Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle (Austin, TX)
E-mail: kirk.bohls@houstonchronicle.com
Twitter: @kbohls
About: I assume you want me to skip the levity like being born in a log cabin? Columnist for the Austin American-Statesman since 1994 and covered college football since college days at the University of Texas since 1971. Double-major at Texas until I decided not to run for president and fell nine hours shy of a second degree in political science. Proud Taylor Duck where he was the monster man and kick returner on the football team (think Honey Badger without talent). Voted in the AP Poll since (I believe) 1990. Loves to play tennis, watch all movies from Alfed Hitchcock to James Bond, travel everywhere and read everything that Michael Connelly, David Baldacci and Ralph Russo write.


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Sep 20, 2026Week 3 Rankings for Kirk Bohls
1Texas (58)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 58 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1706
Points
2Ole Miss (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters
1488
Points
3Miami (FL) (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 8 - Trevor Hass
1445
Points
4Ohio State
2-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1415
Points
5Georgia (3)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters
1580
Points
6Indiana (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1467
Points
7Notre Dame
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Javon Edmonds
1517
Points
8BYU
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Jerry Humphrey
1090
Points
9Alabama
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
1182
Points
10LSU
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
1078
Points
11Penn State
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Paschall
Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein
850
Points
12Louisville
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 24 - Louie Vaccher
692
Points
13Tennessee
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
826
Points
14USC
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 21 - Murray Evans
907
Points

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15Oregon
2-1Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
364
Points

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16Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
1067
Points

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17Boise State
1-1Actual: 31
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
48
Points
18Iowa
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
561
Points
19SMU
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
212
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20Kentucky
2-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
98
Points
21Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Andy Kendeigh
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
202
Points

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22Utah
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
752
Points

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23Oklahoma State
1-1Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
50
Points
24West Virginia
3-0Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
93
Points

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25Missouri
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
369
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Michigan21-Florida24-Mississippi State25-Houston