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Nicole AuerbachNBC Sports (Chicago, IL)
Twitter: @NicoleAuerbach



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Oct 18, 2026Week 7 Rankings for Nicole Auerbach
1BYU (20)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1675
Points
2Ohio State (9)
6-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Brian Fonseca
1649
Points
3Miami (FL) (40)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
1697
Points
4Indiana
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 11 - Chris Murray
1370
Points
5Notre Dame
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1395
Points
6Utah
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1153
Points
7Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1382
Points
8Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1360
Points
9Tennessee
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1151
Points
10UCLA
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1159
Points
11Alabama
5-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Means
870
Points
12Texas Tech (1)
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
1336
Points
13Iowa
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
747
Points
14Kentucky
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
932
Points
15Houston
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
785
Points
16Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 25 - Chelsie Brown
574
Points
17USC
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
592
Points
18Texas
4-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
440
Points
19LSU
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
529
Points
20Missouri
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
290
Points
21Northwestern
5-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
254
Points
22Oklahoma State
4-2Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
128
Points
23Oregon
4-2Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
79
Points
24Boise State
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
295
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Florida
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
355
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-SMU25-Arizona