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Steve VirgenAlbuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)
E-mail: svirgen@abqjournal.com
Twitter: @SteveVirgen
About: Albuquerque Journal assistant sports editor. UNM football beat reporter. I also cover lots of golf.


Ballot Score

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Oct 14, 2018Week 8 Rankings for Steve Virgen
1Alabama (60)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Keith Sargeant
1524
Points
2Ohio State (1)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Keith Sargeant
Lowest: 3 - 8 Voters
1457
Points
3Clemson
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1392
Points
4Notre Dame
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1355
Points
5Michigan
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1146
Points
6LSU
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 9 - Michael Lev
1244
Points
7Texas
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jason Galloway
1144
Points
8UCF
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Neill Ostrout
Lowest: 24 - Don Williams
979
Points
9Oklahoma
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
999
Points
10Florida
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
931
Points
11Georgia
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Scott Hamilton
Lowest: 14 - Blake Toppmeyer
1085
Points
12West Virginia
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Keith Sargeant
700
Points
13Oregon
5-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Garry Smits
917
Points
14Kentucky
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Soren Petro
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
678
Points
15Washington
5-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 24 - Jim Alexander
640
Points
16Texas A&M
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
551
Points

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17Mississippi State
4-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
231
Points
18Cincinnati
6-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Conor O’Neill
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
243
Points
19Penn State
4-2Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout
523
Points
20South Florida
6-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
242
Points

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21NC State
5-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: 23 - Tom Murphy
592
Points

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22Utah State
5-1Actual: 31
Highest: 21 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
38
Points

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23Miami (FL)
5-2Actual: 31
Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
38
Points
24USC
4-2Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
53
Points
25San Diego State
5-1Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 39 Voters
53
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Iowa23-Wisconsin24-Michigan State25-Washington State