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 21, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Ohio State (52) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1629
2 Miami (FL) (7) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 6 Voters 1479
3 Oklahoma (1) 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - Kirk Kenney 1194
4 Georgia 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1420
5 Texas A&M 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 15 - Louie Vaccher 1072
6 LSU 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means 1433
7 Oregon (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds 1404
8 Penn State (5) 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1460
9 Florida State 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1183
10 Indiana 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 990
11 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Sean Reider Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 890
12 Texas 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 15 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sean Reider 1057
13 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Ian Kress Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley 779
14 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 635
15 Michigan 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Louie Vaccher Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 458
16 Ole Miss 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 843
17 Missouri 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 452
18 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 595
19 Notre Dame 1-2 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 219
20 Georgia Tech 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Greg Madia Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 598
21 Vanderbilt 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 24 - Aaron McMann 546
22 Auburn 3-1 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 122
23 Louisville 3-0 Actual: 31Highest: 17 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 23
24 South Florida 3-1 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 77
25 Memphis 4-0 Actual: 31Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 23
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-USC 23-Illinois 24-TCU 25-BYU
