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 27, 2026 Week 4 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Texas (62) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
2 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1581
3 Georgia (6) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means 1646
4 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Pat Welter 1465
5 Miami (FL) (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - Eric Johnson 1501
6 Florida 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Matt McGavic 1272
7 Alabama 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 12 - Brenna Greene 1305
8 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1408
9 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: 17 - John Johnson 1089
10 LSU 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1073
11 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn 1053
12 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls 715
13 Utah 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 903
14 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 345
15 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: 23 - Chris Murray 725
16 Iowa 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 856
17 BYU 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1078
18 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 663
19 Boise State 2-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 221
20 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 218
21 Houston 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 278
22 Wake Forest 3-1 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 88
23 Duke 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 101
24 USC 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - John Johnson Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 410
25 Louisville 2-1 Actual: 34Highest: 18 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 25
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-SMU 24-Kentucky 25-Missouri
