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 14, 2025 Week 4 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Ohio State (55) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner 1631
2 Miami (FL) (3) 3-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter 1434
3 LSU (2) 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1470
4 Georgia 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1428
5 Texas A&M 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter 1101
6 Oregon (1) 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1423
7 Penn State (5) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means 1490
8 Oklahoma 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney 1056
9 Florida State 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley 1123
10 Texas 2-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1111
11 Illinois 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1110
12 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 820
13 Tennessee 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 583
14 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 599
15 Notre Dame 0-2 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 207
16 Utah 3-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 573
17 Ole Miss 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Pat Welter Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 748
18 Michigan 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 356
19 Indiana 3-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 458
20 Missouri 3-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 292
21 Georgia Tech 3-0 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Greg Madia Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
22 South Florida 2-1 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 83
23 Louisville 2-0 Actual: 33Highest: 19 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 25
24 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 538
25 Tulane 3-0 Actual: 32Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 33
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Vanderbilt 22-Auburn 25-USC
