Steve Wiseman The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) About: Steve Wiseman, the Duke beat writer for the Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun, has written about sports for daily newspapers since graduating from Illinois State University in 1989. He has covered ACC and SEC sports beats, as well as the NFL's Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He also spent two years covering the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to coming to Durham, he worked for the Columbia (S.C.) State, Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal, Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record.
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Aug 19, 2019 Pre-Season Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Clemson (52) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 2 - 10 Voters 1540
2 Alabama (10) 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1496
3 Georgia 11-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1403
4 Ohio State 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mark Whicker 1261
5 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1331
6 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1164
7 LSU 10-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Matt Brown Lowest: 12 - Robert Cessna 1199
8 Notre Dame 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: 16 - Eric Boynton 1044
9 Texas 10-4 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Matt Baker 1005
10 Florida 10-3 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 16 - Adam Zucker 1054
11 Texas A&M 9-4 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 852
12 Oregon 9-4 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 21 - John Bednarowski 860
13 Penn State 9-4 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 651
14 Washington 10-4 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 786
15 Utah 9-5 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 24 - Garland Gillen 772
16 Wisconsin 8-5 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 370
17 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 578
18 Nebraska 4-8 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Doug Lesmerises Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 154
19 Iowa 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 330
20 Mississippi State 8-5 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 87
21 Syracuse 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 209
22 Michigan State 7-6 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 377
23 Missouri 8-5 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 117
24 Boise State 10-3 Actual: 33Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 38
25 Iowa State 8-5 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 302
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-UCF 23-Washington State 25-Stanford
