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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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Oct 4, 2026 Week 5 Rankings for Eric Hansen1 Texas (61) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
2 Notre Dame 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1532
3 Georgia (6) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1647
4 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1524
5 Ohio State 4-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1490
6 Alabama 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - John Johnson 1460
7 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1380
8 BYU 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 16 - Mike Griffith 1144
9 LSU 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1087
10 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Murray Evans 1095
11 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1062
12 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Griffith Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 746
13 Utah 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 996
14 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - David Briggs Lowest: 23 - Kate Rogerson 755
15 Florida 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Keara Bruno 691
16 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 160
17 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 487
18 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 477
19 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 831
20 Iowa 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 367
21 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 271
22 Wisconsin 4-1 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 88
23 Wake Forest 4-1 Actual: 27Highest: 11 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 142
24 Nebraska 5-0 Actual: 31Highest: 17 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 48
25 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 167
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-USC 21-UCLA 22-Houston 25-Pittsburgh
