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Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

For ESPN's Rece Davis, fall Saturdays are spent setting the table for a college football smorgasbord, whetting the appetites of a vast TV audience and the live crowd roaring behind him. Sundays involve completing a more mundane task: Submitting a ballot for the Associated Press poll.

As the host of College GameDay and a Top 25 poll voter, Davis is responsible for previewing the weekend’s action and assessing its aftermath.