Biggest Disagreement
#13–#25
3.48 SD · 51 Unranked Votes
Explore the Votes →Weekly AP Poll Insights
The votes, teams, and results that stand out this week.
Weekly Highlights
2026 Week 6 · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.
Biggest Rise
#21 → #12
AP Rank · Previous → Current
See Poll Changes →Biggest Vote Gap
11 Spots
Compare the Vote →Closest In/Out Split
39 In · 31 Out
Voters Ranking or Leaving Out
See the Split →Notable Ballot Omissions
Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.
3 Voters Left No. 14 Tennessee Unranked
- AP Rank
- #14
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 67 / 70
67 of 70 voters ranked Tennessee. 3 voters left the team out.
View Jerry Humphrey’s Ballot →View Dylan Sinn’s Ballot →View Koki Riley’s Ballot →Explore Tennessee Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
2 Voters Left No. 15 Kentucky Unranked
- AP Rank
- #15
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 70
68 of 70 voters ranked Kentucky. 2 voters left the team out.
View Randy Johnson’s Ballot →View Eric Johnson’s Ballot →Explore Kentucky Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
3 Voters Left No. 16 Mississippi State Unranked
- AP Rank
- #16
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 67 / 70
67 of 70 voters ranked Mississippi State. 3 voters left the team out.
View Stephen Means’s Ballot →View Murray Evans’s Ballot →View Kirk Bohls’s Ballot →Explore Mississippi State Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
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No. 16 Mississippi State Left Off 3 Ballots
Mike Griffith Left No. 18 Oklahoma State Unranked
- AP Rank
- #18
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 69 / 70
69 of 70 voters ranked Oklahoma State. Mike Griffith was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 18 Oklahoma State Left Off One Ballot
2 Voters Left No. 21 Wake Forest Unranked
- AP Rank
- #21
- These Ballots
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 68 / 70
68 of 70 voters ranked Wake Forest. 2 voters left the team out.
View Javon Edmonds’s Ballot →View Josh Furlong’s Ballot →Explore Wake Forest Votes →See Omissions in All Ballots →
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No. 21 Wake Forest Left Off 2 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 5 to Week 6 · AP positions and voter support.
Biggest Rises
View All Poll and Support Changes
| Team | Previous AP | Current AP | Previously Ranked By | Currently Ranked By | Support Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | #6 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 4/70 | 24/70 | +28.6 pp | |
| #23 | #23 | 52/70 | 57/70 | +7.1 pp | |
| #8 | #8 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 18/70 | 1/70 | -24.3 pp | |
| #16 | NR | 70/70 | 4/70 | -94.3 pp | |
| #2 | #1 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #22 | #20 | 52/70 | 66/70 | +20.0 pp | |
| #7 | #5 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #20 | #17 | 57/70 | 70/70 | +18.6 pp | |
| NR | NR | 6/70 | 15/70 | +12.9 pp | |
| NR | #15 | 38/70 | 68/70 | +42.9 pp | |
| #10 | #22 | 70/70 | 56/70 | -20.0 pp | |
| #4 | #3 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/70 | 0/70 | -4.3 pp | |
| #17 | #16 | 61/70 | 67/70 | +8.6 pp | |
| #14 | #13 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 15/70 | 15/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/70 | 2/70 | +2.9 pp | |
| NR | NR | 3/70 | 0/70 | -4.3 pp | |
| NR | #25 | 21/70 | 30/70 | +12.9 pp | |
| #3 | #2 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #5 | #4 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/70 | 16/70 | +22.9 pp | |
| #18 | #18 | 58/70 | 69/70 | +15.7 pp | |
| #9 | #9 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #13 | NR | 70/70 | 22/70 | -68.6 pp | |
| NR | NR | 0/70 | 1/70 | +1.4 pp | |
| #25 | NR | 42/70 | 0/70 | -60.0 pp | |
| #24 | #24 | 36/70 | 39/70 | +4.3 pp | |
| #15 | #14 | 68/70 | 67/70 | -1.4 pp | |
| #1 | #7 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #11 | #10 | 70/70 | 70/70 | 0.0 pp | |
| #21 | #12 | 62/70 | 70/70 | +11.4 pp | |
| #19 | #19 | 58/70 | 64/70 | +8.6 pp | |
| #12 | #11 | 69/70 | 70/70 | +1.4 pp | |
| NR | #21 | 29/70 | 68/70 | +55.7 pp | |
| NR | NR | 18/70 | 19/70 | +1.4 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 | Big Ten | NR | 19 / 70 | 51 / 70 | #13–#25 | 3.48 | |
| 2 | Big 12 | #18 | 69 / 70 | 1 / 70 | #11–#25 | 3.29 | |
| 3 | ACC | #21 | 68 / 70 | 2 / 70 | #12–#25 | 3.16 | |
| 4 | SEC | #15 | 68 / 70 | 2 / 70 | #9–#24 | 3.03 | |
| 5 | Big Ten | #12 | 70 / 70 | 0 / 70 | #6–#21 | 3.00 |
- Highest Vote
- #13
- AP Result
- NR
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- #25
- Unranked Votes
- 51 / 70 73% 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 | 0 |
| #13 | 1 |
| #14 | 0 |
| #15 | 0 |
| #16 | 1 |
| #17 | 2 |
| #18 | 1 |
| #19 | 0 |
| #20 | 3 |
| #21 | 1 |
| #22 | 1 |
| #23 | 1 |
| #24 | 5 |
| #25 | 3 |
| Unranked (NR) | 51 |
Key Takeaways
19 of 70 voters ranked Wisconsin; 51 left the team unranked.
Average numbered vote: #21.16.
: 3.48. This poll’s median is 2.25 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.
Previously AP NR, ranked by 18/70 voters.
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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.
| Rank | Voter | Team | Voter’s Rank | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Bohls → | #25 | #14 | 11 Spots Lower | |
| 2 | Jon Wilner → | #23 | #14 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 2 | Jon Wilner → | #12 | #21 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 2 | Kirk Kenney → | #24 | #15 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 2 | Brett McMurphy → | #25 | #16 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 2 | Brian Fonseca → | #12 | #21 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 2 | Pete Yanity → | #21 | #12 | 9 Spots Lower | |
| 2 | Kirk Bohls → | #14 | #23 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 2 | Ty Hildenbrandt → | #23 | #14 | 9 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.
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
40 / 70Unranked · AP #25
13 / 70Unranked · AP #23
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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PittsburghLeft the Top 25
Ballots Ranking Pittsburgh: 42/70 → 0/70
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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 | Brian Fonseca → | 3.50 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dylan Sinn → | 2.95 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Stephen Means → | 2.86 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Jon Wilner → | 2.83 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Koki Riley → | 2.77 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
