AP Top 25 Breakdown
Compare every ballot with the published rankings.
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AP Top 25
2026 · Week 2 · 2026-09-13
| Rank | Team | 1st | Ranked High / Low | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,678 | 56 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 5 | 0.8 | |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,551 | 3 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 8 | 1.7 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,531 | 1 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 7 | 1.3 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 1,466 | 3 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 8 | 1.6 | |
| 5 | Miami | 1,452 | 4 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 8 | 1.6 | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1,407 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 2 / 10 | 1.8 | |
| 7 | LSU | 1,334 | 1 | 100%68/68 Voters | 1 / 13 | 1.9 | |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 1,216 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 4 / 13 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1,165 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 4 / 12 | 1.2 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 1,068 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 7 / 15 | 1.4 | |
| 11 | BYU | 966 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 8 / 16 | 1.5 | |
| 12 | USC | 944 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 8 / 23 | 2.4 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 910 | — | 100%68/68 Voters | 9 / 19 | 2.2 | |
| 14 | Penn State | 692 | — | 99%67/68 Voters | 12 / 24 | 2.5 | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 676 | — | 99%67/68 Voters | 12 / 25 | 2.8 | |
| 16 | SMU | 636 | — | 99%67/68 Voters | 12 / 24 | 2.6 | |
| 17 | Utah | 558 | — | 94%64/68 Voters | 12 / 25 | 2.6 | |
| 18 | Iowa | 391 | — | 93%63/68 Voters | 13 / 25 | 2.9 | |
| 19 | Michigan | 382 | — | 91%62/68 Voters | 12 / 25 | 3.3 | |
| 20 | Missouri | 344 | — | 88%60/68 Voters | 14 / 25 | 2.7 | |
| 21 | Oregon | 324 | — | 71%48/68 Voters | 11 / 25 | 3.7 | |
| 22 | Houston | 292 | — | 84%57/68 Voters | 13 / 25 | 2.6 | |
| 23 | Louisville | 244 | — | 84%57/68 Voters | 12 / 25 | 3.2 | |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 222 | — | 76%52/68 Voters | 14 / 25 | 2.6 | |
| 25 | Virginia | 182 | — | 60%41/68 Voters | 14 / 25 | 3.0 |
Other Teams Receiving Votes (15)
| Rank | Team | 1st | Ranked High / Low | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Washington | 172 | — | 50%34/68 Voters | 14 / 25 | 2.5 | |
| NR | Florida | 83 | — | 26%18/68 Voters | 14 / 25 | 3.8 | |
| NR | Boise State | 57 | — | 26%18/68 Voters | 19 / 25 | 1.8 | |
| NR | Oklahoma State | 36 | — | 13%9/68 Voters | 21 / 24 | 1.1 | |
| NR | Western Michigan | 35 | — | 12%8/68 Voters | 19 / 24 | 1.9 | |
| NR | Tulsa | 18 | — | 6%4/68 Voters | 20 / 23 | 1.1 | |
| NR | Mississippi State | 17 | — | 9%6/68 Voters | 23 / 24 | 0.4 | |
| NR | South Carolina | 15 | — | 4%3/68 Voters | 20 / 22 | 0.8 | |
| NR | Virginia Tech | 11 | — | 4%3/68 Voters | 18 / 25 | 3.1 | |
| NR | UCLA | 9 | — | 1%1/68 Voters | 17 / 17 | 0.0 | |
| NR | James Madison | 6 | — | 3%2/68 Voters | 21 / 25 | 2.0 | |
| NR | Arizona | 5 | — | 3%2/68 Voters | 22 / 25 | 1.5 | |
| NR | North Dakota State | 3 | — | 1%1/68 Voters | 23 / 23 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Kansas State | 1 | — | 1%1/68 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 | |
| NR | Pittsburgh | 1 | — | 1%1/68 Voters | 25 / 25 | 0.0 |
Biggest Individual Outliers
The largest gaps between a voter’s rank and the AP rank for the same team.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Virginia | #14 | #25 | +11 |
| Brett McMurphy | USC | #23 | #12 | -11 |
| Ralph Russo | Louisville | #12 | #23 | +11 |
| Ralph Russo | Virginia | #14 | #25 | +11 |
| Tom Murphy | Virginia | #15 | #25 | +10 |
| Jon Wilner | Tennessee | #25 | #15 | -10 |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Penn State | #24 | #14 | -10 |
| Bob Asmussen | Oklahoma | #14 | #24 | +10 |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
Teams voters included outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they left out.
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2026 · Week 2 · 2026-09-13 · 68/68 complete ballots.