Eric HansenThe South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)
E-mail: ehansen@ndinsider.com
Twitter: @ehansennd
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). 


Ballot Score

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Sep 7, 2025Week 3 Rankings for Eric Hansen
1Ohio State (57)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1614
Points
2Penn State (5)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1524
Points
3Oregon (1)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou
1375
Points
4Texas
1-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
5Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Sam McKewon
1360
Points
6LSU (2)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1487
Points
7Georgia
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1350
Points
8Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pat Welter
1086
Points
9Florida State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Paschall
954
Points
10South Carolina
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
927
Points
11Clemson
1-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Haley Sawyer
894
Points
12Illinois
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1001
Points
13Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Tom Murphy
893
Points
14Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
518
Points
15Alabama
1-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
396
Points
16Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
537
Points
17Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
347
Points
18Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
532
Points
19South Florida
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
444
Points

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20Iowa State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Aaron McMann
794
Points
21Auburn
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
Points

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22Georgia Tech
2-0Actual: 28
Highest: 11 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
78
Points
23Utah
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
361
Points

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24Mississippi State
2-0Actual: 32
Highest: 17 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
52
Points
25Indiana
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
331
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Michigan25-Missouri