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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.


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Sep 14, 2025Week 4 Rankings for Ralph Russo
1Ohio State (55)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner
1631
Points
2Miami (FL) (3)
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter
1434
Points
3LSU (2)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1470
Points
4Georgia
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1428
Points

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5Texas A&M
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter
1101
Points
6Oregon (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1423
Points

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7Penn State (5)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means
1490
Points
8Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney
1056
Points
9Florida State
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1123
Points
10Texas
2-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1111
Points
11Illinois
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1110
Points
12Iowa State
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley
820
Points
13Tennessee
2-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
583
Points
14Alabama
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
599
Points

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15Notre Dame
0-2Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
207
Points
16Utah
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
573
Points
17Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
748
Points
18Michigan
2-1Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
356
Points
19Indiana
3-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
458
Points
20Missouri
3-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
292
Points
21Georgia Tech
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
511
Points

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22South Florida
2-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
83
Points

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23Louisville
2-0Actual: 33
Highest: 19 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
25
Points

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24Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
538
Points

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25Tulane
3-0Actual: 32
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
33
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Vanderbilt22-Auburn25-USC