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FBS Independents AP Poll Tracker

2026 Season · Football · 2 Teams

Follow FBS Independents 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.

1Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25
1Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25
1,514.2
6.7%

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FBS Independents AP Rankings

Week 9 · 2026-11-01. All 2 season members, including teams with no votes.

FBS Independents Teams in the Week 9 AP Poll
TeamAP Rank
Notre Dame#4147670 / 704.911.93
UConnNR00 / 70——

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

PollTop 25 TeamsReceiving VotesAP PointsPoint ShareBallots
Preseason2026-08-17111,5106.7%69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08111,5126.7%69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13111,5316.9%68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20111,5176.8%69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27111,5816.9%70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04111,5326.7%70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11111,6307.2%70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18111,3956.1%70 / 70
Week 82026-10-25111,4586.4%70 / 70
Week 92026-11-01111,4766.5%70 / 70

Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. FBS Independents is a group of unaffiliated teams, not a conference. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.

The Bigger Picture · Football

FBS Independents Through the Seasons

Final AP Top 25 finishes, 1989–2025.

Each finish belongs to a team playing as an independent in that season. Independents are a group, not a conference, and have no conference championship. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.

Showing 2025 FBS Independents history.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams
1
Top 10 Teams
1
Best AP Finish
#10

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

  1. #10Notre Dame

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and then-independent teams ↗

Compare All 37 Seasons · 1989–2025

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

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  • 19896 Top 25 teams

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Week 9 · Largest individual rank differences for FBS Independents teams.

VoterTeamVote
Ian KressNotre Dame#10#4-6
Brett McMurphyNotre Dame#9#4-5
Mike GriffithNotre Dame#8#4-4
Dylan SinnNotre Dame#8#4-4
Dave PrestonNotre Dame#8#4-4
Murray EvansNotre Dame#8#4-4
Andy YamashitaNotre Dame#8#4-4
Ty HildenbrandtNotre Dame#8#4-4

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 9 · Inclusion differences for FBS Independents teams.

VoterTeamVote
No inclusion differences in these ballots.

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 −4 to +4 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
Randy Johnson+1.200.000.001.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Rece Davis+1.200.000.001.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
BJ Rains+1.100.000.001.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Brian Howell+1.000.000.001.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Eric Hansen+0.800.000.001.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh+0.800.000.000.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
David Jablonski+0.600.000.000.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney+0.500.000.001.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Garland Gillen+0.500.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein+0.400.000.000.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs+0.400.000.000.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Kevin Carter+0.300.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton+0.300.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Cameron Cox+0.100.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer+0.100.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Michael Katz0.000.000.000.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Ralph Russo0.000.000.001.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Brenna Greene0.000.000.000.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn0.000.000.000.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Mike Jacques0.000.000.000.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Matt Murschel-0.100.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson-0.200.000.000.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Joe Arruda-0.300.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Eric Johnson-0.400.000.001.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Keara Bruno-0.400.000.001.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr-0.500.000.000.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Madison Hricik-0.500.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos-0.500.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik-0.500.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher-0.600.000.001.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard-0.600.000.000.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach-0.600.000.000.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
John Johnson-0.600.000.001.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein-0.700.000.000.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Trevor Hass-0.700.000.001.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Mike Hill-0.700.000.001.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
David Paschall-0.700.000.001.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls-0.700.000.001.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke-0.700.000.001.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Jon Wilner-0.800.000.001.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic-0.800.000.000.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Pat Welter-0.800.000.001.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Josh Furlong-0.800.000.001.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Koki Riley-0.900.000.001.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
David Briggs-0.900.000.000.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Greg Luca-1.100.000.001.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes-1.170.000.001.176 Ballots6 Scored · 6 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey-1.200.000.001.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen-1.300.000.001.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Alex Taylor-1.300.000.001.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt-1.300.000.001.7010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Tom Murphy-1.400.000.001.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Mike Griffith-1.400.000.002.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Pete Yanity-1.400.000.001.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Stephen Means-1.600.000.001.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Sean Reider-1.780.000.002.229 Ballots9 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn-1.900.000.002.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Zach Klein-2.000.000.002.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita-2.000.000.002.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Chris Carter-2.000.000.002.0010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds-2.200.000.002.2010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca-2.300.000.002.3010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson-2.500.000.002.5010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Bob Ballou-2.600.000.002.6010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown-2.800.000.002.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Chris Murray-2.800.000.002.8010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy-2.900.000.002.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Dave Preston-3.100.000.003.1010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Ian Kress-3.400.000.003.4010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes
Murray Evans-3.900.000.003.9010 Ballots10 Scored · 10 Team Votes

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