Big 12 AP Poll Tracker

2026 Season · Football · 16 Teams

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Follow Big 12 teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 4 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-09-20; the AP rankings below show Week 3, the latest available poll.

4Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25

7.3Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

2,691

12.0%

2026 Games & Scores

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Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Big 12 AP Rankings

Week 3 · 2026-09-20. All 16 season members, including teams with no votes.

Big 12 Teams in the Week 3 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
BYU	#9	1090	68 / 69	9.97	1.50
Texas Tech	#11	1067	69 / 69	10.54	2.12
Utah	#15	752	69 / 69	15.10	2.57
Houston	#25	127	29 / 69	21.62	2.91
West Virginia	NR	93	28 / 69	22.68	2.02
Oklahoma State	NR	50	11 / 69	21.45	2.46
Arizona	NR	12	2 / 69	20.00	2.00
Kansas State	NR	3	2 / 69	24.50	0.50
Arizona State	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Baylor	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Cincinnati	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Colorado	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Iowa State	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Kansas	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
TCU	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
UCF	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—

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	4	7	2,429	10.8%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	4	7	2,373	10.6%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	4	7	2,768	12.5%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	4	8	3,194	14.2%	69 / 69

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

The Bigger Picture · Football

Big 12 Conference Through the Seasons

Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 1996–2025.

Historical Season

Each finish belongs to the conference the team represented that season. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams: 5
Top 10 Teams: 1
Best AP Finish: #7

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

#7Texas TechConference Title
#11BYU
#14Utah
#22Houston
#25TCU

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and conference membership ↗

Compare All 30 Seasons · 1996–2025

Choose a season above to see its full list of ranked teams. Tied AP ranks and shared conference titles are preserved.

20255 Top 25 teamsTexas TechConference champion
20244 Top 25 teamsArizona StateConference champion
20235 Top 25 teamsTexasConference champion
20223 Top 25 teamsKansas StateConference champion
20213 Top 25 teamsBaylorConference champion
20204 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20193 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20183 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20173 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20163 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20154 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20143 Top 25 teamsBaylor · TCUShared conference title
20133 Top 25 teamsBaylorConference champion
20123 Top 25 teamsKansas State · OklahomaShared conference title
20114 Top 25 teamsOklahoma StateConference champion
20105 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20093 Top 25 teamsTexasConference champion
20085 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20075 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20062 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20054 Top 25 teamsTexasConference champion
20043 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20034 Top 25 teamsKansas StateConference champion
20024 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
20014 Top 25 teamsColoradoConference champion
20005 Top 25 teamsOklahomaConference champion
19994 Top 25 teamsNebraskaConference champion
19985 Top 25 teamsTexas A&MConference champion
19975 Top 25 teamsNebraskaConference champion
19964 Top 25 teamsTexasConference champion

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Week 3 · Largest individual rank differences for Big 12 teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Jon Wilner	Houston	#15	#25	+10
Dylan Sinn	Houston	#16	#25	+9
Koki Riley	Houston	#17	#25	+8
Kirk Kenney	Houston	#18	#25	+7
Koki Riley	Utah	#22	#15	-7
Pete Yanity	Houston	#18	#25	+7
Kirk Bohls	Utah	#22	#15	-7
Creg Stephenson	Houston	#19	#25	+6

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 3 · Inclusion differences for Big 12 teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Jerry Humphrey	BYU	NR	#9	Omitted by Voter
Jerry Humphrey	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jerry Humphrey	West Virginia	#21	NR	Voter Only
Cameron Cox	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Cameron Cox	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Tom Murphy	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Tom Murphy	West Virginia	#22	NR	Voter Only
Haley Sawyer	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jon Wilner	Arizona	#22	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Oklahoma State	#17	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	West Virginia	#21	NR	Voter Only
Joe Arruda	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jamal St. Cyr	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Jamal St. Cyr	West Virginia	#25	NR	Voter Only
Adam Lichtenstein	Oklahoma State	#21	NR	Voter Only
Matt Murschel	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Matt Murschel	West Virginia	#25	NR	Voter Only
BJ Rains	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
BJ Rains	West Virginia	#25	NR	Voter Only
Bob Asmussen	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Dylan Sinn	West Virginia	#18	NR	Voter Only
Eric Hansen	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Lee K. Howard	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Garland Gillen	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Koki Riley	Arizona	#18	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	West Virginia	#22	NR	Voter Only
Trevor Hass	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Ian Kress	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Ian Kress	West Virginia	#25	NR	Voter Only
Randy Johnson	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Michael Katz	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Brett McMurphy	Oklahoma State	#18	NR	Voter Only
Brett McMurphy	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Kevin Carter	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kevin Carter	West Virginia	#25	NR	Voter Only
Mike Hill	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Nicole Auerbach	Oklahoma State	#19	NR	Voter Only
Ralph Russo	Oklahoma State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Chris Murray	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Rece Davis	West Virginia	#20	NR	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Brian Fonseca	West Virginia	#23	NR	Voter Only
Sean Reider	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Sean Reider	Kansas State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Javon Edmonds	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kate Rogerson	West Virginia	#21	NR	Voter Only
Pat Welter	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
David Briggs	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
David Briggs	Oklahoma State	#22	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Oklahoma State	#25	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	West Virginia	#21	NR	Voter Only
Stephen Means	West Virginia	#18	NR	Voter Only
Murray Evans	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Murray Evans	Oklahoma State	#25	NR	Voter Only
Brenna Greene	West Virginia	#23	NR	Voter Only
Scott Hamilton	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Scott Hamilton	West Virginia	#22	NR	Voter Only
David Paschall	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
David Paschall	West Virginia	#22	NR	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Julian Mininsohn	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Julian Mininsohn	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Kirk Bohls	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Kirk Bohls	Oklahoma State	#23	NR	Voter Only
Kirk Bohls	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Lia Assimakopoulos	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Lia Assimakopoulos	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Josh Furlong	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Spencer Ripchik	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Alex Taylor	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Mike Jacques	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Mike Jacques	West Virginia	#24	NR	Voter Only
Eric Johnson	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Ryan Zuke	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Ryan Zuke	Oklahoma State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Ryan Zuke	West Virginia	#20	NR	Voter Only
Greg Luca	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Greg Luca	Kansas State	#25	NR	Voter Only
Andy Kendeigh	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Chris Carter	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter
Chris Carter	Oklahoma State	#22	NR	Voter Only
Ty Hildenbrandt	Houston	NR	#25	Omitted by Voter

