2026 AP Football Poll
Kent State · Week 9
Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.
Latest poll:
Coverage: –
AP Result
NRStill not ranked
Compared with Week 8
Voter Support
Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Kent State and 70 left the team unranked.
- Ranked Kent State
- 0
- Left unranked
- 70
- Highest Vote
- —
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- —
No ranked votes available
No ranked votes available
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Weekly Rankings and Votes
Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.
| Poll | Published | AP Rank | Points | Ranked By | Full Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 1 | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 2 | NR | 0 | 0 / 68 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 3 | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 4 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 5 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 6 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 7 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 8 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 9 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → |
This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.
The Bigger Picture · Football
Where Kent State Finished
Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.
Football · Conference Titles
1 MAC Championship
- 1972
Sources & References
School-recognized overall conference championships through 2025, including earlier leagues. Division titles and rivalry trophies are excluded.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
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- Last Ranked Finish
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Summary covers 1989 through 2025.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.
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View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
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| 2025 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
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| 1989 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- College Poll Archive · Final 1989 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1990 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1991 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1992 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1993 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1994 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1995 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1996 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1997 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1998 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 1999 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2000 AP poll ↗
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- College Poll Archive · Final 2018 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2019 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2020 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2021 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2022 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2023 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2024 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Kent State University
Kent State University began in 1910 as a teacher-training institution. Its main campus is in Kent, with regional campuses serving communities across northeast Ohio.
- Location
- Kent, Ohio
- University Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Enrollment
- 26,374Fall 2024 · Kent campus only; excludes regional campuses
- Nickname
- Kent State Golden Flashes
- Football Conference
- Mid-American ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Football MAC Championships
- 11972
