Rece DavisESPN (Bristol, CT)
Twitter: @ReceDavis
About: Rece Davis, who joined ESPN in 1995, was named the host for ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, the network’s flagship college football program in February 2015 when his six-year contract extension was announced. In addition, he is the prime host of the network’s on-site coverage for both the College Football Playoff and the NCAA Men’s Final Four.


Ballot Score

-8

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Oct 19, 2025Week 9 Rankings for Rece Davis
1Ohio State (60)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Koki Riley
1643
Points
2Indiana (6)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Ralph Russo
1583
Points
3Texas A&M
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1499
Points
4Alabama
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Keith Farmer
1463
Points
5Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1360
Points
6Oregon
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 13 - Steven Johnson
1317
Points
7Ole Miss
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Sean Reider
1119
Points
8Miami (FL)
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 17 - Haley Sawyer
1073
Points
9Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters
964
Points
10Texas Tech
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Bob Asmussen
782
Points
11Vanderbilt
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
1031
Points
12BYU
7-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
975
Points
13Oklahoma
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Steven Johnson
882
Points

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14Georgia Tech
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Koki Riley
1143
Points
15Missouri
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
748
Points
16Tennessee
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
527
Points
17South Florida
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
501
Points
18Virginia
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley
624
Points
19Louisville
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
458
Points
20Cincinnati
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
350
Points
21Illinois
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
168
Points
22USC
5-2Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
97
Points
23Michigan
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 21 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
123
Points
24Arizona State
5-2Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
155
Points

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25LSU
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
388
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Texas