Sean Reider Albuquerque Journal
(Albuquerque, NM) About: Sean Reider covers New Mexico football, golf and other sports for the Albuquerque Journal. His previous bylines include The Daily Telegram, The State News and Mackinac Island Town Crier. Raised in Michigan, Sean attended Michigan State University.
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Oct 4, 2026 Week 5 Rankings for Sean Reider1 Texas (61) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
2 Georgia (6) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1647
3 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1490
4 Alabama 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - John Johnson 1460
5 Miami (FL) (2) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1524
6 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1532
7 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1380
8 BYU 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 16 - Mike Griffith 1144
9 Florida 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Keara Bruno 691
10 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Murray Evans 1095
11 LSU 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1087
12 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 831
13 Missouri 3-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - David Briggs Lowest: 23 - Kate Rogerson 755
14 Utah 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 996
15 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1062
16 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Griffith Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 746
17 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 477
18 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 287
19 Boise State 3-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 271
20 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 160
21 Pittsburgh 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 11 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 162
22 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 439
23 Houston 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 279
24 Wake Forest 4-1 Actual: 27Highest: 11 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 142
25 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 487
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Iowa 24-SMU
