Notable Omission
1 Left Out
AP #7 · 68/69 Ranked
See the Omission →Weekly AP Poll Insights
The votes, teams, and results that stand out this week.
Weekly Highlights
2026 Week 1 · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.
Biggest Rise
#11 → #8
AP Rank · Previous → Current
See Poll Changes →Biggest Vote Gap (Tied)
10 Spots
Compare the Vote →Closest In/Out Split
26 In · 43 Out
Voters Ranking or Leaving Out
See the Split →Notable Ballot Omissions
Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.
Brian Fonseca Left No. 7 Miami Unranked
- AP Rank
- #7
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 69
68 of 69 voters ranked Miami. Brian Fonseca was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 7 Miami Left Off One Ballot
Andy Yamashita Left No. 16 Penn State Unranked
- AP Rank
- #16
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 69
68 of 69 voters ranked Penn State. Andy Yamashita was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 16 Penn State 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
Preseason to Week 1 · AP positions and voter support.
Biggest Rises
#18 → #16Up 2 Spots
View All Poll and Support Changes
| Team | Previous AP | Current AP | Previously Ranked By | Currently Ranked By | Support Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 | #12 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 9/69 | 9/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/69 | 1/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/69 | 2/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 15/69 | 26/69 | +15.9 pp | |
| #14 | #15 | 68/69 | 69/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 0/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 34/69 | 0/69 | -49.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/69 | 1/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 14/69 | 23/69 | +13.0 pp | |
| #3 | #2 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/69 | 0/69 | -2.9 pp | |
| #23 | #22 | 58/69 | 56/69 | -2.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/69 | 3/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #6 | #5 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #22 | #21 | 62/69 | 64/69 | +2.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/69 | 2/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 0/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| #24 | #24 | 49/69 | 46/69 | -4.3 pp | |
| #11 | #8 | 68/69 | 69/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 10/69 | +13.0 pp | |
| #7 | #7 | 69/69 | 68/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| #16 | NR | 69/69 | 22/69 | -68.1 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/69 | 2/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #25 | #23 | 31/69 | 48/69 | +24.6 pp | |
| NR | NR | 7/69 | 4/69 | -4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 0/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| #4 | #3 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #1 | #1 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #10 | #11 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/69 | 0/69 | -4.3 pp | |
| #9 | #9 | 68/69 | 69/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| #2 | #6 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #18 | #16 | 65/69 | 68/69 | +4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 4/69 | +4.3 pp | |
| #19 | #17 | 68/69 | 69/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/69 | 6/69 | +4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 5/69 | 0/69 | -7.2 pp | |
| #20 | #18 | 61/69 | 65/69 | +5.8 pp | |
| #5 | #4 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #8 | #10 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #12 | #13 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 0/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/69 | 3/69 | +4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 0/69 | -1.4 pp | |
| #14 | #14 | 69/69 | 69/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #21 | #20 | 53/69 | 61/69 | +11.6 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/69 | 1/69 | -2.9 pp | |
| NR | #25 | 1/69 | 23/69 | +31.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/69 | 2/69 | 0.0 pp | |
| #17 | #19 | 62/69 | 63/69 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/69 | 7/69 | +8.7 pp |
Numeric moves compare teams ranked in both polls. NR has no numbered position. Support changes use each week’s own voters; pp means percentage points.
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Biggest Disagreement on Ranking
Compare the AP result, numbered votes, and ballots that left each team out.
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| Rank | Team | Conference | AP Rank | Ranked | Unranked | Highest–Lowest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | #8 | 69 / 69 | 0 / 69 | #1–#16 | 3.12 | |
| 2 | Big Ten | #14 | 69 / 69 | 0 / 69 | #6–#23 | 2.76 | |
| 3 | ACC | #24 | 46 / 69 | 23 / 69 | #14–#25 | 2.72 | |
| 4 | ACC | #25 | 23 / 69 | 46 / 69 | #15–#25 | 2.71 | |
| 5 | Pac-12 | NR | 26 / 69 | 43 / 69 | #17–#25 | 2.46 |
- Highest Vote
- #1
- AP Result
- #8
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- #16
- Unranked Votes
- 0 / 69 0% of Ballots
View Exact Vote Counts
| Position | Votes |
|---|---|
| #1 | 5 |
| #2 | 2 |
| #3 | 4 |
| #4 | 6 |
| #5 | 3 |
| #6 | 6 |
| #7 | 8 |
| #8 | 14 |
| #9 | 10 |
| #10 | 6 |
| #11 | 1 |
| #12 | 2 |
| #13 | 0 |
| #14 | 1 |
| #15 | 0 |
| #16 | 1 |
| #17 | 0 |
| #18 | 0 |
| #19 | 0 |
| #20 | 0 |
| #21 | 0 |
| #22 | 0 |
| #23 | 0 |
| #24 | 0 |
| #25 | 0 |
| Unranked (NR) | 0 |
Key Takeaways
69 of 69 voters ranked LSU; 0 left the team unranked.
Average numbered vote: #6.94.
: 3.12. This poll’s median is 2.09 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.
Previously AP #11, ranked by 68/69 voters.
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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 | Ralph Russo → | #14 | #24 | 10 Spots Higher | |
| 1 | Ralph Russo → | #15 | #25 | 10 Spots Higher | |
| 3 | Brett McMurphy → | #23 | #14 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 4 | Adam Lichtenstein → | #24 | #16 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 4 | Dylan Sinn → | #6 | #14 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Eric Hansen → | #22 | #14 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 4 | Dave Preston → | #16 | #8 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 4 | Ralph Russo → | #24 | #16 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 4 | Sean Reider → | #17 | #25 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Josh Furlong → | #17 | #25 | 8 Spots Higher |
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 | 26 / 69 | 43 / 69 | 17 | |
| 2 | NR | 23 / 69 | 46 / 69 | 23 | |
| 2 | #24 | 46 / 69 | 23 / 69 | 23 | |
| 2 | #25 | 23 / 69 | 46 / 69 | 23 | |
| 5 | NR | 22 / 69 | 47 / 69 | 25 |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.
AP Teams Left Out Most
23 / 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.
Final scores alongside the next AP poll. Top 25 entries and exits come first, followed by the biggest numbered rank changes. Ballot counts show how voter support changed between those polls.
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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 | Dylan Sinn → | 3.38 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Stephen Means → | 3.21 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ralph Russo → | 3.05 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Griffith → | 2.96 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Jon Wilner → | 2.86 | 21 | 4 | 4 |