Randy JohnsonMinneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
E-mail: rjohnson@startribune.com
Twitter: @RJstrib
About: Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Star Tribune, along with serving as a producer for Puck Drop, the Star Tribune’s enhanced online hockey coverage. Johnson also spent 17 years as sports copy editor/layout editor at the Star Tribune after five years in a similar role with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. From 1991 through 1995, he was assistant sports editor and Penn State football beat writer for the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa.


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Nov 1, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Randy Johnson
1Miami (FL) (62)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1740
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2Notre Dame
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress
1476
Points
3Georgia (7)
7-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1648
Points
4UCLA
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs
1473
Points
5Indiana
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter
1446
Points
6Utah (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein
1540
Points
7BYU
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1358
Points
8Kentucky
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1253
Points

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9Wake Forest
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
898
Points
10Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox
931
Points
11Ohio State
6-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Mike Hill
Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca
1049
Points
12Alabama
6-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt
1107
Points

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13Boise State
7-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
451
Points
14Ole Miss
6-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans
953
Points
15LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski
814
Points

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16Texas
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs
1057
Points
17Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means
719
Points
18Houston
6-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
590
Points

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19SMU
6-2Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
27
Points
20Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown
475
Points
21Iowa
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein
401
Points
22USC
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters
539
Points
23New Mexico
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
179
Points
24Arizona
6-2Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Spencer Ripchik
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
154
Points
25Northwestern
6-2Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
79
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-South Carolina25-Florida