David PaschallChattanooga Times Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
E-mail: dpaschall@timesfreepress.com
Twitter: @DavidSPaschall
About: David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for his journalism, including various Tennessee state sports writing awards. In addition, he is in his fifth year on the voting board of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and his ninth year on the voting board for the Heisman Trophy; he also serves on the voting board for the Biletnikoff and Lombardi awards. He is a past Southern League writer of the year, a former board member of the Football Writers' Association of America.


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Jan 21, 2025Final Rankings Rankings for David Paschall
1Ohio State (56)
14-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 56 Voters
1400
Points
2Notre Dame
14-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1342
Points
3Oregon
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1255
Points
4Georgia
11-3Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1141
Points
5Penn State
13-3Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters
1203
Points
6Texas
13-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters
1211
Points
7Tennessee
10-3Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Carlson
945
Points
8Boise State
12-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
958
Points
9Indiana
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
906
Points
10Ole Miss
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
780
Points
11Arizona State
11-3Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 11 - David Paschall
1041
Points
12BYU
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
718
Points
13Illinois
10-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Derek Redd
533
Points

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14South Carolina
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
405
Points

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15Missouri
10-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - David Paschall
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
266
Points
16Clemson
10-4Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 21 - Rece Davis
712
Points

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17SMU
11-3Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 18 - Pete Yanity
721
Points
18Syracuse
10-3Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
320
Points
19Iowa State
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
594
Points
20Miami (FL)
10-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Chris Carlson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
411
Points
21Alabama
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
415
Points

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22Florida
8-5Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - David Paschall
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
7
Points
23UNLV
11-3Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
178
Points
24Memphis
11-2Actual: 24
Highest: 13 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
154
Points
25LSU
9-4Actual: 27
Highest: 8 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
39
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Army25-Colorado