SEC AP Poll Tracker

2026 Week 7 · Football · 16 Teams

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Week 7 AP results for all 16 SEC teams, published 2026-10-18.

9Teams in the AP Top 25

11Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

7,400

32.5%

SEC AP Rankings

Week 7 · 2026-10-18. All 16 season members, including teams with no votes.

SEC Teams in the Week 7 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
Georgia	#5	1382	70 / 70	6.26	1.93
Ole Miss	#7	1360	70 / 70	6.57	2.16
Tennessee	#11	1151	70 / 70	9.56	1.75
Kentucky	#12	932	70 / 70	12.69	1.95
Alabama	#13	870	70 / 70	13.57	2.38
LSU	#18	529	65 / 70	17.86	2.75
Texas	#19	440	67 / 70	19.43	2.99
Florida	#20	355	61 / 70	20.18	2.90
Missouri	#22	290	52 / 70	20.42	2.78
Auburn	NR	61	21 / 70	23.10	1.90
Mississippi State	NR	30	6 / 70	21.00	2.94
Arkansas	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Oklahoma	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
South Carolina	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Texas A&M	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Vanderbilt	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—

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	9	13	8,751	39.0%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	9	13	9,270	41.3%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	9	12	9,369	42.4%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	10	12	9,068	40.4%	69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27	10	10	9,768	42.9%	70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04	9	10	9,865	43.4%	70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11	9	11	8,843	38.9%	70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18	9	11	7,400	32.5%	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

SEC 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: 7
Top 10 Teams: 4
Best AP Finish: #3

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

#3Ole Miss
#6GeorgiaConference Title
#8Texas A&M
#9Alabama
#12Texas
#13Oklahoma
#15Vanderbilt

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll ↗

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.

20257 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20247 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20236 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20226 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20215 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20204 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20195 Top 25 teamsLSUConference champion
20186 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20175 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20165 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20155 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20146 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20137 Top 25 teamsAuburnConference champion
20127 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20115 Top 25 teamsLSUConference champion
20106 Top 25 teamsAuburnConference champion
20094 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
20084 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
20075 Top 25 teamsLSUConference champion
20066 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
20055 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20044 Top 25 teamsAuburnConference champion
20035 Top 25 teamsLSUConference champion
20023 Top 25 teamsGeorgiaConference champion
20015 Top 25 teamsLSUConference champion
20006 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19997 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
19984 Top 25 teamsTennesseeConference champion
19976 Top 25 teamsTennesseeConference champion
19965 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19954 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19945 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19934 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19926 Top 25 teamsAlabamaConference champion
19914 Top 25 teamsFloridaConference champion
19904 Top 25 teamsTennesseeConference champion
19893 Top 25 teamsAlabama · Tennessee · AuburnShared conference title

Biggest Placement Outliers

Week 7 · Largest individual rank differences for SEC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Stephen Means	Alabama	#21	#13	-8
Kirk Kenney	Kentucky	#19	#12	-7
Pat Welter	Missouri	#15	#22	+7
Pete Yanity	Texas	#12	#19	+7
Jamal St. Cyr	Alabama	#19	#13	-6
Eric Hansen	Missouri	#16	#22	+6
Eric Hansen	Texas	#13	#19	+6
Matthew McGavic	Texas	#25	#19	-6

