Randy JohnsonMinneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
E-mail: rjohnson@startribune.com
Twitter: @RJstrib
About: Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Star Tribune, along with serving as a producer for Puck Drop, the Star Tribune’s enhanced online hockey coverage. Johnson also spent 17 years as sports copy editor/layout editor at the Star Tribune after five years in a similar role with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. From 1991 through 1995, he was assistant sports editor and Penn State football beat writer for the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa.


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Sep 8, 2026Week 2 Rankings for Randy Johnson
1Notre Dame (4)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1512
Points
2Ohio State (46)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Bohls
1684
Points
3Oregon (3)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1422
Points
4LSU (5)
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dave Preston
1315
Points
5Georgia
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1532
Points
6Texas (2)
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1462
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Brian Fonseca
1405
Points
8Indiana (8)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1428
Points
9Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1154
Points
10USC
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
861
Points
11Texas Tech
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Briggs
900
Points
12Texas A&M
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1079
Points
13BYU
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 18 - Chris Carter
840
Points
14Alabama
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Matt McGavic
910
Points
15SMU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
501
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
16Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Chelsie Brown
Lowest: 16 - Randy Johnson
1039
Points
17Washington
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
489
Points
18Iowa
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
369
Points
19Penn State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Andy Yamashita
621
Points
20Houston
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
214
Points
21Utah
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
381
Points
22Tennessee
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
491
Points
23Virginia
1-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
89
Points
24Louisville
0-1Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
163
Points
25Boise State
0-1Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
86
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Missouri