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Steve WisemanThe Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
E-mail: swiseman@heraldsun.com
Twitter: @stevewisemanNC
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.


Ballot Score

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Oct 1, 2023Week 6 Rankings for Steve Wiseman
1Georgia (35)
5-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Michael Lev
1501
Points
2Michigan (12)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1436
Points
3Texas (10)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek
1426
Points
4Ohio State (1)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1357
Points
5Florida State (4)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Scott Springer
1336
Points
6Penn State
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1227
Points
7Washington
5-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mike Berardino
1213
Points
8Oregon
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Don Williams
1113
Points
9Oklahoma
5-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Briggs
840
Points
10USC
5-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1077
Points
11Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 14 - Matt Brown
975
Points
12Alabama
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 15 - Ryan Thorburn
921
Points
13North Carolina
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
726
Points
14Ole Miss
4-1Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Jordan Guskey
Lowest: 23 - Brian Howell
616
Points
15Washington State
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Mike Barber
765
Points
16Oregon State
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Mike Barber
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls
633
Points
17Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Matt Brown
Lowest: 22 - Don Williams
589
Points
18Duke
4-1Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
384
Points
19Utah
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
454
Points
20Missouri
5-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
329
Points
21Kentucky
5-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
344
Points
22Tennessee
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
306
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23UCLA
3-1Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - John Clay
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
19
Points
24Fresno State
4-0Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
130
Points
25LSU
3-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
149
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Louisville