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Eric Hansen The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN) About: Notre Dame football beat writer for the South Bend Tribune. Co-host of Weekday SportsBeat on WSBT radio (960-AM, 96.1 FB, wsbtradio.com).Â
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Jan 20, 2026 Final Rankings Rankings for Eric Hansen1 Indiana (66) 16-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 1 - 66 Voters 1650
2 Miami (FL) 13-3 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 66 Voters Lowest: 2 - 66 Voters 1584
3 Ole Miss 13-2 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 46 Voters Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters 1492
4 Ohio State 12-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 9 Voters Lowest: 8 - Keith Farmer 1378
5 Georgia 12-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1364
6 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 11 Voters Lowest: 6 - 13 Voters 1429
7 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - 10 Voters Lowest: 14 - Chad Bishop 1157
8 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 16 - Chad Bishop 1049
9 Texas Tech 12-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Keith Farmer Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1232
10 Texas 10-3 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 6 Voters 952
11 BYU 12-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 961
12 Alabama 11-4 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Michael Lev 1065
13 Vanderbilt 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 623
14 Oklahoma 10-3 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 941
15 Utah 11-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Chad Bishop Lowest: 18 - Robert Cessna 812
16 Tulane 11-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 404
17 USC 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 378
18 Navy 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Trevor Hass Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 227
19 North Texas 12-2 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 191
20 Iowa 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 430
21 Illinois 9-4 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 123
22 Michigan 9-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 276
23 James Madison 12-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 399
24 Virginia 11-3 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Chad Bishop Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley 603
25 Houston 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 270
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-TCU
