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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 8 · 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 7 to Week 8 · AP positions and voter support.

Biggest Rises

TexasSEC
#19 → #11Up 8 Spots
NorthwesternBig Ten
#24 → #20Up 4 Spots
SMUACC
#23 → #19Up 4 Spots
UtahBig 12
#10 → #6Up 4 Spots

Biggest Falls

BYUBig 12
#2 → #8Down 6 Spots
Ole MissSEC
#7 → #12Down 5 Spots
TennesseeSEC
#11 → #16Down 5 Spots
Texas TechBig 12
#8 → #13Down 5 Spots

New to the Top 25

Oklahoma StateBig 12
NR → #24
WisconsinBig Ten
NR → #25

Out of the Top 25

IowaBig Ten
#15 → NR
USCBig Ten
#16 → NR
View All Poll and Support Changes
TeamPrevious APCurrent APPreviously Ranked ByCurrently Ranked BySupport Change
AlabamaSEC
#13#1070/7070/700.0 pp
ArizonaBig 12
#25#2233/7069/70+51.4 pp
AuburnSEC
NRNR21/700/70-30.0 pp
Boise StatePac-12
#21#2060/7065/70+7.1 pp
BYUBig 12
#2#870/7070/700.0 pp
CincinnatiBig 12
NRNR0/706/70+8.6 pp
FloridaSEC
#20#1761/7067/70+8.6 pp
GeorgiaSEC
#5#370/7070/700.0 pp
HoustonBig 12
#14#1870/7067/70-4.3 pp
IndianaBig Ten
#6#470/7070/700.0 pp
IowaBig Ten
#15NR68/7027/70-58.6 pp
James MadisonSun Belt
NRNR21/700/70-30.0 pp
KentuckySEC
#12#970/7070/700.0 pp
LSUSEC
#18#1565/7070/70+7.1 pp
MiamiACC
#1#170/7070/700.0 pp
MinnesotaBig Ten
NRNR0/704/70+5.7 pp
Mississippi StateSEC
NRNR6/700/70-8.6 pp
MissouriSEC
#22#2352/7060/70+11.4 pp
New MexicoMountain West
NRNR5/7021/70+22.9 pp
NorthwesternBig Ten
#24#2064/7070/70+8.6 pp
Notre DameFBS Independents
#4#570/7070/700.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten
#3#270/7070/700.0 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12
NR#2428/7050/70+31.4 pp
Ole MissSEC
#7#1270/7070/700.0 pp
OregonBig Ten
NRNR25/700/70-35.7 pp
Oregon StatePac-12
NRNR3/705/70+2.9 pp
SMUACC
#23#1957/7067/70+14.3 pp
South CarolinaSEC
NRNR0/702/70+2.9 pp
TennesseeSEC
#11#1670/7068/70-2.9 pp
TexasSEC
#19#1167/7070/70+4.3 pp
Texas TechBig 12
#8#1370/7070/700.0 pp
UCLABig Ten
#9#770/7070/700.0 pp
USCBig Ten
#16NR64/703/70-87.1 pp
UtahBig 12
#10#670/7070/700.0 pp
UTSAAmerican
NRNR0/701/70+1.4 pp
Virginia TechACC
NRNR0/701/70+1.4 pp
Wake ForestACC
#17#1470/7070/700.0 pp
WisconsinBig Ten
NR#250/7047/70+67.1 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.

Texas: #19 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
1SEC#1767 / 703 / 70#11–#253.41
2Big 12#2269 / 701 / 70#11–#243.28
3ACC#1470 / 700 / 70#9–#243.10
4Big 12#1370 / 700 / 70#8–#233.08
5Big 12#1867 / 703 / 70#12–#253.04
FloridaSEC
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Highest Vote
#11
AP Result
#17
Lowest Ranked Vote
#25
Unranked Votes
3 / 70
4% 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
#112
#127
#132
#142
#150
#167
#179
#1813
#195
#207
#215
#222
#232
#243
#251
Unranked (NR)3

Key Takeaways

67 of 70 voters ranked Florida; 3 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #17.70.

: 3.41. This poll’s median is 2.33 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP #20, ranked by 61/70 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
1Koki Riley →
ArizonaBig 12
#11#2211 Spots Higher
2Cameron Cox →
Texas TechBig 12
#23#1310 Spots Lower
2Adam Lichtenstein →
Oklahoma StateBig 12
#14#2410 Spots Higher
2Zach Klein →
Texas TechBig 12
#23#1310 Spots Lower
2Chelsie Brown →
Wake ForestACC
#24#1410 Spots Lower
2Brian Fonseca →
ArizonaBig 12
#12#2210 Spots Higher
2Brian Fonseca →
LSUSEC
#25#1510 Spots Lower
2Spencer Ripchik →
ArizonaBig 12
#12#2210 Spots Higher

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
IowaBig Ten
NR27 / 7043 / 7016
2
WisconsinBig Ten
#2547 / 7023 / 7024
3
New MexicoMountain West
NR21 / 7049 / 7028
4
Oklahoma StateBig 12
#2450 / 7020 / 7030
5
MissouriSEC
#2360 / 7010 / 7050

Who’s In, Who’s Out

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

AP Teams Left Out Most

WisconsinBig Ten
23 / 70Unranked · AP #25
Oklahoma StateBig 12
20 / 70Unranked · AP #24
MissouriSEC
10 / 70Unranked · AP #23
Boise StatePac-12
5 / 70Unranked · AP #20
FloridaSEC
3 / 70Unranked · AP #17
HoustonBig 12
3 / 70Unranked · AP #18
SMUACC
3 / 70Unranked · AP #19

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

IowaBig Ten
27 / 70Ranked · AP NR
New MexicoMountain West
21 / 70Ranked · AP NR
CincinnatiBig 12
6 / 70Ranked · AP NR
Oregon StatePac-12
5 / 70Ranked · AP NR
MinnesotaBig Ten
4 / 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 →4.452233
2Koki Riley →3.292411
3Dylan Sinn →3.092322
4Ian Kress →3.042411
5Sarah Hughes →2.912322
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