Ralph Russo The Athletic (Brooklyn, NY) About: Ralph Russo is a Senior Writer for The Athletic, covering college football. Before joining The Athletic, he spent 20 years as the lead national college football writer for The Associated Press. He also previously worked as the AP's Mississippi-based sports writer and did a stint with The Denver Post. Ralph is a native New Yorker and a graduate of Fordham University.
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Nov 30, 2025 Week 15 Rankings for Ralph Russo1 Ohio State (61) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters 1645
2 Indiana (5) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1589
3 Georgia 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 56 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1504
4 Texas Tech 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1366
5 Oregon 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Koki Riley 1396
6 Texas A&M 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Pat Welter Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1282
7 Ole Miss 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 14 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1350
8 Miami (FL) 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Alex Taylor 898
9 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 12 - 7 Voters 1100
10 Oklahoma 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett 1140
11 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Damien Sordelett 1053
12 BYU 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 982
13 Texas 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 7 Voters 861
14 Utah 10-2 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - Aaron McMann 739
15 Vanderbilt 10-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Mike Hlas Lowest: 15 - 8 Voters 871
16 USC 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Brett McMurphy 566
17 Virginia 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 637
18 Michigan 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 17 - 7 Voters Lowest: 24 - John Johnson 441
19 Tulane 10-2 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 373
20 North Texas 11-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 402
21 Iowa 8-4 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 51
22 Missouri 8-4 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 73
23 Houston 9-3 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Sean Reider Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 57
24 Arizona 9-3 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 257
25 James Madison 11-1 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 417
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Navy 24-Georgia Tech