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 7 · Inclusion differences for SEC teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Tom Murphy	Auburn	#23	NR	Voter Only
Jon Wilner	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Kirk Kenney	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brian Howell	Auburn	#23	NR	Voter Only
Zach Klein	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
Zach Klein	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Zach Klein	Texas	NR	#19	Omitted by Voter
Bob Asmussen	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Louie Vaccher	Auburn	#23	NR	Voter Only
Louie Vaccher	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Dylan Sinn	Auburn	#23	NR	Voter Only
Dylan Sinn	Mississippi State	#19	NR	Voter Only
Eric Hansen	Auburn	#25	NR	Voter Only
Chelsie Brown	LSU	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Chelsie Brown	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Henry Greenstein	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Garland Gillen	Auburn	#19	NR	Voter Only
Garland Gillen	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Koki Riley	Auburn	#21	NR	Voter Only
Koki Riley	Mississippi State	#16	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Auburn	#25	NR	Voter Only
Dave Preston	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Trevor Hass	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
Trevor Hass	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Ian Kress	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Ian Kress	Texas	NR	#19	Omitted by Voter
Randy Johnson	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Nick Jacobs	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Nick Jacobs	Mississippi State	#23	NR	Voter Only
Brett McMurphy	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Murray	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
Chris Murray	Mississippi State	#20	NR	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	LSU	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Kate Rogerson	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Pat Welter	Auburn	#25	NR	Voter Only
David Briggs	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
David Jablonski	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Texas	NR	#19	Omitted by Voter
Stephen Means	LSU	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Stephen Means	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Brenna Greene	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Pete Yanity	Auburn	#22	NR	Voter Only
David Paschall	Auburn	#25	NR	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	Auburn	#18	NR	Voter Only
Kirk Bohls	Auburn	#21	NR	Voter Only
Kirk Bohls	LSU	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Lia Assimakopoulos	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Andy Yamashita	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Andy Yamashita	Mississippi State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Andy Yamashita	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Josh Furlong	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Spencer Ripchik	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Alex Taylor	LSU	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
Eric Johnson	Auburn	#23	NR	Voter Only
Ryan Zuke	Auburn	#24	NR	Voter Only
Greg Luca	Florida	NR	#20	Omitted by Voter
Greg Luca	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Chris Carter	Mississippi State	#24	NR	Voter Only
Chris Carter	Missouri	NR	#22	Omitted by Voter
Ty Hildenbrandt	Auburn	#25	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 −4 to +4 scale; values are rank positions.

70 of 70 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
Eric Hansen	+2.56	1	0	3.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Brian Howell	+1.89	1	0	2.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Koki Riley	+1.33	2	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Chris Murray	+1.33	2	0	2.44	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
David Briggs	+1.33	1	0	1.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	+1.33	1	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Murray Evans	+1.00	0	0	2.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	+0.89	0	0	1.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	+0.89	0	0	1.33	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	+0.89	0	0	1.78	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	+0.89	1	0	3.11	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.88	0	1	2.13	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	+0.88	0	1	2.38	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Zach Klein	+0.86	1	2	1.14	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	+0.78	0	0	1.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Mike Hill	+0.78	0	0	1.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Dave Preston	+0.75	1	1	3.25	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	+0.75	0	1	2.25	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+0.67	0	0	1.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	+0.67	0	0	1.78	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	+0.56	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	+0.56	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Michael Katz	+0.56	0	0	1.44	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	+0.56	0	0	2.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Pat Welter	+0.56	1	0	1.89	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	+0.50	1	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	+0.44	0	0	1.56	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	+0.44	0	0	1.78	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Greg Luca	+0.29	0	2	1.43	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	+0.25	1	1	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	+0.13	0	1	1.88	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	+0.13	1	1	1.13	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	+0.11	0	0	1.44	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	+0.11	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	+0.11	0	0	1.44	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	0.00	1	0	2.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	0.00	1	0	2.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	0.00	0	0	2.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Chris Carter	0.00	1	1	2.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	-0.11	0	0	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
David Paschall	-0.11	1	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	-0.13	0	1	3.38	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	-0.13	1	1	2.88	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	-0.13	0	1	0.88	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	-0.13	0	1	0.63	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	-0.22	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	-0.25	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	-0.33	0	0	1.89	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	-0.43	1	2	1.57	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	-0.44	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen	-0.50	0	1	1.50	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	-0.67	0	0	2.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Rece Davis	-0.78	0	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Sean Reider	-0.78	0	0	1.89	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	-0.78	1	0	1.67	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes	-0.78	0	0	2.11	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	-0.88	1	1	1.63	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
BJ Rains	-0.89	0	0	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
John Johnson	-1.11	0	0	2.44	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	-1.11	1	0	2.22	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	-1.13	0	1	2.38	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	-1.13	0	1	1.88	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	-1.14	0	2	1.71	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes
Ian Kress	-1.14	0	2	2.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	-1.44	0	0	2.78	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	-1.63	0	1	1.63	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	-1.89	2	0	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 9 Team Votes
David Jablonski	-2.00	1	3	3.00	1 Ballot1 Scored · 6 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	-2.38	0	1	2.88	1 Ballot1 Scored · 8 Team Votes
Stephen Means	-3.71	0	2	3.71	1 Ballot1 Scored · 7 Team Votes

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