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Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, TX) About: Sportswriter at Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Covering Texas Tech football since 1986. And some basketball, baseball, golf, track, rodeo, MMA
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Aug 24, 2020 Pre-Season Rankings for Don Williams1 Clemson (38) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 38 Voters Lowest: 4 - Dylan Sinn 1520 Points
2 Ohio State (21) 13-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters 1504 Points
3 Alabama (2) 11-2 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Sam McKewon 1422 Points
4 Penn State 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Michael Vega 1147 Points
5 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 20 Voters Lowest: 11 - Colten Bartholomew 1269 Points
6 Oregon 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1119 Points
7 Florida 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon 1125 Points
8 Georgia 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell 1270 Points
9 Auburn 9-4 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen Lowest: 25 - Sam McKewon 852 Points
10 LSU (1) 15-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1186 Points
11 Notre Dame 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini 995 Points
12 Wisconsin 10-4 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 840 Points
13 Oklahoma State 8-5 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: 23 - Adam Zucker 672 Points
14 Texas A&M 8-5 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew 764 Points
15 Michigan 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Robert Cessna 611 Points
16 Texas 8-5 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon 703 Points
17 North Carolina 7-6 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard 496 Points
18 USC 8-5 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 534 Points
19 Indiana 8-5 Actual: 35Highest: 18 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 19 Points
20 Tennessee 8-5 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 133 Points
21 Iowa 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 134 Points
22 Iowa State 7-6 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 199 Points
23 Kentucky 8-5 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - Matt Brown Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 20 Points
24 Virginia Tech 8-5 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Parrish Alford Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 85 Points
25 Memphis 12-2 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 86 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Minnesota 20-Cincinnati 21-UCF 22-Utah