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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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Sep 13, 2026Week 2 Rankings for Eric Hansen
1Texas (56)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Murray Evans
1678
Points
2Notre Dame (1)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1531
Points
3Georgia (3)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1551
Points
4Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1452
Points
5Ohio State
1-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Randy Johnson
1407
Points
6Indiana (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1466
Points
7Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1216
Points
8LSU (1)
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 13 - Dave Preston
1334
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1165
Points
10BYU
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 16 - Chris Carter
966
Points
11Alabama
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
1068
Points
12Penn State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ryan Zuke
692
Points
13SMU
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Creg Stephenson
636
Points
14Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ralph Russo
676
Points
15Michigan
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
382
Points
16Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Bob Asmussen
910
Points

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17USC
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
944
Points
18Utah
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
558
Points

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19Virginia
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
182
Points
20Oklahoma
1-1Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
222
Points
21Iowa
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
391
Points
22Louisville
1-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
244
Points

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23Western Michigan
1-1Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
35
Points
24Florida
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
83
Points

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25Arizona
1-1Actual: 37
Highest: 22 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 65 Voters
5
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Missouri21-Oregon22-Houston