Voter Comparisons

Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Positive means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately. Bars share a −3 to +3 scale; values are rank positions.

69 of 69 Voters · 4 Polls · Small Sample. Each week has equal weight in a voter’s season average. The archive may omit weeks; voters can have different comparison sets. How to Read These Scores →

Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Dylan Sinn	+2.25	0.50	0.50	3.71	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	+2.25	1.25	0.00	2.75	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	+2.00	0.00	0.00	2.75	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Rece Davis	+2.00	0.75	1.25	2.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 11 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	+1.69	0.25	0.00	1.69	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	+1.63	0.25	0.00	1.75	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	+1.63	0.00	0.00	2.38	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	+1.56	0.25	0.00	2.06	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	+1.56	0.00	0.25	1.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	+1.54	0.50	0.25	2.83	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	+1.35	0.00	0.25	1.85	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	+1.31	0.00	0.00	1.81	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Dave Preston	+1.04	0.25	0.50	1.50	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	+1.00	0.00	0.00	1.38	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	+1.00	0.00	0.00	1.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	+0.94	0.50	0.00	1.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Murray Evans	+0.92	0.75	0.25	1.17	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Chris Murray	+0.88	0.00	0.25	1.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	+0.83	0.25	0.50	1.50	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	+0.81	0.00	0.00	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	+0.81	0.75	0.75	2.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	+0.75	0.50	0.00	1.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
David Jablonski	+0.75	1.00	1.25	1.92	4 Ballots4 Scored · 11 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	+0.73	0.25	0.25	2.31	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Zach Klein	+0.63	0.25	0.00	1.88	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	+0.52	0.25	0.25	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	+0.50	0.00	1.00	1.17	4 Ballots4 Scored · 12 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+0.48	0.25	0.75	1.02	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Stephen Means	+0.38	0.50	0.00	2.00	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	+0.38	0.00	0.25	0.96	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	+0.35	0.00	0.75	2.19	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Brian Howell	+0.25	0.00	0.00	1.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.25	0.25	0.25	1.25	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	+0.23	0.25	0.50	0.73	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Sean Reider	+0.22	1.00	0.33	2.44	3 Ballots3 Scored · 11 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	+0.21	0.75	1.50	2.13	4 Ballots4 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	+0.21	0.25	0.75	0.79	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen	+0.19	0.25	0.00	3.69	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	+0.17	0.25	0.25	0.71	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	+0.13	0.25	0.50	1.25	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	0.00	0.75	0.25	0.50	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Chris Carter	0.00	0.25	0.50	2.75	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	-0.06	1.75	1.00	3.60	4 Ballots4 Scored · 12 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	-0.06	0.00	0.00	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Koki Riley	-0.08	1.00	0.75	3.42	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	-0.10	0.00	0.25	0.81	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	-0.13	0.50	0.25	0.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	-0.17	0.25	0.25	0.71	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Michael Katz	-0.19	0.00	0.25	0.81	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
John Johnson	-0.19	0.00	0.00	2.31	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	-0.21	0.00	0.25	1.25	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	-0.21	0.25	0.25	1.13	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	-0.27	0.00	0.25	0.77	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	-0.27	0.00	0.75	1.65	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	-0.33	0.00	0.25	1.50	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	-0.35	0.75	0.75	3.98	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	-0.35	0.50	0.25	1.06	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	-0.46	0.75	0.50	1.00	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	-0.46	0.00	0.75	0.88	4 Ballots4 Scored · 13 Team Votes
David Paschall	-0.52	0.25	0.25	2.02	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	-0.54	0.00	0.25	1.13	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	-0.63	0.00	0.50	3.25	4 Ballots4 Scored · 14 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	-0.81	0.25	0.00	2.19	4 Ballots4 Scored · 16 Team Votes
Greg Luca	-0.88	0.50	1.50	1.38	4 Ballots4 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Ian Kress	-1.21	0.25	0.25	1.92	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Pat Welter	-1.38	0.00	0.25	2.58	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
Mike Hill	-1.52	0.00	0.25	2.10	4 Ballots4 Scored · 15 Team Votes
David Briggs	-1.92	0.25	1.00	3.08	4 Ballots4 Scored · 12 Team Votes
BJ Rains	-2.13	0.25	1.25	2.29	4 Ballots4 Scored · 11 Team Votes

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