Chris CarlsonSyracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
E-mail: ccarlson@syracuse.com
Twitter: @ccarlsononSU
About: Chris Carlson is a sports enterprise reporter with Syracuse.com. He focuses on sports projects, trends and features involving Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Central New York. He's worked in journalism for more than 20 years at three newspapers, The Syracuse Post-Standard, The Virginian-Pilot and The Berkshire Eagle.


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Dec 8, 2024Week 16 Rankings for Chris Carlson
1Oregon (62)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Georgia
11-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou
1475
Points
3Texas
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1345
Points
4Ohio State
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Sean Reider
1234
Points
5Notre Dame
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brian Fonseca
1398
Points
6Boise State
12-1Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1110
Points
7Penn State
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
1258
Points
8Tennessee
10-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means
1224
Points

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9South Carolina
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
769
Points
10Clemson
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Zach Klein
833
Points
11Arizona State
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chip Towers
1003
Points
12SMU
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
832
Points
13Indiana
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carlson
1051
Points
14Alabama
9-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
837
Points
15Miami (FL)
10-2Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Means
696
Points
16BYU
10-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 22 - Chip Towers
531
Points
17Ole Miss
9-3Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
679
Points
18Syracuse
9-3Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
234
Points
19Illinois
9-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
317
Points
20Iowa State
10-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - Eric Hansen
400
Points

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21Texas A&M
8-4Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
75
Points

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22Louisville
8-4Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
37
Points
23Missouri
9-3Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Mike Hill
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
228
Points

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24Kansas State
8-4Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
9
Points

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25Colorado
9-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Derek Redd
Lowest: 25 - Chris Carlson
329
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Army24-UNLV25-Memphis