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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Oct 11, 2026 Week 6 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Georgia (66) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1745
2 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Brian Howell Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters 1630
3 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1508
4 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1372
5 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1461
6 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1594
7 Texas 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley 1371
8 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1132
9 Utah 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1073
10 BYU 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith 1237
11 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity 951
12 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 655
13 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith 604
14 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
15 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 882
16 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 621
17 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1135
18 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 326
19 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706
20 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 268
21 Houston 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 380
22 Nebraska 5-1 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 65
23 Northwestern 3-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 112
24 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 505
25 James Madison 6-0 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 29
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-LSU 24-SMU
