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Weekly AP Poll Insights

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

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Weekly Highlights

2026 Week 2 · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.

Notable Ballot Omissions

Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.

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 1 to Week 2 · AP positions and voter support.

Biggest Rises

BYUBig 12
#15 → #11Up 4 Spots
IowaBig Ten
#21 → #18Up 3 Spots
MissouriSEC
#23 → #20Up 3 Spots
TennesseeSEC
#18 → #15Up 3 Spots
TexasSEC
#4 → #1Up 3 Spots
UtahBig 12
#20 → #17Up 3 Spots

Biggest Falls

OregonBig Ten
#6 → #21Down 15 Spots
OklahomaSEC
#11 → #24Down 13 Spots
Ohio StateBig Ten
#1 → #6Down 5 Spots

New to the Top 25

MichiganBig Ten
NR → #19

Out of the Top 25

WashingtonBig Ten
#19 → NR
View All Poll and Support Changes
TeamPrevious APCurrent APPreviously Ranked ByCurrently Ranked BySupport Change
AlabamaSEC
#12#1069/6968/680.0 pp
ArizonaBig 12
NRNR9/692/68-10.1 pp
Arizona StateBig 12
NRNR1/690/68-1.4 pp
AuburnSEC
NRNR2/690/68-2.9 pp
Boise StatePac-12
NRNR26/6918/68-11.2 pp
BYUBig 12
#15#1169/6968/680.0 pp
ColoradoBig 12
NRNR1/690/68-1.4 pp
FloridaSEC
NRNR23/6918/68-6.9 pp
GeorgiaSEC
#2#269/6968/680.0 pp
HoustonBig 12
#22#2256/6957/68+2.7 pp
IllinoisBig Ten
NRNR3/690/68-4.3 pp
IndianaBig Ten
#5#469/6968/680.0 pp
IowaBig Ten
#21#1864/6963/68-0.1 pp
James MadisonSun Belt
NRNR2/692/68+0.0 pp
Kansas StateBig 12
NRNR0/691/68+1.5 pp
LouisvilleACC
#24#2346/6957/68+17.2 pp
LSUSEC
#8#769/6968/680.0 pp
MemphisAmerican
NRNR10/690/68-14.5 pp
MiamiACC
#7#568/6968/68+1.4 pp
MichiganBig Ten
NR#1922/6962/68+59.3 pp
MinnesotaBig Ten
NRNR2/690/68-2.9 pp
Mississippi StateSEC
NRNR0/696/68+8.8 pp
MissouriSEC
#23#2048/6960/68+18.7 pp
NavyAmerican
NRNR4/690/68-5.8 pp
North Dakota StateMountain West
NRNR0/691/68+1.5 pp
Notre DameFBS Independents
#3#369/6968/680.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten
#1#669/6968/680.0 pp
OklahomaSEC
#11#2469/6952/68-23.5 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12
NRNR0/699/68+13.2 pp
Ole MissSEC
#9#869/6968/680.0 pp
OregonBig Ten
#6#2169/6948/68-29.4 pp
Penn StateBig Ten
#16#1468/6967/68-0.0 pp
PittsburghACC
NRNR4/691/68-4.3 pp
SMUACC
#17#1669/6967/68-1.5 pp
South CarolinaSEC
NRNR6/693/68-4.3 pp
TennesseeSEC
#18#1565/6967/68+4.3 pp
TexasSEC
#4#169/6968/680.0 pp
Texas A&MSEC
#10#969/6968/680.0 pp
Texas TechBig 12
#13#1369/6968/680.0 pp
TulsaAmerican
NRNR0/694/68+5.9 pp
UCLABig Ten
NRNR3/691/68-2.9 pp
USCBig Ten
#14#1269/6968/680.0 pp
UtahBig 12
#20#1761/6964/68+5.7 pp
VanderbiltSEC
NRNR1/690/68-1.4 pp
VirginiaACC
#25#2523/6941/68+27.0 pp
Virginia TechACC
NRNR2/693/68+1.5 pp
WashingtonBig Ten
#19NR63/6934/68-41.3 pp
Western MichiganMAC
NRNR7/698/68+1.6 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.

