Adam Lichtenstein South Florida Sun-Sentinel
(Miami, FL) 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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Oct 11, 2026 Week 6 Rankings for Adam Lichtenstein1 Georgia (66) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1745
2 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1594
3 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Brian Howell Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters 1630
4 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1508
5 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1461
6 Texas 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley 1371
7 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1372
8 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1135
9 Utah 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1073
10 BYU 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith 1237
11 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1132
12 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity 951
13 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith 604
14 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 882
15 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 326
16 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 655
17 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
18 LSU 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Nick Jacobs Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 274
19 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 268
20 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 621
21 Northwestern 3-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 112
22 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706
23 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 86
24 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 505
25 Houston 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 380
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-SMU
