Matt BakerTampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL)
E-mail: mbaker@tampabay.com
Twitter: @MBakerTBTimes



Ballot Score

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Aug 24, 2020Pre-Season Rankings for Matt Baker
1Ohio State (21)
13-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters
1504
Points
2Clemson (38)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
1520
Points
3Alabama (2)
11-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Sam McKewon
1422
Points
4Georgia
12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell
1270
Points
5Oklahoma
12-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Colten Bartholomew
1269
Points
6Florida
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon
1125
Points
7LSU (1)
15-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1186
Points
8Oregon
12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1119
Points
9Penn State
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Michael Vega
1147
Points
10Notre Dame
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini
995
Points
11Auburn
9-4Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 25 - Sam McKewon
852
Points
12Texas A&M
8-5Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew
764
Points
13Texas
8-5Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
703
Points
14Oklahoma State
8-5Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Conor O'Neill
Lowest: 23 - Adam Zucker
672
Points
15Wisconsin
10-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
840
Points
16USC
8-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
534
Points
17Michigan
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Robert Cessna
611
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Memphis
12-2Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
86
Points
19UCF
10-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
229
Points
20North Carolina
7-6Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard
496
Points
21Minnesota
11-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
451
Points
22Iowa State
7-6Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
199
Points
23Cincinnati
11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
234
Points
24Virginia Tech
8-5Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Parrish Alford
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
85
Points
25Tennessee
8-5Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
133
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Utah24-Iowa