James KratchNJ.com/The Star Ledger (Iselin, NJ)
E-mail: jkratch@njadvancemedia.com
Twitter: @JamesKratch
About: Rutgers athletics reporter. Morris County native, Daily Gamecock alum


Ballot Score

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Sep 26, 2021Week 5 Rankings for James Kratch
1Alabama (58)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 58 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters
1546
Points
2Georgia (4)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 58 Voters
1492
Points
3Oregon
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 53 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Michael Lev
1411
Points
4Penn State
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Aaron McMann
1283
Points
5Arkansas
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Pete Martini
1094
Points
6Iowa
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Nate Mink
1277
Points
7Cincinnati
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1154
Points
8Florida
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Bryce Miller
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1019
Points
9Notre Dame
4-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1076
Points
10Michigan
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
677
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
11Oklahoma
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Brett McMurphy
1212
Points
12Coastal Carolina
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
613
Points
13Ohio State
3-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Ryan Pritt
1005
Points
14BYU
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Colten Bartholomew
748
Points
15Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski
852
Points
16Texas A&M
3-1Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Ben Portnoy
Lowest: NR - Cecil Hurt
651
Points
17Michigan State
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Ben Portnoy
581
Points
18Auburn
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
197
Points
19Fresno State
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
415
Points
20UCLA
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
316
Points
21Oklahoma State
4-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
341
Points
22Wake Forest
4-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
142
Points
23Texas
3-1Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
131
Points
24Baylor
4-0Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
233
Points
25San Diego State
4-0Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
57
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-NC State25-Clemson