Big Ten AP Poll Tracker

2026 Season · Football · 18 Teams

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Follow Big Ten 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.

7.3Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25

10Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

6,596.3

29.5%

2026 Games & Scores

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

Big Ten AP Rankings

Week 3 · 2026-09-20. All 18 season members, including teams with no votes.

Big Ten Teams in the Week 3 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
Indiana	#5	1467	69 / 69	4.74	1.72
Ohio State	#7	1415	69 / 69	5.49	1.58
USC	#12	907	69 / 69	12.86	2.40
Penn State	#13	850	69 / 69	13.68	2.05
Iowa	#17	561	65 / 69	17.37	2.43
Michigan	#18	432	62 / 69	19.03	3.08
Oregon	#20	364	55 / 69	19.38	3.04
Washington	NR	107	26 / 69	21.88	2.29
UCLA	NR	10	3 / 69	22.67	2.62
Nebraska	NR	2	1 / 69	24.00	0.00
Illinois	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Maryland	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Michigan State	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Minnesota	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Northwestern	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Purdue	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Rutgers	NR	0	0 / 69	—	—
Wisconsin	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	8	10	7,523	33.5%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	7	11	6,960	31.0%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	7	9	5,787	26.2%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	7	10	6,115	27.3%	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 Ten Conference Through the Seasons

Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 1989–2025.

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: 6
Top 10 Teams: 3
Best AP Finish: #1

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

#1IndianaConference Title
#4Oregon
#5Ohio State
#17Iowa
#20USC
#21Michigan

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

Compare All 37 Seasons · 1989–2025

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

20256 Top 25 teamsIndianaConference champion
20245 Top 25 teamsOregonConference champion
20234 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20223 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20214 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20204 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20196 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20185 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20175 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20164 Top 25 teamsPenn StateConference champion
20156 Top 25 teamsMichigan StateConference champion
20143 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20133 Top 25 teamsMichigan StateConference champion
20124 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
20114 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
20103 Top 25 teamsWisconsin · Michigan StateShared conference title
20094 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20084 Top 25 teamsOhio State · Penn StateShared conference title
20074 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20064 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20053 Top 25 teamsOhio State · Penn StateShared conference title
20044 Top 25 teamsMichigan · IowaShared conference title
20035 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20024 Top 25 teamsOhio State · IowaShared conference title
20012 Top 25 teamsIllinoisConference champion
20003 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Northwestern · PurdueShared conference title
19997 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
19985 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Ohio State · WisconsinShared conference title
19974 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19965 Top 25 teamsOhio State · NorthwesternShared conference title
19955 Top 25 teamsNorthwesternConference champion
19943 Top 25 teamsPenn StateConference champion
19934 Top 25 teamsOhio State · WisconsinShared conference title
19922 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19912 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19904 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan StateShared conference title
19894 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

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

Voter	Team	Vote
Bob Asmussen	Oregon	#11	#20	+9
Murray Evans	USC	#21	#12	-9
Adam Lichtenstein	Penn State	#20	#13	-7
Koki Riley	Michigan	#25	#18	-7
Dave Preston	Michigan	#25	#18	-7
Randy Johnson	Michigan	#25	#18	-7
Ralph Russo	Michigan	#25	#18	-7
Bob Ballou	Michigan	#25	#18	-7

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 3 · Inclusion differences for Big Ten teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Creg Stephenson	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Cameron Cox	Washington	#25	NR	Voter Only
Tom Murphy	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Tom Murphy	Washington	#20	NR	Voter Only
Haley Sawyer	Washington	#24	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Iowa	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Kirk Kenney	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Kirk Kenney	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Jamal St. Cyr	Washington	#24	NR	Voter Only
Adam Lichtenstein	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Zach Klein	Washington	#20	NR	Voter Only
Bob Asmussen	Washington	#19	NR	Voter Only
Louie Vaccher	Washington	#22	NR	Voter Only
Dylan Sinn	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	UCLA	#19	NR	Voter Only
Eric Hansen	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Madison Hricik	Washington	#25	NR	Voter Only
Chelsie Brown	Washington	#21	NR	Voter Only
Henry Greenstein	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Koki Riley	Iowa	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Koki Riley	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Trevor Hass	Washington	#22	NR	Voter Only
Ian Kress	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Ian Kress	Washington	#18	NR	Voter Only
Randy Johnson	Washington	#18	NR	Voter Only
Nick Jacobs	Washington	#24	NR	Voter Only
Mike Hill	Washington	#21	NR	Voter Only
Ralph Russo	Iowa	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	UCLA	#24	NR	Voter Only
Chris Murray	Washington	#25	NR	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Brian Fonseca	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Javon Edmonds	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
John Johnson	Washington	#18	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Washington	#18	NR	Voter Only
Stephen Means	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Murray Evans	Iowa	NR	#17	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	Washington	#24	NR	Voter Only
Scott Hamilton	Washington	#20	NR	Voter Only
David Paschall	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Bob Ballou	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Kirk Bohls	Michigan	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Andy Yamashita	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Andy Yamashita	UCLA	#25	NR	Voter Only
Spencer Ripchik	Oregon	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Spencer Ripchik	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Mike Jacques	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Eric Johnson	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Keara Bruno	Washington	#23	NR	Voter Only
Greg Luca	Nebraska	#24	NR	Voter Only

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.

