Creg Stephenson Alabama Media Group (Theodore, AL) About: Creg Stephenson is a sports writer for AL.com, with a primary focus on in-state college sports. He covers South Alabama and Troy athletics, and also writes in-depth historical features on a variety of topics including Alabama, Auburn and the state's various college and professional teams. A two-time graduate of the University of Alabama, he has more than 25 years of sports writing experience. He is a past president of the Alabama Sports Writers Association and has won numerous awards for his writing, including the ASWA's 2018 and 2023 Herby Kirby Awards for story of the year.
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Sep 27, 2026 Week 4 Rankings for Creg Stephenson1 Miami (FL) (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - Eric Johnson 1501
2 Texas (62) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
3 Georgia (6) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means 1646
4 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1581
5 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1408
6 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Pat Welter 1465
7 Alabama 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 12 - Brenna Greene 1305
8 BYU 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1078
9 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn 1053
10 Florida 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Matt McGavic 1272
11 LSU 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1073
12 Utah 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 903
13 Iowa 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 856
14 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 663
15 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: 17 - John Johnson 1089
16 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: 23 - Chris Murray 725
17 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls 715
18 Houston 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 278
19 USC 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - John Johnson Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 410
20 James Madison 4-0 Actual: 36Highest: 20 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - 65 Voters 10
21 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 218
22 Kentucky 3-1 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 150
23 Nebraska 4-0 Actual: 33Highest: 20 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 36
24 Wake Forest 3-1 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 88
25 SMU 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 246
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Oklahoma State 22-Boise State 25-Missouri
