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 21, 2018Week 9 Rankings for Steve Virgen
1Alabama (61)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Clemson
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 51 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 10 Voters
1454
Points
3Notre Dame
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 12 Voters
1400
Points
4LSU
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 8 - Michael Lev
1327
Points
5Michigan
7-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mike Barber
1250
Points
6Texas
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jason Galloway
1186
Points
7Georgia
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1136
Points
8Oklahoma
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: 14 - Jason Galloway
1065
Points
9Florida
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Ben Jones
998
Points
10Ohio State
7-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Jerry DiPaola
Lowest: 17 - Blake Toppmeyer
985
Points
11UCF
7-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Neill Ostrout
Lowest: 20 - Don Williams
996
Points
12West Virginia
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 21 - Keith Sargeant
747
Points
13Kentucky
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Chris Solari
754
Points
14Washington
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Steve Batterson
677
Points
15Penn State
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout
528
Points
16Texas A&M
5-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Mike Barber
622
Points
17Iowa
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Don Williams
Lowest: 25 - Joey Kaufman
489
Points
18Washington State
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - John Bednarowski
692
Points
19Wisconsin
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Soren Petro
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
357
Points
20South Florida
7-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
291
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
21Fresno State
6-1Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
35
Points
22Oregon
5-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
450
Points
23Utah
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
180
Points
24Utah State
6-1Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - Chris Solari
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
50
Points
25NC State
5-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
186
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Stanford25-Appalachian State