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Weekly AP Poll Insights

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

SportFootball
2026 Week 1 · 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
3.12

Ranked votes range from #1 to #16. 69 of 69 voters included the team; 0 left it unranked.

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Team / Ranked By
  1. 13.12
    #1Ranked Votes: #1#16#25

    69/69 Ranked · 0

  2. #1Ranked Votes: #6#23#25

    69/69 Ranked · 0

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

    46/69 Ranked · 23

  4. #1Ranked Votes: #15#25#25

    23/69 Ranked · 46

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

    26/69 Ranked · 43

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.

Dylan Sinn has this week’s largest placement MAD: 3.38 positions across 21 shared ranked teams. This ballot adds 4 and omits 4 compared with the AP Top 25.

Largest ballot placement differences for 2026 Week 1
RankVoterComparedBiggest Rank Difference
1Dylan SinnFort Wayne Journal-Gazette3.38214 / 4

Vote #6 · AP #14 · +8

2Stephen MeansCleveland.com3.21241 / 1

Vote #9 · AP #2 · -7

3Ralph RussoThe Athletic3.05214 / 4

Vote #14 · AP #24 · +10

4Mike GriffithAJC.com2.96232 / 2

Vote #1 · AP #8 · +7

5Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News2.86214 / 4

Vote #18 · AP #24 · +6

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
    46Omitted

    AP #25 · Omitted by 46/69 Voters · Ranked by 23/69

  2. 2
    23Omitted

    AP #24 · Omitted by 23/69 Voters · Ranked by 46/69

  3. 3
    21Omitted

    AP #23 · Omitted by 21/69 Voters · Ranked by 48/69

  4. 4
    13Omitted

    AP #22 · Omitted by 13/69 Voters · Ranked by 56/69

  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. Ranked by 26/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17

  2. 2
    23Included

    Ranked by 23/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17

  3. 3
    22Included

    Ranked by 22/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17

  4. 4
    10Included

    Ranked by 10/69 Voters · Highest Vote #22

  5. 5
    9Included

    Ranked by 9/69 Voters · Highest Vote #19

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