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Joe Arruda The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) About: Joe Arruda is a reporter for the Hartford Courant.
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Oct 4, 2026 Week 5 Rankings for Joe Arruda1 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 Notre Dame 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1532
4 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1524
5 Ohio State 4-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1490
6 Alabama 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - John Johnson 1460
7 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1380
8 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Murray Evans 1095
9 LSU 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1087
10 Florida 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Keara Bruno 691
11 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1062
12 BYU 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 16 - Mike Griffith 1144
13 Utah 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 996
14 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 831
15 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Griffith Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 746
16 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 487
17 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - David Briggs Lowest: 23 - Kate Rogerson 755
18 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 477
19 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 287
20 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 439
21 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 271
22 Pittsburgh 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 11 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 162
23 Iowa 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 367
24 Houston 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 279
25 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 160
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-SMU
