Shane MettlenDaily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA)
E-mail: smettlen@dnronline.com
Twitter: @Shane_DNRSports



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Oct 13, 2025Pre-Season Rankings for Shane Mettlen
1Houston (16)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chris Lea
1459
Points
2Purdue (35)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1485
Points
3Duke
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges
1123
Points
4Florida (8)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1382
Points
5Michigan
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Owen Siebring
1084
Points
6UConn (2)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer
1299
Points
7Kentucky
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1056
Points
8BYU
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski
1078
Points
9Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Chris Lea
1015
Points

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10St. John's
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - C.J. Moore
1203
Points

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11Tennessee
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
462
Points
12Iowa State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 24 - Chris Murray
616
Points
13Alabama
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - John Wustrow
Lowest: 24 - Seth Davis
620
Points
14Arizona
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
715
Points
15Louisville
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 19 - Percy Allen
966
Points
16Kansas
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 9 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
453
Points
17Arkansas
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
695
Points

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18Oregon
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
98
Points
19Illinois
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
567
Points
20Gonzaga
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
387
Points

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21UCLA
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
741
Points
22NC State
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
101
Points

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23San Diego State
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 15 - Anthony Kristensen
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
74
Points

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24Boise State
0-0Actual: 38
Highest: 24 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
4
Points

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25Auburn
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
424
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Michigan State23-Creighton24-Wisconsin25-North Carolina