Rece DavisESPN (Bristol, CT)
Twitter: @ReceDavis
About: Rece Davis, who joined ESPN in 1995, was named the host for ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, the network’s flagship college football program in February 2015 when his six-year contract extension was announced. In addition, he is the prime host of the network’s on-site coverage for both the College Football Playoff and the NCAA Men’s Final Four.


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Jan 21, 2025Final Rankings Rankings for Rece Davis
1Ohio State (56)
14-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 56 Voters
1400
Points
2Notre Dame
14-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1342
Points
3Oregon
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1255
Points
4Penn State
13-3Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters
1203
Points
5Georgia
11-3Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1141
Points
6Texas
13-3Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters
1211
Points
7Indiana
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
906
Points
8Arizona State
11-3Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 11 - David Paschall
1041
Points
9Tennessee
10-3Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Carlson
945
Points
10Boise State
12-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
958
Points
11SMU
11-3Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 18 - Pete Yanity
721
Points
12Ole Miss
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
780
Points
13Illinois
10-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Derek Redd
533
Points
14BYU
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
718
Points
15Iowa State
11-3Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
594
Points
16South Carolina
9-4Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
405
Points
17Syracuse
10-3Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
320
Points
18Miami (FL)
10-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Chris Carlson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
411
Points
19Alabama
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
415
Points
20Missouri
10-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - David Paschall
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
266
Points

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21Clemson
10-4Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 21 - Rece Davis
712
Points
22Navy
10-3Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
55
Points
23Army
12-2Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Derek Redd
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
307
Points
24Colorado
9-4Actual: 25
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
79
Points

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25Texas A&M
8-5Actual: 35
Highest: 25 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-UNLV24-Memphis