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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). 


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Aug 17, 2026Pre-Season Rankings for Eric Hansen
1Ohio State (40)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1672
Points
2Notre Dame (6)
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chelsie Brown
1510
Points
3Georgia
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1513
Points
4Miami (FL) (1)
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 9 - Michael Katz
1379
Points
5Texas
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Javon Edmonds
1483
Points
6Oregon (14)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
1597
Points
7Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pat Welter
1102
Points
8Indiana (8)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Chris Carter
1440
Points
9Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1131
Points
10BYU
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Chris Carter
839
Points
11Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 17 - Randy Johnson
1047
Points
12LSU
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Tom Murphy
988
Points
13Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
983
Points
14Penn State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
482
Points
15Alabama
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 20 - Brett McMurphy
904
Points
16SMU
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
434
Points
17Washington
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
501
Points
18Michigan
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 23 - Javon Edmonds
718
Points
19Tennessee
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
394
Points

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20Arizona
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
32
Points
21Louisville
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
198
Points

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22USC
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - BJ Rains
Lowest: 25 - Brett McMurphy
839
Points
23Iowa
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
260
Points

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24Vanderbilt
0-0Actual: 34
Highest: 21 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 65 Voters
8
Points

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25Georgia Tech
0-0Actual: 39
Highest: 23 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 66 Voters
4
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Utah23-Houston25-Missouri