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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 7 · 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 6 to Week 7 · AP positions and voter support.

Biggest Rises

BYUBig 12
#8 → #2Up 6 Spots
HoustonBig 12
#20 → #14Up 6 Spots
LSUSEC
#22 → #18Up 4 Spots
Wake ForestACC
#21 → #17Up 4 Spots

Biggest Falls

TexasSEC
#7 → #19Down 12 Spots
MissouriSEC
#13 → #22Down 9 Spots
AlabamaSEC
#6 → #13Down 7 Spots

New to the Top 25

FloridaSEC
NR → #20
ArizonaBig 12
NR → #25

Out of the Top 25

Mississippi StateSEC
#16 → NR
Oklahoma StateBig 12
#18 → NR
View All Poll and Support Changes
TeamPrevious APCurrent APPreviously Ranked ByCurrently Ranked BySupport Change
AlabamaSEC
#6#1370/7070/700.0 pp
ArizonaBig 12
NR#2524/7033/70+12.9 pp
AuburnSEC
NRNR0/7021/70+30.0 pp
Boise StatePac-12
#23#2157/7060/70+4.3 pp
BYUBig 12
#8#270/7070/700.0 pp
DukeACC
NRNR1/700/70-1.4 pp
FloridaSEC
NR#204/7061/70+81.4 pp
GeorgiaSEC
#1#570/7070/700.0 pp
HoustonBig 12
#20#1466/7070/70+5.7 pp
IndianaBig Ten
#5#670/7070/700.0 pp
IowaBig Ten
#17#1570/7068/70-2.9 pp
James MadisonSun Belt
NRNR15/7021/70+8.6 pp
KentuckySEC
#15#1268/7070/70+2.9 pp
LSUSEC
#22#1856/7065/70+12.9 pp
MiamiACC
#3#170/7070/700.0 pp
Mississippi StateSEC
#16NR67/706/70-87.1 pp
MissouriSEC
#13#2270/7052/70-25.7 pp
NebraskaBig Ten
NRNR15/700/70-21.4 pp
New MexicoMountain West
NRNR2/705/70+4.3 pp
NorthwesternBig Ten
#25#2430/7064/70+48.6 pp
Notre DameFBS Independents
#2#470/7070/700.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten
#4#370/7070/700.0 pp
OklahomaSEC
NRNR16/700/70-22.9 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12
#18NR69/7028/70-58.6 pp
Ole MissSEC
#9#770/7070/700.0 pp
OregonBig Ten
NRNR22/7025/70+4.3 pp
Oregon StatePac-12
NRNR1/703/70+2.9 pp
SMUACC
#24#2339/7057/70+25.7 pp
TennesseeSEC
#14#1167/7070/70+4.3 pp
TexasSEC
#7#1970/7067/70-4.3 pp
Texas TechBig 12
#10#870/7070/700.0 pp
UCLABig Ten
#12#970/7070/700.0 pp
USCBig Ten
#19#1664/7064/700.0 pp
UtahBig 12
#11#1070/7070/700.0 pp
Wake ForestACC
#21#1768/7070/70+2.9 pp
WisconsinBig Ten
NRNR19/700/70-27.1 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.

Select a Team to Explore Its Votes

Teams ordered by ranking spread, with AP result, vote range and unranked ballots
RankTeamConferenceAP RankRankedUnrankedHighest–Lowest
1ACC#1770 / 700 / 70#10–#253.13
2Big 12#2533 / 7037 / 70#12–#253.13
3SEC#1967 / 703 / 70#12–#252.99
4SEC#2061 / 709 / 70#14–#252.90
5Big Ten#1664 / 706 / 70#12–#252.82
Wake ForestACC
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Highest Vote
#10
AP Result
#17
Lowest Ranked Vote
#25
Unranked Votes
0 / 70
0% of Ballots
Where the Ranked Votes Landed
Ballot Position · #1 to #25
View Exact Vote Counts
Wake Forest votes at every position
PositionVotes
#10
#20
#30
#40
#50
#60
#70
#80
#90
#101
#111
#122
#132
#144
#154
#168
#1713
#189
#194
#208
#213
#227
#232
#241
#251
Unranked (NR)0

Key Takeaways

70 of 70 voters ranked Wake Forest; 0 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #17.80.

: 3.13. This poll’s median is 2.24 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP #21, ranked by 68/70 voters.

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Where Voters Ranked Wake Forest

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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
1Koki Riley →
ArizonaBig 12
#12#2513 Spots Higher
2Brian Fonseca →
ArizonaBig 12
#15#2510 Spots Higher
3Dylan Sinn →
ArizonaBig 12
#16#259 Spots Higher
3Ralph Russo →
USCBig Ten
#25#169 Spots Lower
3Stephen Means →
NorthwesternBig Ten
#15#249 Spots Higher
3Murray Evans →
USCBig Ten
#25#169 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
ArizonaBig 12
#2533 / 7037 / 704
2
Oklahoma StateBig 12
NR28 / 7042 / 7014
3
OregonBig Ten
NR25 / 7045 / 7020
4
AuburnSEC
NR21 / 7049 / 7028
4
James MadisonSun Belt
NR21 / 7049 / 7028

Who’s In, Who’s Out

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

AP Teams Left Out Most

ArizonaBig 12
37 / 70Unranked · AP #25
MissouriSEC
18 / 70Unranked · AP #22
SMUACC
13 / 70Unranked · AP #23
Boise StatePac-12
10 / 70Unranked · AP #21
FloridaSEC
9 / 70Unranked · AP #20

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

Oklahoma StateBig 12
28 / 70Ranked · AP NR
OregonBig Ten
25 / 70Ranked · AP NR
AuburnSEC
21 / 70Ranked · AP NR
James MadisonSun Belt
21 / 70Ranked · AP NR
Mississippi StateSEC
6 / 70Ranked · AP NR

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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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
1Stephen Means →3.702322
2Chris Murray →3.042322
3Brian Fonseca →2.962411
4Dylan Sinn →2.952233
5Koki Riley →2.902144
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