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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Sep 7, 2025 Week 3 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Ohio State (57) 2-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1614
2 LSU (2) 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1487
3 Penn State (5) 2-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1524
4 Georgia 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1350
5 Miami (FL) 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Sam McKewon 1360
6 Texas 1-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Andy Yamashita 1248
7 Oregon (1) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou 1375
8 Oklahoma 2-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Tom Murphy 893
9 Notre Dame 0-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Pat Welter 1086
10 Florida State 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - David Paschall 954
11 Clemson 1-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 7 Voters Lowest: 23 - Haley Sawyer 894
12 Texas A&M 2-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 532
13 Illinois 2-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray 1001
14 Iowa State 3-0 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 21 - Aaron McMann 794
15 South Florida 2-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 444
16 Utah 2-0 Actual: 20Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 361
17 Michigan 1-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 250
18 South Carolina 2-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 927
19 Indiana 2-0 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 331
20 Alabama 1-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 396
21 Tennessee 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 537
22 Missouri 2-0 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 109
23 Louisville 2-0 Actual: 33Highest: 20 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 49
24 Ole Miss 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Pat Welter Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 518
25 Texas Tech 2-0 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 347
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Auburn
