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



Ballot Score

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Aug 14, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Matt Baker
1Georgia (60)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1572
Points
2Ohio State (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1400
Points
3Michigan (2)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Ryan Aber
1490
Points
4Florida State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Randy Johnson
1147
Points
5LSU
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1276
Points
6Alabama
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Matt Brown
1398
Points
7USC
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
1245
Points
8Texas
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 21 - Jordan Crammer
882
Points
9Washington
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Colten Bartholomew
977
Points
10Clemson
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon
1032
Points
11Penn State
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1177
Points
12Utah
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 22 - Brett McMurphy
811
Points
13Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
863
Points
14Oregon
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Greg Madia
732
Points
15Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Jordan Crammer
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
868
Points
16Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
386
Points
17Oregon State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
406
Points
18Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
281
Points
19Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
296
Points
20Kansas State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
501
Points
21Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Tony Garcia
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
227
Points
22North Carolina
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
292
Points

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23Kentucky
0-0Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
14
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24TCU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
416
Points
25Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
101
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Tulane25-Iowa