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
Bob Asmussen	+1.23	0.50	0.00	2.96	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
BJ Rains	+1.18	0.25	0.00	1.67	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
David Briggs	+0.83	0.25	0.25	1.78	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Stephen Means	+0.66	0.50	0.50	3.01	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	+0.57	0.50	0.00	1.45	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	+0.50	0.75	0.00	1.48	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	+0.48	0.50	0.00	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
David Paschall	+0.41	0.00	0.50	1.41	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Koki Riley	+0.32	0.50	1.75	2.89	4 Ballots4 Scored · 22 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	+0.32	0.25	0.00	1.61	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Zach Klein	+0.31	0.75	0.00	1.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Ian Kress	+0.30	1.00	0.50	1.52	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	+0.28	0.50	0.00	1.21	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	+0.24	0.75	1.50	2.57	4 Ballots4 Scored · 23 Team Votes
Mike Hill	+0.23	0.75	0.00	2.08	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	+0.23	0.50	0.50	0.97	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	+0.22	0.75	0.50	0.68	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Brian Howell	+0.21	0.25	0.25	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	+0.20	0.75	0.00	1.65	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Greg Luca	+0.20	0.25	0.75	2.21	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.15	0.00	0.00	1.10	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	+0.11	0.50	0.25	2.25	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	+0.09	0.50	0.25	1.24	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	+0.08	0.50	0.00	0.91	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	+0.08	0.75	0.00	1.30	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	+0.06	0.25	0.75	1.38	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Michael Katz	+0.06	0.50	0.00	0.83	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	+0.04	0.00	0.75	1.66	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	+0.03	0.00	0.00	1.33	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+0.03	0.25	0.00	0.83	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	+0.00	0.00	0.00	1.17	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	-0.00	0.25	0.00	1.94	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	-0.01	0.00	1.00	2.64	4 Ballots4 Scored · 25 Team Votes
Pat Welter	-0.04	0.00	0.25	2.04	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	-0.06	0.50	0.25	0.65	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	-0.07	0.50	0.00	1.58	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	-0.08	0.25	0.00	0.69	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Chris Murray	-0.10	0.75	0.50	2.27	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	-0.11	0.50	0.25	1.68	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
John Johnson	-0.11	0.50	0.00	1.30	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	-0.15	0.25	0.00	0.69	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Dave Preston	-0.18	0.25	0.50	1.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Sean Reider	-0.22	0.00	0.00	1.41	3 Ballots3 Scored · 22 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	-0.23	0.25	0.00	1.44	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	-0.24	0.75	0.00	1.29	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	-0.28	0.00	0.00	0.83	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	-0.29	0.75	0.00	1.07	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	-0.30	0.25	0.75	2.54	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	-0.31	0.50	0.75	1.68	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
David Jablonski	-0.38	0.50	1.00	1.49	4 Ballots4 Scored · 25 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	-0.43	0.50	0.50	0.89	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Murray Evans	-0.46	0.00	1.25	2.86	4 Ballots4 Scored · 24 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	-0.47	0.75	0.25	0.88	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	-0.52	0.50	0.75	2.75	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Rece Davis	-0.54	0.50	0.50	2.17	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	-0.59	0.25	0.25	3.63	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	-0.60	0.50	0.00	2.15	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	-0.63	0.00	0.25	1.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	-0.67	0.50	0.50	1.62	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	-0.70	0.00	0.75	2.13	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	-0.83	0.25	0.50	2.77	4 Ballots4 Scored · 27 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	-0.83	0.25	0.00	1.90	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	-1.00	0.25	0.00	1.99	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	-1.13	0.00	0.75	3.02	4 Ballots4 Scored · 26 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	-1.23	0.00	0.00	3.64	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	-1.27	0.00	0.25	2.56	4 Ballots4 Scored · 28 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	-1.29	0.00	0.00	1.85	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	-1.51	0.50	1.00	3.23	4 Ballots4 Scored · 25 Team Votes
Chris Carter	-1.60	0.00	0.00	2.16	4 Ballots4 Scored · 29 Team Votes

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