Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle (Austin, TX)
E-mail: kirk.bohls@houstonchronicle.com
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 25, 2026Week 8 Rankings for Kirk Bohls
1Miami (FL) (59)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1735
Points
2Ohio State (10)
6-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Pat Welter
1681
Points
3Notre Dame
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1458
Points
4Georgia
6-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - David Jablonski
1511
Points
5UCLA
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1398
Points
6Indiana
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1459
Points
7Utah (1)
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1413
Points
8BYU
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Cameron Cox
1325
Points
9Alabama
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: 17 - Stephen Means
1063
Points
10Kentucky
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1185
Points
11Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Chelsie Brown
822
Points

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12Florida
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
556
Points
13Texas
5-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Nick Jacobs
966
Points
14Ole Miss
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 21 - Dylan Sinn
871
Points

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15Arizona
6-1Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - Matt McGavic
400
Points
16Texas Tech
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
861
Points

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17Missouri
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
329
Points
18Houston
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
491
Points

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19South Carolina
4-3Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 67 Voters
8
Points
20Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
662
Points
21Oklahoma State
5-2Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Adam Lichtenstein
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
180
Points

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22LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: 25 - Brian Fonseca
813
Points
23Northwestern
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
422
Points
24Wisconsin
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Sarah Hughes
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
125
Points

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25SMU
6-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
440
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Boise State