Terry Hutchens CNHI Sports Indiana (Indianapolis, IN) About: I'm the Indiana University beat writer for CNHI Sports Indiana and in my 20th season covering the Hoosiers. My work is syndicated in 13 newspapers in Indiana.
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Aug 21, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Terry Hutchens1 Alabama (52) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - Pat Dooley 1513 Points
2 Ohio State (3) 11-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters 1414 Points
3 Clemson 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1201 Points
4 Florida State (4) 10-3 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Mitch Vingle 1396 Points
5 Penn State 11-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mitch Vingle 1196 Points
6 USC (2) 10-3 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Mitch Vingle 1325 Points
7 Oklahoma 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1170 Points
8 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jeff Miller Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 881 Points
9 Washington 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Adam Jude Lowest: 16 - Pat Dooley 1150 Points
10 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker 926 Points
11 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Pat Dooley Lowest: 23 - Mitch Vingle 889 Points
12 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - John Adams Lowest: 23 - Dave Reardon 880 Points
13 LSU 8-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 23 - Robert Gagliardi 784 Points
14 Stanford 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 695 Points
15 Florida 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 624 Points
16 Louisville 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Matt McCoy Lowest: 25 - Mitch Vingle 629 Points
17 Georgia 8-5 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Mitch Vingle 690 Points
18 Miami (FL) 9-4 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Matt Brown Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492 Points
19 Kansas State 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 317 Points
20 South Florida 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 327 Points
21 West Virginia 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 207 Points
22 Texas 5-7 Actual: 23Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 173 Points
23 Virginia Tech 10-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 240 Points
24 Tennessee 9-4 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Dave Reardon Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 114 Points
25 Utah 9-4 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Parrish Alford Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 85 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Washington State