AP Top 25 Breakdown
Compare every ballot with the published rankings.
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49Teams Receiving Votes
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AP Top 25
2026 · Preseason · 2026-08-17
| Rank | Team | 1st | Ranked High / Low | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1,672 | 40 | 100%69/69 Voters | 1 / 7 | 1.2 | |
| 2 | Oregon | 1,597 | 14 | 100%69/69 Voters | 1 / 10 | 1.7 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 1,513 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 2 / 8 | 1.4 | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1,510 | 6 | 100%69/69 Voters | 1 / 10 | 1.9 | |
| 5 | Texas | 1,483 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 2 / 9 | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Indiana | 1,440 | 8 | 100%69/69 Voters | 1 / 9 | 1.9 | |
| 7 | Miami | 1,379 | 1 | 100%69/69 Voters | 1 / 9 | 1.7 | |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1,131 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 7 / 17 | 1.9 | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 1,102 | — | 99%68/69 Voters | 6 / 18 | 2.4 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1,047 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 7 / 17 | 2.1 | |
| 11 | LSU | 988 | — | 99%68/69 Voters | 5 / 18 | 2.7 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 983 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 5 / 23 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | Alabama | 904 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 8 / 20 | 2.2 | |
| 14 | BYU | 839 | — | 99%68/69 Voters | 8 / 18 | 2.1 | |
| 14 | USC | 839 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 8 / 25 | 2.9 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 718 | — | 100%69/69 Voters | 10 / 23 | 2.4 | |
| 17 | Washington | 501 | — | 90%62/69 Voters | 10 / 24 | 2.3 | |
| 18 | Penn State | 482 | — | 94%65/69 Voters | 14 / 25 | 2.4 | |
| 19 | SMU | 434 | — | 99%68/69 Voters | 12 / 24 | 2.5 | |
| 20 | Tennessee | 394 | — | 88%61/69 Voters | 14 / 25 | 2.8 | |
| 21 | Utah | 304 | — | 77%53/69 Voters | 15 / 25 | 2.3 | |
| 22 | Iowa | 260 | — | 90%62/69 Voters | 15 / 25 | 2.1 | |
| 23 | Houston | 252 | — | 84%58/69 Voters | 15 / 25 | 2.5 | |
| 24 | Louisville | 198 | — | 71%49/69 Voters | 16 / 25 | 1.9 | |
| 25 | Missouri | 117 | — | 45%31/69 Voters | 18 / 25 | 2.1 |
Other Teams Receiving Votes (24)
| Rank | Team | 1st | Ranked High / Low | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Clemson | 112 | — | 49%34/69 Voters | 15 / 25 | 2.1 | |
| NR | Florida | 51 | — | 20%14/69 Voters | 17 / 25 | 2.6 | |
| NR | Boise State | 43 | — | 22%15/69 Voters | 18 / 25 | 2.2 | |
| NR | Arizona | 32 | — | 13%9/69 Voters | 19 / 25 | 1.9 | |
| NR | TCU | 11 | — | 7%5/69 Voters | 23 / 25 | 1.0 | |
| NR | Navy | 10 | — | 10%7/69 Voters | 24 / 25 | 0.5 | |
| NR | South Carolina | 10 | — | 4%3/69 Voters | 20 / 25 | 2.1 | |
| NR | Illinois | 9 | — | 4%3/69 Voters | 20 / 25 | 2.2 | |
| NR | Oklahoma State | 8 | — | 4%3/69 Voters | 20 / 25 | 2.4 | |
| NR | Vanderbilt | 8 | — | 4%3/69 Voters | 21 / 25 | 1.7 | |
| NR | Pittsburgh | 7 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 19 / 19 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Virginia Tech | 6 | — | 3%2/69 Voters | 22 / 24 | 1.0 | |
| NR | Minnesota | 5 | — | 3%2/69 Voters | 22 / 25 | 1.5 | |
| NR | Georgia Tech | 4 | — | 3%2/69 Voters | 23 / 25 | 1.0 | |
| NR | New Mexico | 4 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 22 / 22 | 0.0 | |
| NR | UNLV | 4 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 22 / 22 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Auburn | 3 | — | 3%2/69 Voters | 24 / 25 | 0.5 | |
| NR | James Madison | 3 | — | 3%2/69 Voters | 24 / 25 | 0.5 | |
| NR | California | 2 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 24 / 24 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Memphis | 2 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 24 / 24 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Liberty | 1 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Tulane | 1 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Virginia | 1 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Western Michigan | 1 | — | 1%1/69 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 |
Biggest Individual Outliers
The largest gaps between a voter’s rank and the AP rank for the same team.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Texas Tech | #23 | #12 | -11 |
| Brett McMurphy | USC | #25 | #14 | -11 |
| Nicole Auerbach | Ole Miss | #18 | #9 | -9 |
| Ralph Russo | Texas A&M | #17 | #8 | -9 |
| David Briggs | Texas Tech | #21 | #12 | -9 |
| Jon Wilner | Ole Miss | #17 | #9 | -8 |
| Matt Murschel | Texas A&M | #16 | #8 | -8 |
| Bob Asmussen | Houston | #15 | #23 | +8 |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
Teams voters included outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they left out.
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