ACC AP Poll Tracker

2026 Week 3 · Football · 17 Teams

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Compare 69 voter ballots from 2026-09-20. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately.

3Teams in the AP Top 25

6Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

2,425

10.8%

Voter Comparisons

Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Bars share a −4 to +4 scale; values are rank positions.

69 of 69 Voters · 1 Poll · Small Sample. One week describes this ballot only. How to Read These Scores →

Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Ralph Russo	+3.33	0	0	3.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	+3.33	0	0	3.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Koki Riley	+3.00	1	0	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	+3.00	1	1	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	+2.67	0	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Rece Davis	+2.67	1	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	+2.67	1	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Sean Reider	+2.50	0	1	2.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	+2.33	1	0	2.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	+2.33	1	0	2.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Stephen Means	+2.00	0	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Murray Evans	+2.00	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	+2.00	0	1	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	+1.67	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	+1.50	0	1	3.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	+1.50	1	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
David Briggs	+1.50	0	1	2.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	+1.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	+1.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Greg Luca	+1.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	+1.33	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+1.00	1	1	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	+1.00	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	+1.00	0	1	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Pat Welter	+1.00	2	1	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	+1.00	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	+1.00	0	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	+0.67	0	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	+0.67	0	0	0.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	+0.67	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	+0.67	0	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	+0.67	0	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	+0.67	0	0	0.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.67	1	0	0.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	+0.67	0	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
David Jablonski	+0.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	+0.50	1	1	0.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	+0.33	0	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	+0.33	0	0	0.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	0.00	1	1	0.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen	0.00	0	1	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Ian Kress	0.00	0	1	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Chris Murray	0.00	0	1	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
John Johnson	0.00	0	1	4.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	0.00	0	0	0.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Zach Klein	-0.33	0	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	-0.33	0	0	5.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	-0.33	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Michael Katz	-0.33	0	0	0.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Mike Hill	-0.33	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	-0.33	0	0	2.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	-0.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	-0.50	0	1	0.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
BJ Rains	-0.67	0	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	-0.67	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	-0.67	1	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Brian Howell	-1.00	1	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	-1.00	0	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	-1.00	1	0	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	-1.00	0	1	1.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
David Paschall	-1.00	1	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	-1.00	0	0	3.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Chris Carter	-1.00	1	0	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Dave Preston	-1.33	1	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	-1.33	2	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	-1.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	-1.67	0	0	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	-1.67	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	-2.00	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 3 Team Votes

ACC Teams

Week 3 · 2026-09-20. All 17 season members, including teams with no votes.

ACC Teams in the Week 3 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
Miami	#6	1445	69 / 69	5.06	1.66
Louisville	#16	692	69 / 69	15.97	2.75
SMU	#22	212	46 / 69	21.39	2.32
Virginia Tech	NR	46	13 / 69	22.46	2.62
Duke	NR	20	4 / 69	21.00	3.24
Pittsburgh	NR	10	4 / 69	23.50	2.06
Boston College	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
California	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Clemson	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Florida State	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Georgia Tech	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
NC State	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
North Carolina	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Stanford	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Syracuse	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Virginia	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Wake Forest	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—

Biggest Placement Outliers

Week 3 · Largest individual rank differences for ACC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Louie Vaccher	Louisville	#24	#16	-8
Louie Vaccher	SMU	#16	#22	+6
Ralph Russo	Louisville	#10	#16	+6
Rece Davis	SMU	#16	#22	+6
Andy Kendeigh	Louisville	#22	#16	-6
Creg Stephenson	Miami	#1	#6	+5
Tom Murphy	Louisville	#21	#16	-5
Jon Wilner	Louisville	#11	#16	+5

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 3 · Inclusion differences for ACC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Creg Stephenson	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Jerry Humphrey	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Jerry Humphrey	Virginia Tech	#25	NR	Voter Only
Cameron Cox	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brian Howell	Virginia Tech	#18	NR	Voter Only
Joe Arruda	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Joe Arruda	Virginia Tech	#25	NR	Voter Only
Jamal St. Cyr	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Matt Murschel	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Matt Murschel	Virginia Tech	#23	NR	Voter Only
Mike Griffith	Virginia Tech	#24	NR	Voter Only
Bob Asmussen	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	Pittsburgh	#25	NR	Voter Only
Koki Riley	Virginia Tech	#21	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Virginia Tech	#23	NR	Voter Only
Ian Kress	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Kevin Carter	Virginia Tech	#23	NR	Voter Only
Nicole Auerbach	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Rece Davis	Duke	#22	NR	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	Duke	#21	NR	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	Virginia Tech	#24	NR	Voter Only
Sean Reider	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Javon Edmonds	Pittsburgh	#20	NR	Voter Only
Javon Edmonds	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
John Johnson	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Kate Rogerson	Duke	#25	NR	Voter Only
Pat Welter	Duke	#16	NR	Voter Only
Pat Welter	Pittsburgh	#24	NR	Voter Only
Pat Welter	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
David Briggs	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Scott Hamilton	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Scott Hamilton	Virginia Tech	#25	NR	Voter Only
David Paschall	Virginia Tech	#23	NR	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	Virginia Tech	#16	NR	Voter Only
Josh Furlong	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Spencer Ripchik	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Mike Jacques	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Eric Johnson	Virginia Tech	#22	NR	Voter Only
Ryan Zuke	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Greg Luca	SMU	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Carter	Pittsburgh	#25	NR	Voter Only

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

Poll	Top 25 Teams	Receiving Votes	AP Points	Point Share	Ballots
Preseason2026-08-17	3	9	2,143	9.6%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	4	6	2,175	9.7%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	4	6	2,526	11.4%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	3	6	2,425	10.8%	69 / 69

Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.