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Weekly AP Poll Insights

The votes, teams, and disagreements that stand out this week.

SportFootball
2026 Preseason · FootballPublished · 69 Complete Ballots
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Most Divided Teams

Where voters disagree most about placement among the teams they rank.

Widest Ranked Spread
2.95

Ranked votes range from #5 to #23. 69 of 69 voters included the team; 0 left it unranked.

Explore the Team’s Ballots →
Team / Ranked By
  1. #1Ranked Votes: #5#23#25

    69/69 Ranked · 0

  2. #1Ranked Votes: #8#25#25

    69/69 Ranked · 0

  3. #1Ranked Votes: #14#25#25

    61/69 Ranked · 8

  4. 42.69
    #1Ranked Votes: #5#18#25

    68/69 Ranked · 1

  5. #1Ranked Votes: #17#25#25

    14/69 Ranked · 55

Minimum 10 ranked votes. SD excludes unranked ballots. Every range uses the same #1–#25 scale; the dot marks the ranked-only average.

Biggest Ballot Outliers

The largest average placement differences from the published AP rankings.

Javon Edmonds has this week’s largest placement MAD: 3.41 positions across 22 shared ranked teams. This ballot adds 3 and omits 3 compared with the AP Top 25.

Largest ballot placement differences for 2026 Preseason
RankVoterComparedBiggest Rank Difference
1Javon EdmondsSyracuse Post-Standard3.41223 / 3

Vote #10 · AP #2 · -8

2Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News3.35205 / 5

Vote #23 · AP #12 · -11

3Mike GriffithAJC.com2.91223 / 3

Vote #24 · AP #17 · -7

4Brett McMurphyOn32.79241 / 1

Vote #25 · AP #14 · -11

5Rece DavisESPN2.77223 / 3

Vote #18 · AP #23 · +5

Minimum 10 teams ranked by both the voter and AP. Added and omitted teams are counted separately. Positive individual gaps mean higher than the AP rank; negative means lower.

Who’s In, Who’s Out

Disagreement about which teams belong in the Top 25.

Most Omitted From the AP Top 25

AP-ranked teams left off the most individual ballots.

  1. 1
    38Omitted

    AP #25 · Omitted by 38/69 Voters · Ranked by 31/69

  2. 2
    20Omitted

    AP #24 · Omitted by 20/69 Voters · Ranked by 49/69

  3. 3
    16Omitted

    AP #21 · Omitted by 16/69 Voters · Ranked by 53/69

  4. 4
    11Omitted

    AP #23 · Omitted by 11/69 Voters · Ranked by 58/69

  5. 5
    8Omitted

    AP #20 · Omitted by 8/69 Voters · Ranked by 61/69

Most Included Outside the AP Top 25

Unranked AP teams appearing on the most individual ballots.

  1. 1
    34Included

    Ranked by 34/69 Voters · Highest Vote #15

  2. Ranked by 15/69 Voters · Highest Vote #18

  3. 3
    14Included

    Ranked by 14/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17

  4. 4
    9Included

    Ranked by 9/69 Voters · Highest Vote #19

  5. 5
    7Included

    Ranked by 7/69 Voters · Highest Vote #24

All 69 complete ballots count toward inclusion. NR has no numerical position. Teams tied at AP #25 remain part of the AP Top 25.