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Big 12 AP Poll Tracker

2026 Season · Football · 16 Teams

Follow Big 12 teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 10 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-11-01; the AP rankings below show Week 9, the latest available poll.

4.7Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25
6.7Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25
3,740.4
16.5%

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Big 12 AP Rankings

Week 9 · 2026-11-01. All 16 season members, including teams with no votes.

Big 12 Teams in the Week 9 AP Poll
TeamAP Rank
Utah#3154070 / 704.001.49
BYU#7135870 / 706.601.65
Texas Tech#1393170 / 7012.702.33
Houston#1759070 / 7017.571.74
Arizona#2415449 / 7022.861.74
Oklahoma StateNR32 / 7024.500.50
Arizona StateNR00 / 70——
BaylorNR00 / 70——
CincinnatiNR00 / 70——
ColoradoNR00 / 70——
Iowa StateNR00 / 70——
KansasNR00 / 70——
Kansas StateNR00 / 70——
TCUNR00 / 70——
UCFNR00 / 70——
West VirginiaNR00 / 70——

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

PollTop 25 TeamsReceiving VotesAP PointsPoint ShareBallots
Preseason2026-08-17472,42910.8%69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08472,37310.6%69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13472,76812.5%68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20483,19414.2%69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27573,68516.2%70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04563,97717.5%70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11564,50819.8%70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18565,21322.9%70 / 70
Week 82026-10-25674,68120.6%70 / 70
Week 92026-11-01564,57620.1%70 / 70

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.

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.

Showing 2025 Big 12 Conference history.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams
5
Top 10 Teams
1
Best AP Finish
#7
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 9 · Largest individual rank differences for Big 12 teams.

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 9 · Inclusion differences for Big 12 teams.

VoterTeamVote
Jerry HumphreyArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Tom MurphyArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Joe ArrudaArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Jamal St. CyrArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Matt MurschelArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Zach KleinArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Bob AsmussenArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Matthew McGavicArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Dave PrestonArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Trevor HassArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Michael KatzArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Kevin CarterArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Chris MurrayArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Javon EdmondsArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
David JablonskiArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Murray EvansOklahoma State#25NRVoter Only
Scott HamiltonArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Pete YanityArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Alex TaylorArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Mike JacquesArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Mike JacquesOklahoma State#24NRVoter Only
Ryan ZukeArizonaNR#24Omitted by Voter
Andy KendeighArizonaNR#24Omitted 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 −2 to +2 scale; values are rank positions.

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Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Spencer Ripchik+1.900.300.002.0910 Ballots10 Scored · 47 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn+1.660.200.303.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson+1.520.100.301.8810 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Pete Yanity+1.410.100.302.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown+1.400.100.102.0410 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney+1.320.100.102.2510 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy+1.210.700.002.2210 Ballots10 Scored · 47 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita+1.210.300.101.7810 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic+1.160.100.301.7710 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Stephen Means+1.120.400.402.2510 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Murray Evans+1.070.600.201.6910 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca+1.050.300.502.4210 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Rece Davis+0.940.400.702.2310 Ballots10 Scored · 40 Team Votes
David Jablonski+0.830.701.002.3210 Ballots10 Scored · 37 Team Votes
Tom Murphy+0.720.300.802.3110 Ballots10 Scored · 39 Team Votes
Dave Preston+0.680.200.501.9510 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Ralph Russo+0.590.400.502.3310 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach+0.580.300.302.1510 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Chris Murray+0.580.000.301.7710 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Chris Carter+0.560.300.302.5310 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Trevor Hass+0.560.100.501.7710 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs+0.550.100.101.3410 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Alex Taylor+0.530.000.301.2710 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Keara Bruno+0.490.100.201.4810 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein+0.490.300.201.9710 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Koki Riley+0.340.900.303.3810 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt+0.290.000.601.7310 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes
Jon Wilner+0.251.000.602.9210 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes
Zach Klein+0.240.200.201.7310 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Josh Furlong+0.240.300.401.9310 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Eric Johnson+0.210.000.301.0910 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher+0.140.100.101.2810 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Ian Kress+0.130.200.202.0510 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey+0.130.200.501.0810 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes+0.130.170.331.816 Ballots6 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen+0.120.200.202.5610 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Brenna Greene+0.100.200.101.6410 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Mike Jacques+0.070.200.400.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Randy Johnson+0.060.100.602.2910 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos+0.050.100.500.7610 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein-0.060.200.301.6310 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Kevin Carter-0.070.200.501.1310 Ballots10 Scored · 42 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer-0.080.100.200.8410 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Matt Murschel-0.080.200.400.9910 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Madison Hricik-0.080.100.201.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr-0.100.300.200.8310 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
John Johnson-0.130.000.402.2110 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard-0.140.100.401.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds-0.170.400.901.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 38 Team Votes
Garland Gillen-0.180.000.401.2610 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn-0.200.300.200.8410 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls-0.210.500.602.5410 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes
Joe Arruda-0.240.000.401.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Michael Katz-0.260.100.300.8810 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Cameron Cox-0.270.300.201.6710 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh-0.320.200.301.3310 Ballots10 Scored · 44 Team Votes
Sean Reider-0.350.440.221.999 Ballots9 Scored · 41 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson-0.360.100.201.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton-0.380.200.200.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke-0.440.300.401.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Bob Ballou-0.450.100.001.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 47 Team Votes
Eric Hansen-0.490.301.001.8910 Ballots10 Scored · 37 Team Votes
Mike Hill-0.530.000.201.6510 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
Brian Howell-0.660.200.101.7910 Ballots10 Scored · 46 Team Votes
Mike Griffith-0.790.100.602.6710 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes
David Paschall-0.820.100.401.6710 Ballots10 Scored · 43 Team Votes
Greg Luca-0.850.300.902.1610 Ballots10 Scored · 38 Team Votes
David Briggs-1.170.100.702.3110 Ballots10 Scored · 40 Team Votes
Pat Welter-1.170.100.202.1710 Ballots10 Scored · 45 Team Votes
BJ Rains-1.390.100.601.8210 Ballots10 Scored · 41 Team Votes