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.


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Nov 1, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Rece Davis
1Miami (FL) (62)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1740
Points

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2BYU
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1358
Points
3Notre Dame
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress
1476
Points
4Georgia (7)
7-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1648
Points
5Indiana
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter
1446
Points
6Utah (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein
1540
Points
7Kentucky
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1253
Points
8UCLA
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs
1473
Points

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9LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski
814
Points
10Texas
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs
1057
Points
11Ole Miss
6-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans
953
Points
12Ohio State
6-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Mike Hill
Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca
1049
Points
13Wake Forest
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
898
Points
14Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means
719
Points

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15Alabama
6-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt
1107
Points
16Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox
931
Points
17Houston
6-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
590
Points
18Iowa
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein
401
Points
19USC
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters
539
Points
20Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown
475
Points
21Arizona
6-2Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Spencer Ripchik
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
154
Points
22Boise State
7-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
451
Points
23Northwestern
6-2Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
79
Points
24UTSA
7-1Actual: 28
Highest: 22 - Matt McGavic
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
43
Points
25South Carolina
5-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
163
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-New Mexico25-Florida