Biggest Disagreement
#12–#24
3.13 SD · 0 Unranked Votes
Explore the Votes →Weekly AP Poll Insights
The votes, teams, and results that stand out this week.
Weekly Highlights
2026 Week 10 · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.
Biggest Rise
#16 → #9
AP Rank · Previous → Current
See Poll Changes →Biggest Vote Gap (Tied)
9 Spots
Compare the Vote →Closest In/Out Split
43 In · 27 Out
Voters Ranking or Leaving Out
See the Split →Notable Ballot Omissions
Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.
Dave Preston Left No. 18 Oregon Unranked
- AP Rank
- #18
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 69 / 70
69 of 70 voters ranked Oregon. Dave Preston was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 18 Oregon Left Off One Ballot
David Jablonski Left No. 19 Ole Miss Unranked
- AP Rank
- #19
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 69 / 70
69 of 70 voters ranked Ole Miss. David Jablonski was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 19 Ole Miss Left Off One Ballot
3 Voters Left No. 20 South Carolina Unranked
- AP Rank
- #20
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 67 / 70
67 of 70 voters ranked South Carolina. 3 voters left the team out.
View Jon Wilner’s Ballot →View Dylan Sinn’s Ballot →View Dave Preston’s Ballot →Explore South Carolina Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
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No. 20 South Carolina Left Off 3 Ballots
3 Voters Left No. 21 Ohio State Unranked
- AP Rank
- #21
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 67 / 70
67 of 70 voters ranked Ohio State. 3 voters left the team out.
View Zach Klein’s Ballot →View Dave Preston’s Ballot →View David Jablonski’s Ballot →Explore Ohio State Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
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No. 21 Ohio State Left Off 3 Ballots
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
Week 9 to Week 10 · AP positions and voter support.
Biggest Rises
#20 → #17Up 3 Spots
#23 → #20Up 3 Spots
#13 → #10Up 3 Spots
#14 → #11Up 3 Spots
View All Poll and Support Changes
| Team | Previous AP | Current AP | Previously Ranked By | Currently Ranked By | Support Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 | #7 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #24 | #22 | 49/70 | 65/70 | +22.9 pp | |
| #20 | #17 | 67/70 | 70/70 | +4.3 pp | |
| #7 | #12 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 4/70 | 19/70 | +21.4 pp | |
| #25 | NR | 33/70 | 0/70 | -47.1 pp | |
| #2 | #1 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #17 | #14 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #6 | #6 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #21 | #16 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #8 | #13 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/70 | 5/70 | +4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 1/70 | 5/70 | +5.7 pp | |
| #15 | #24 | 70/70 | 57/70 | -18.6 pp | |
| #1 | #5 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/70 | 0/70 | -4.3 pp | |
| #19 | NR | 69/70 | 19/70 | -71.4 pp | |
| #22 | #23 | 55/70 | 65/70 | +14.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/70 | 2/70 | +2.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 28/70 | 0/70 | -40.0 pp | |
| #4 | #3 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #11 | #21 | 70/70 | 67/70 | -4.3 pp | |
| NR | NR | 2/70 | 8/70 | +8.6 pp | |
| #12 | #19 | 70/70 | 69/70 | -1.4 pp | |
| NR | #18 | 22/70 | 69/70 | +67.1 pp | |
| NR | #25 | 9/70 | 43/70 | +48.6 pp | |
| #23 | #20 | 45/70 | 67/70 | +31.4 pp | |
| #16 | #9 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #10 | #8 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #13 | #10 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #5 | #4 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #18 | #15 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #3 | #2 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 23/70 | 0/70 | -32.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 8/70 | 0/70 | -11.4 pp | |
| #14 | #11 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 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 | Pac-12 | #17 | 70 / 70 | 0 / 70 | #12–#24 | 3.13 | |
| 2 | SEC | #19 | 69 / 70 | 1 / 70 | #13–#25 | 3.03 | |
| 3 | SEC | #24 | 57 / 70 | 13 / 70 | #15–#25 | 2.92 | |
| 4 | Big Ten | #18 | 69 / 70 | 1 / 70 | #13–#25 | 2.86 | |
| 5 | SEC | #20 | 67 / 70 | 3 / 70 | #11–#25 | 2.70 |
- Highest Vote
- #12
- AP Result
- #17
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- #24
- Unranked Votes
- 0 / 70 0% of Ballots
View Exact Vote Counts
| Position | Votes |
|---|---|
| #1 | 0 |
| #2 | 0 |
| #3 | 0 |
| #4 | 0 |
| #5 | 0 |
| #6 | 0 |
| #7 | 0 |
| #8 | 0 |
| #9 | 0 |
| #10 | 0 |
| #11 | 0 |
| #12 | 2 |
| #13 | 3 |
| #14 | 4 |
| #15 | 6 |
| #16 | 12 |
| #17 | 7 |
| #18 | 7 |
| #19 | 8 |
| #20 | 5 |
| #21 | 5 |
| #22 | 3 |
| #23 | 4 |
| #24 | 4 |
| #25 | 0 |
| Unranked (NR) | 0 |
Key Takeaways
70 of 70 voters ranked Boise State; 0 left the team unranked.
Average numbered vote: #17.96.
: 3.13. This poll’s median is 1.79 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.
Previously AP #20, ranked by 67/70 voters.
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Where Voters Ranked Boise State
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 | Creg Stephenson → | #15 | #24 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 1 | Kirk Kenney → | #11 | #20 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 1 | Eric Hansen → | #12 | #21 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Jon Wilner → | #16 | #24 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Randy Johnson → | #17 | #25 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Stephen Means → | #15 | #23 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Bob Ballou → | #16 | #24 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Andy Yamashita → | #17 | #25 | 8 Spots Higher | |
| 4 | Josh Furlong → | #16 | #24 | 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
Who’s In, Who’s Out
How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.
AP Teams Left Out Most
5 / 70Unranked · AP #23
3 / 70Unranked · AP #21
3 / 70Unranked · AP #20
Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters
8 / 70Ranked · AP NR
5 / 70Ranked · AP NR
5 / 70Ranked · AP NR
Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 70 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 | Eric Hansen → | 2.67 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Koki Riley → | 2.65 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Stephen Means → | 2.65 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Murray Evans → | 2.54 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Andy Yamashita → | 2.38 | 24 | 1 | 1 |