Rick WrightAlbuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM)
E-mail: rwright@abqjournal.com
Twitter: @Burquerick
About: Sports writer at the Albuquerque Journal since 1977 (started when I was 5). Proud native of the 505.


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Aug 21, 2017Pre-Season Rankings for Rick Wright
1Alabama (52)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pat Dooley
1513
Points
2Ohio State (3)
11-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1414
Points
3USC (2)
10-3Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Mitch Vingle
1325
Points
4Florida State (4)
10-3Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Mitch Vingle
1396
Points
5Washington
12-2Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Adam Jude
Lowest: 16 - Pat Dooley
1150
Points
6Clemson
14-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1201
Points
7Oklahoma
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1170
Points
8Michigan
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Jeff Miller
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
881
Points
9Penn State
11-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Mitch Vingle
1196
Points
10Auburn
8-5Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - John Adams
Lowest: 23 - Dave Reardon
880
Points
11LSU
8-4Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle
Lowest: 23 - Robert Gagliardi
784
Points
12Oklahoma State
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 2 - Pat Dooley
Lowest: 23 - Mitch Vingle
889
Points
13Wisconsin
11-3Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker
926
Points
14Florida
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
624
Points
15Louisville
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Matt McCoy
Lowest: 25 - Mitch Vingle
629
Points
16Georgia
8-5Actual: 15
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 24 - Mitch Vingle
690
Points
17Stanford
10-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley
Lowest: NR -
695
Points

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18Tennessee
9-4Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
114
Points

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19Notre Dame
4-8Actual: 28
Highest: 3 - Mitch Vingle
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
65
Points
20West Virginia
10-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
207
Points
21Kansas State
9-4Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
317
Points
22Texas
5-7Actual: 23
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
173
Points

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23Oregon
4-8Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
21
Points

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24Boise State
10-3Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
37
Points

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25NC State
7-6Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
26
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Miami (FL)19-South Florida21-Virginia Tech24-Washington State