Andy YamashitaThe Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
E-mail: ayamashita@seattletimes.com
Twitter: @ANYamashita
About: Seattle Times staff reporter Andy Yamashita covers UW football.


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Jan 20, 2026Final Rankings Rankings for Andy Yamashita
1Indiana (66)
16-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 66 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 66 Voters
1650
Points
2Miami (FL)
13-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 66 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 66 Voters
1584
Points
3Ole Miss
13-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1492
Points
4Oregon
13-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 13 Voters
1429
Points
5Georgia
12-2Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1364
Points
6Ohio State
12-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Keith Farmer
1378
Points
7Texas Tech
12-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1232
Points
8Alabama
11-4Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Michael Lev
1065
Points
9Texas A&M
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Chad Bishop
1157
Points
10Oklahoma
10-3Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
941
Points
11Notre Dame
10-2Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 16 - Chad Bishop
1049
Points
12Texas
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 6 Voters
952
Points
13BYU
12-2Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
961
Points
14Utah
11-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Chad Bishop
Lowest: 18 - Robert Cessna
812
Points
15Vanderbilt
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
623
Points

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16Houston
10-3Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
270
Points
17Virginia
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Chad Bishop
Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley
603
Points
18Michigan
9-4Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
276
Points
19Iowa
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
430
Points

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20Washington
9-4Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
76
Points
21USC
9-4Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
378
Points
22James Madison
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
399
Points

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23Georgia Tech
9-4Actual: 31
Highest: 20 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
44
Points
24SMU
9-4Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
69
Points
25TCU
9-4Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Spencer Ripchik
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
125
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Tulane23-Navy24-North Texas