BYU: #15 to #11

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Biggest Disagreement on Ranking

Compare the AP result, numbered votes, and ballots that left each team out.

Select a Team to Explore Its Votes

Teams ordered by ranking spread, with AP result, vote range and unranked ballots
RankTeamConferenceAP RankRankedUnrankedHighest–Lowest
1SECNR18 / 6850 / 68#14–#253.82
2Big Ten#2148 / 6820 / 68#11–#253.66
3Big Ten#1962 / 686 / 68#12–#253.34
4ACC#2357 / 6811 / 68#12–#253.18
5ACC#2541 / 6827 / 68#14–#253.03
FloridaSEC
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Highest Vote
#14
AP Result
NR
Lowest Ranked Vote
#25
Unranked Votes
50 / 68
74% of Ballots
Where the Ranked Votes Landed
Ballot Position · #1 to #25
View Exact Vote Counts
Florida votes at every position
PositionVotes
#10
#20
#30
#40
#50
#60
#70
#80
#90
#100
#110
#120
#130
#141
#151
#161
#172
#180
#191
#200
#211
#221
#230
#246
#254
Unranked (NR)50

Key Takeaways

18 of 68 voters ranked Florida; 50 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #21.39.

: 3.82. This poll’s median is 2.45 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP NR, ranked by 23/69 voters.

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Where Voters Ranked Florida

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Where Voters Ranked Florida

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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.

RankVoterTeamVoter’s RankAP RankDifference
1Jon Wilner →
VirginiaACC
#14#2511 Spots Higher
1Brett McMurphy →
USCBig Ten
#23#1211 Spots Lower
1Ralph Russo →
LouisvilleACC
#12#2311 Spots Higher
1Ralph Russo →
VirginiaACC
#14#2511 Spots Higher
5Tom Murphy →
VirginiaACC
#15#2510 Spots Higher
5Jon Wilner →
TennesseeSEC
#25#1510 Spots Lower
5Adam Lichtenstein →
Penn StateBig Ten
#24#1410 Spots Lower
5Bob Asmussen →
OklahomaSEC
#14#2410 Spots Higher
5Bob Asmussen →
OregonBig Ten
#11#2110 Spots Higher
5Bob Asmussen →
TennesseeSEC
#25#1510 Spots Lower
5Dylan Sinn →
TennesseeSEC
#25#1510 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.

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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

RankTeamAP RankRankedUnrankedVoter Gap
1
WashingtonBig Ten
NR34 / 6834 / 680
2
VirginiaACC
#2541 / 6827 / 6814
3
OregonBig Ten
#2148 / 6820 / 6828
4
Boise StatePac-12
NR18 / 6850 / 6832
4
FloridaSEC
NR18 / 6850 / 6832

Who’s In, Who’s Out

How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.

AP Teams Left Out Most

VirginiaACC
27 / 68Unranked · AP #25
OregonBig Ten
20 / 68Unranked · AP #21
OklahomaSEC
16 / 68Unranked · AP #24
HoustonBig 12
11 / 68Unranked · AP #22
LouisvilleACC
11 / 68Unranked · AP #23

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

WashingtonBig Ten
34 / 68Ranked · AP NR
Boise StatePac-12
18 / 68Ranked · AP NR
FloridaSEC
18 / 68Ranked · AP NR
Oklahoma StateBig 12
9 / 68Ranked · AP NR
Western MichiganMAC
8 / 68Ranked · AP NR

Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 68 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.

RankVoterTeams ComparedAddedOmitted
1Bob Asmussen →3.882411
2Dylan Sinn →3.332144
3Ralph Russo →3.202055
4Jon Wilner →3.142233
5Koki Riley →3.102144
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