Ralph Russo The Athletic (Brooklyn, NY) 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.
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Nov 23, 2025 Week 14 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Ohio State (58) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1640
2 Indiana (7) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1587
3 Texas A&M (1) 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Pat Welter Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1522
4 Georgia 10-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1444
5 Texas Tech 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1295
6 Oregon 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley 1326
7 Ole Miss 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 25 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1320
8 Oklahoma 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1169
9 Alabama 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters 1056
10 Miami (FL) 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 849
11 Notre Dame 9-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1117
12 BYU 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1014
13 Utah 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 13 Voters Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls 809
14 Vanderbilt 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 876
15 USC 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 9 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 464
16 Michigan 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 13 - Keith Farmer Lowest: 20 - Kirk Kenney 664
17 Texas 8-3 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 25 - Keith Farmer 646
18 Virginia 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 556
19 SMU 8-3 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Sean Reider Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 121
20 Tennessee 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 473
21 Tulane 9-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 255
22 North Texas 10-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 288
23 Washington 8-3 Actual: 31Highest: 22 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 16
24 Pittsburgh 8-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 174
25 James Madison 10-1 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 331
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Georgia Tech
