Weekly AP Poll Insights

Widest Ranked Spread

FloridaSEC

3.18

Ranked-Vote SDHigher means more disagreement.

Highest Vote#13

Lowest Ranked Vote#25

Ballot Position

Ranked55 / 69

Unranked14 / 69

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Team / Ranked BySD

1. 1

   FloridaSEC

   3.18
   #1Ranked Votes: #13–#25#25

   55/69 Ranked · 14 NR

2. 2

   MichiganBig Ten

   3.08
   #1Ranked Votes: #13–#25#25

   62/69 Ranked · 7 NR

3. 3

   OregonBig Ten

   3.04
   #1Ranked Votes: #11–#25#25

   55/69 Ranked · 14 NR

4. 4

   HoustonBig 12

   2.91
   #1Ranked Votes: #15–#25#25

   29/69 Ranked · 40 NR

5. 5

   Boise StatePac-12

   2.84
   #1Ranked Votes: #17–#25#25

   13/69 Ranked · 56 NR

Minimum 10 ranked votes. SD excludes unranked ballots. Every range uses the same #1–#25 scale; the dot marks the ranked-only average.

Koki Riley has this week’s largest placement MAD: 3.23 positions across 22 shared ranked teams. This ballot adds 3 and omits 3 compared with the AP Top 25.

Largest ballot placement differences for 2026 Week 3

Rank	Voter	MAD	Compared	Added / Omitted	Biggest Rank Difference
1	Koki Riley →The (Baton Rouge) Advocate	3.23	22	3 / 3	HoustonBig 12 Vote #17 · AP #25 · +8
2	Ralph Russo →The Athletic	3.18	22	3 / 3	Mississippi StateSEC Vote #14 · AP #24 · +10
3	Bob Ballou →CBS Austin	2.91	23	2 / 2	FloridaSEC Vote #14 · AP #21 · +7
4	Stephen Means →Cleveland.com	2.86	22	3 / 3	AlabamaSEC Vote #19 · AP #8 · -11
5	Dylan Sinn →Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette	2.79	19	6 / 6	HoustonBig 12 Vote #16 · AP #25 · +9

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.

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