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Michael KatzNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)
E-mail: michael.katz@journalinc.com
Twitter: @MichaelLKatz



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Sep 20, 2026Week 3 Rankings for Michael Katz
1Texas (58)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 58 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1706
Points
2Georgia (3)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters
1580
Points
3Notre Dame
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Javon Edmonds
1517
Points
4Ole Miss (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters
1488
Points
5Indiana (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1467
Points
6Miami (FL) (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 8 - Trevor Hass
1445
Points
7Ohio State
2-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1415
Points
8Alabama
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
1182
Points
9BYU
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Jerry Humphrey
1090
Points
10LSU
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
1078
Points
11Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
1067
Points
12USC
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 21 - Murray Evans
907
Points
13Penn State
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Paschall
Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein
850
Points
14Tennessee
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
826
Points
15Utah
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
752
Points
16Iowa
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
561
Points
17Louisville
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 24 - Louie Vaccher
692
Points
18Michigan
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
432
Points
19Oregon
2-1Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
364
Points
20Missouri
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
369
Points
21Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Andy Kendeigh
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
202
Points
22SMU
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
212
Points
23Florida
3-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
269
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Oklahoma
1-1Actual: 29
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
91
Points
25Mississippi State
3-0Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
179
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Houston