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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Nov 1, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Sean Reider
1Miami (FL) (62)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1740
Points
2Georgia (7)
7-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1648
Points
3Utah (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein
1540
Points
4UCLA
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs
1473
Points
5Indiana
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter
1446
Points
6Notre Dame
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress
1476
Points
7Kentucky
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1253
Points
8BYU
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1358
Points

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9Wake Forest
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
898
Points
10Alabama
6-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt
1107
Points
11Ole Miss
6-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans
953
Points
12Texas
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs
1057
Points
13Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox
931
Points
14USC
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters
539
Points
15Ohio State
6-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Mike Hill
Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca
1049
Points
16Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means
719
Points
17LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski
814
Points
18Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown
475
Points
19Houston
6-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
590
Points

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20Northwestern
6-2Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
79
Points
21Iowa
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein
401
Points
22Arizona
6-2Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Spencer Ripchik
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
154
Points

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23UTSA
7-1Actual: 28
Highest: 22 - Matt McGavic
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
43
Points
24Boise State
7-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
451
Points
25New Mexico
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
179
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-South Carolina25-Florida