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Weekly AP Poll Insights

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

SportFootball
2026 Week 2 · FootballPublished · 68 Complete Ballots
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Most Divided Teams

Where voters disagree most about placement among the teams they rank.

Widest Ranked Spread
3.82

Ranked votes range from #14 to #25. 18 of 68 voters included the team; 50 left it unranked.

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Team / Ranked By
  1. #1Ranked Votes: #14#25#25

    18/68 Ranked · 50

  2. #1Ranked Votes: #11#25#25

    48/68 Ranked · 20

  3. #1Ranked Votes: #12#25#25

    62/68 Ranked · 6

  4. #1Ranked Votes: #12#25#25

    57/68 Ranked · 11

  5. #1Ranked Votes: #14#25#25

    41/68 Ranked · 27

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.

Bob Asmussen has this week’s largest placement MAD: 3.88 positions across 24 shared ranked teams. This ballot adds 1 and omits 1 compared with the AP Top 25.

Largest ballot placement differences for 2026 Week 2
RankVoterComparedBiggest Rank Difference
1Bob AsmussenThe (Champaign) News-Gazette3.88241 / 1

Vote #14 · AP #24 · +10

2Dylan SinnFort Wayne Journal-Gazette3.33214 / 4

Vote #25 · AP #15 · -10

3Ralph RussoThe Athletic3.20205 / 5

Vote #12 · AP #23 · +11

4Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News3.14223 / 3

Vote #14 · AP #25 · +11

5Koki RileyThe (Baton Rouge) Advocate3.10214 / 4

Vote #15 · AP #23 · +8

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
    27Omitted

    AP #25 · Omitted by 27/68 Voters · Ranked by 41/68

  2. 2
    20Omitted

    AP #21 · Omitted by 20/68 Voters · Ranked by 48/68

  3. 3
    16Omitted

    AP #24 · Omitted by 16/68 Voters · Ranked by 52/68

  4. 4
    11Omitted

    AP #22 · Omitted by 11/68 Voters · Ranked by 57/68

  5. 4
    11Omitted

    AP #23 · Omitted by 11/68 Voters · Ranked by 57/68

Most Included Outside the AP Top 25

Unranked AP teams appearing on the most individual ballots.

  1. Ranked by 34/68 Voters · Highest Vote #14

  2. Ranked by 18/68 Voters · Highest Vote #19

  3. 2
    18Included

    Ranked by 18/68 Voters · Highest Vote #14

  4. Ranked by 9/68 Voters · Highest Vote #21

  5. Ranked by 8/68 Voters · Highest Vote #19

All 68 complete ballots count toward inclusion. NR has no numerical position. Teams tied at AP #25 remain part of the AP Top 25.