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 12, 2024 Pre-Season Rankings for Steve Wiseman1 Georgia (46) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1532 Points
2 Texas 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley 1386 Points
3 Ohio State (15) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1490 Points
4 Oregon (1) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 6 - Kirk Kenney 1403 Points
5 Alabama 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen 1260 Points
6 Penn State 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Pete Yanity Lowest: 18 - Greg Madia 1060 Points
7 Florida State 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 971 Points
8 Ole Miss 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray 1189 Points
9 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Creg Stephenson 1122 Points
10 LSU 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Joe Arruda Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 804 Points
11 Utah 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Chris Murray 887 Points
12 Clemson 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Garland Gillen 689 Points
13 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley 995 Points
14 Missouri 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Matt Brown 927 Points
15 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 566 Points
16 NC State 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 171 Points
17 Tennessee 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 629 Points
18 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Joe Arruda Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 292 Points
19 Kansas State 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - Chip Towers 526 Points
20 Oklahoma State 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson 538 Points
21 Kansas 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 231 Points
22 Arizona 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Cody Nespor Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 237 Points
23 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 492 Points
24 Memphis 0-0 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 16 Points
25 Iowa 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 140 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-USC