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Ralph RussoThe Athletic (Brooklyn, NY)
Twitter: @ralphDrussoATH
About: Ralph Russo is a Senior Writer for The Athletic, covering college football. Before joining The Athletic, he spent 20 years as the lead national college football writer for The Associated Press. He also previously worked as the AP's Mississippi-based sports writer and did a stint with The Denver Post. Ralph is a native New Yorker and a graduate of Fordham University.


Ballot Score

-27

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Nov 9, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Ralph Russo
1Ohio State (55)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1610
Points
2Texas A&M (4)
9-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1518
Points
3Indiana (6)
10-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 17 Voters
1549
Points
4Alabama
8-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
1427
Points
5Georgia
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1353
Points
6Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 6 Voters
1211
Points
7Oregon
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson
1245
Points
8Ole Miss
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
9Miami (FL)
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
683
Points
10Notre Dame
7-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - David Jablonski
1102
Points
11Texas
7-2Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
961
Points
12Vanderbilt
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 19 - Keith Farmer
821
Points
13Oklahoma
7-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
928
Points
14USC
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 20 - Henry Greenstein
645
Points
15BYU
8-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
898
Points
16Utah
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
695
Points
17Georgia Tech
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 22 - Koki Riley
788
Points
18Michigan
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Michael Lev
498
Points
19Louisville
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
326
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
20Iowa
6-3Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
54
Points
21Pittsburgh
7-2Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
201
Points
22South Florida
7-2Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
116
Points
23Cincinnati
7-2Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
224
Points
24Virginia
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
313
Points
25James Madison
8-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
167
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee