Steve Wiseman The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) About: Steve Wiseman, the Duke beat writer for the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, has written about sports for daily newspapers since graduating from Illinois State University in 1989. He has covered ACC and SEC sports beats, as well as the NFL's Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He also spent two years covering the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to coming to Durham, he worked for the Columbia (S.C.) State, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal, Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record.
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Aug 21, 2016 Pre-Season Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Alabama (33) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 33 Voters Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters 1469
2 Clemson (16) 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1443
3 Ohio State (1) 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - Garry Smits 1224
4 Oklahoma (4) 11-2 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1352
5 Florida State (5) 10-3 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 15 - Rob Long 1325
6 Michigan (1) 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 14 - Kirk Bohls 1147
7 LSU (1) 9-3 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 16 - Rob Long 1269
8 Notre Dame 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 16 - Mike Barber 1006
9 Tennessee 9-4 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Michael Lev Lowest: 23 - Rob Long 1021
10 Stanford 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon 1029
11 Ole Miss 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Garland Gillen Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 718
12 Michigan State 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 710
13 TCU 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 707
14 Washington 7-6 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 651
15 UCLA 8-5 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 496
16 Georgia 10-3 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 448
17 Houston 13-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 644
18 Louisville 8-5 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 447
19 Iowa 12-2 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 484
20 North Carolina 11-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 283
21 Baylor 10-3 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Ferd Lewis Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 280
22 Oregon 9-4 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 218
23 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 21Highest: 11 - Marc Weiszer Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 316
24 USC 8-6 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 344
25 Miami (FL) 8-5 Actual: 26Highest: 11 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 159
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Florida
