal. His previous bylines include The Daily Telegram, The State News and Mackinac Island Town Crier. Raised in Michigan, Sean attended Michigan State University.


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Aug 17, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Sean Reider
1Oregon (14)
13-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1597
Points
2Notre Dame (6)
10-2Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown
1510
Points
3Ohio State (40)
12-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1672
Points
4Texas
10-3Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
1483
Points
5Indiana (8)
16-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter
1440
Points
6Georgia
12-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1513
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
13-3Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz
1379
Points
8Oklahoma
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson
1047
Points
9Texas A&M
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1131
Points
10Ole Miss
13-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pat Welter
1102
Points
11Texas Tech
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
983
Points
12USC
9-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy
839
Points
13Alabama
11-4Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 20 - Brett McMurphy
904
Points
14LSU
7-6Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy
988
Points
15BYU
12-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Chris Carter
839
Points
16Michigan
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds
718
Points

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17Houston
10-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
252
Points
18SMU
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
434
Points
19Washington
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
501
Points
20Penn State
7-6Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
482
Points
21Louisville
9-4Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
198
Points
22Utah
11-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
304
Points
23Iowa
9-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
260
Points

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24Arizona
9-4Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
32
Points

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25Tennessee
8-5Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
394
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Missouri