Randy Johnson Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) 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 20, 2026 Week 3 Rankings for Randy Johnson1 Texas (58) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1706
2 Notre Dame 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - Javon Edmonds 1517
3 Georgia (3) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1580
4 Indiana (4) 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1467
5 Ole Miss (3) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters 1488
6 Miami (FL) (1) 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: 8 - Trevor Hass 1445
7 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1067
8 Ohio State 2-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1415
9 Alabama 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - David Jablonski Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1182
10 USC 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - Murray Evans 907
11 LSU 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 1078
12 BYU 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Jerry Humphrey 1090
13 Penn State 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - David Paschall Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein 850
14 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 364
15 Iowa 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 561
16 Tennessee 3-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 826
17 Utah 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 752
18 Washington 3-0 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 107
19 Missouri 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 369
20 Louisville 2-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 24 - Louie Vaccher 692
21 Mississippi State 3-0 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 179
22 North Dakota State 4-0 Actual: 40Highest: 22 - Randy Johnson Lowest: NR - 65 Voters 6
23 Florida 3-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 269
24 SMU 2-0 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 212
25 Michigan 2-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 432
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas A&M 25-Houston
