Adam LichtensteinSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel (Miami, FL)
E-mail: alichtenstein@sunsentinel.com
Twitter: @ABLichtenstein
About: Adam Lichtenstein covers the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Previously, he covered high school sports for the Sun Sentinel, high school sports for the Palm Beach Post, the Arizona Diamondbacks for MLB.com, and the Florida Gators for the UF student newspaper, the Independent Florida Alligator.


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Nov 8, 2026Week 10 Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein
1Utah (12)
9-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
1675
Points
2Georgia (53)
8-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 53 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1729
Points
3UCLA
9-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1542
Points
4Notre Dame (5)
8-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Murray Evans
1597
Points
5Miami (FL)
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Griffith
1430
Points
6Tennessee
7-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Sarah Hughes
Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters
1177
Points
7Alabama
7-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Spencer Ripchik
1334
Points
8Indiana
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 12 - Chris Carter
1376
Points
9BYU
7-2Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
1041
Points
10Wake Forest
8-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Brett McMurphy
1067
Points
11Texas
7-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Murray Evans
1253
Points
12Texas Tech
8-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Spencer Ripchik
Lowest: 16 - Rece Davis
1082
Points
13Boise State
8-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters
563
Points
14Kentucky
7-2Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
897
Points
15Houston
7-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
803
Points
16Ole Miss
6-3Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
415
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
17LSU
6-3Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
277
Points
18Iowa
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Mike Griffith
Lowest: 23 - Eric Johnson
659
Points
19USC
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: 22 - Eric Hansen
679
Points
20Oregon
6-3Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
517
Points
21Ohio State
6-3Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
349
Points
22New Mexico
8-1Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
301
Points
23South Carolina
6-3Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
399
Points
24Arizona
7-2Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
324
Points
25Duke
7-2Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
49
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-SMU