Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle (Austin, TX)
Twitter: @kbohls
About: I assume you want me to skip the levity like being born in a log cabin? Columnist for the Austin American-Statesman since 1994 and covered college football since college days at the University of Texas since 1971. Double-major at Texas until I decided not to run for president and fell nine hours shy of a second degree in political science. Proud Taylor Duck where he was the monster man and kick returner on the football team (think Honey Badger without talent). Voted in the AP Poll since (I believe) 1990. Loves to play tennis, watch all movies from Alfed Hitchcock to James Bond, travel everywhere and read everything that Michael Connelly, David Baldacci and Ralph Russo write.


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Oct 11, 2026Week 6 Rankings for Kirk Bohls
1Georgia (66)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 66 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou
1745
Points
2Miami (FL) (2)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1594
Points
3Ohio State
5-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1508
Points
4Notre Dame (1)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters
1630
Points
5Alabama
5-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1372
Points
6BYU
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith
1237
Points
7Indiana (1)
5-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1461
Points
8Texas
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley
1371
Points
9Ole Miss
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1135
Points
10Utah
5-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters
1073
Points
11UCLA
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity
951
Points
12Texas Tech
5-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1132
Points

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13Wake Forest
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
326
Points

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14Boise State
4-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
268
Points
15Missouri
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner
882
Points
16Oklahoma State
3-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith
604
Points
17Kentucky
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
655
Points
18USC
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
505
Points
19Iowa
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
621
Points

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20Oregon
3-1Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
86
Points
21LSU
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
274
Points
22Houston
4-1Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
380
Points

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23Oklahoma
3-2Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
44
Points
24Arizona
4-1Actual: 28
Highest: 12 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
82
Points

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25Tennessee
4-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
706
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Mississippi State24-SMU25-Northwestern