Notable Omission
1 Left Out
AP #9 · 68/69 Ranked
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The votes, teams, and results that stand out this week.
Weekly Highlights
2026 Preseason · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.
Biggest Vote Gap (Tied)
11 Spots
Compare the Vote →Closest In/Out Split
34 In · 35 Out
Voters Ranking or Leaving Out
See the Split →Notable Ballot Omissions
Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.
Pat Welter Left No. 9 Ole Miss Unranked
- AP Rank
- #9
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 69
68 of 69 voters ranked Ole Miss. Pat Welter was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 9 Ole Miss Left Off One Ballot
Tom Murphy Left No. 11 LSU Unranked
- AP Rank
- #11
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 69
68 of 69 voters ranked LSU. Tom Murphy was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 11 LSU Left Off One Ballot
Chris Carter Left No. 14 BYU Unranked
- AP Rank
- #14
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 69
68 of 69 voters ranked BYU. Chris Carter was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 14 BYU Left Off One Ballot
Top 10 omissions, plus AP-ranked teams included by at least 95% of voters and left out by one to three. Highest AP rank first. Onlycomplete ballots count.
Biggest Poll Changes
A comparison with the immediately preceding poll.
No complete adjacent poll is available for comparison.
Biggest Disagreement on Ranking
Compare the AP result, numbered votes, and ballots that left each team out.
Select a Team to Explore Its Votes
| Rank | Team | Conference | AP Rank | Ranked | Unranked | Highest–Lowest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big 12 | #12 | 69 / 69 | 0 / 69 | #5–#23 | 2.95 | |
| 2 | Big Ten | #14 | 69 / 69 | 0 / 69 | #8–#25 | 2.94 | |
| 3 | SEC | #20 | 61 / 69 | 8 / 69 | #14–#25 | 2.81 | |
| 4 | SEC | #11 | 68 / 69 | 1 / 69 | #5–#18 | 2.69 | |
| 5 | SEC | NR | 14 / 69 | 55 / 69 | #17–#25 | 2.64 |
- Highest Vote
- #5
- AP Result
- #12
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- #23
- Unranked Votes
- 0 / 69 0% of Ballots
View Exact Vote Counts
| Position | Votes |
|---|---|
| #1 | 0 |
| #2 | 0 |
| #3 | 0 |
| #4 | 0 |
| #5 | 1 |
| #6 | 0 |
| #7 | 0 |
| #8 | 4 |
| #9 | 8 |
| #10 | 10 |
| #11 | 16 |
| #12 | 8 |
| #13 | 9 |
| #14 | 5 |
| #15 | 2 |
| #16 | 1 |
| #17 | 2 |
| #18 | 0 |
| #19 | 1 |
| #20 | 0 |
| #21 | 1 |
| #22 | 0 |
| #23 | 1 |
| #24 | 0 |
| #25 | 0 |
| Unranked (NR) | 0 |
Key Takeaways
69 of 69 voters ranked Texas Tech; 0 left the team unranked.
Average numbered vote: #11.75.
: 2.95. This poll’s median is 2.17 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.
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Where Voters Ranked Texas Tech
At least 10 ranked votes required. Top five plus ties. A team can qualify with an AP result of NR.
Biggest Individual Vote Differences
The largest gaps between one voter’s numbered ranking and the final AP poll.
| Rank | Voter | Team | Voter’s Rank | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Wilner → | #23 | #12 | 11 Spots Lower | |
| 1 | Brett McMurphy → | #25 | #14 | 11 Spots Lower | |
| 3 | Nicole Auerbach → | #18 | #9 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 3 | Ralph Russo → | #17 | #8 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 3 | David Briggs → | #21 | #12 | 9 Spots Lower |
Biggest individual gap first. Both voter and AP must rank the team. All cutoff ties are included. Whole-ballot averages are separate below.
Compare Voters Side by Side →Closest In/Out Splits
Which teams come closest to half the voters ranking them and half leaving them out?
Smallest Ranked–Unranked Gap First · Equal Gaps Share a Rank
| Rank | Team | AP Rank | Ranked | Unranked | Voter Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NR | 34 / 69 | 35 / 69 | 1 | |
| 2 | #25 | 31 / 69 | 38 / 69 | 7 | |
| 3 | #24 | 49 / 69 | 20 / 69 | 29 | |
| 4 | #21 | 53 / 69 | 16 / 69 | 37 | |
| 5 | NR | 15 / 69 | 54 / 69 | 39 |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.
AP Teams Left Out Most
20 / 69Unranked · AP #24
Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 69 complete ballots count. NR is not a numbered rank.
Games & Poll Movement
Final game results alongside the AP poll before kickoff and the following poll.
No completed games can be matched to this poll and the previous week's poll yet.
Browse Football Games →Results provide context. They do not establish why a voter changed a ballot, and rankings are not game predictions.
Advanced Analytics
Whole-ballot comparisons, sample sizes, and the numbers behind the highlights.
Overall Ballot Differences
Ordered by average absolute gap (), using every team ranked by both the voter and AP. A single unusual vote does not necessarily produce the most unusual whole ballot.
| Rank | Voter | Teams Compared | Added | Omitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javon Edmonds → | 3.41 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Jon Wilner → | 3.35 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Mike Griffith → | 2.91 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Brett McMurphy → | 2.79 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Rece Davis → | 2.77 | 22 | 3 | 3 |