Adam Lichtenstein’s 2026 Week 7 AP Ballot
The South Florida Sun Sentinel · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Adam Lichtenstein submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 7 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
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Week 7 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | BYU | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Ohio State | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Ole Miss | #7 | +2 |
| #6 | Utah | #10 | +4 |
| #7 | Indiana | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | Texas Tech | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | UCLA | #9 | 0 |
| #10 | Georgia | #5 | -5 |
| #11 | Wake Forest | #17 | +6 |
| #12 | Tennessee | #11 | -1 |
| #13 | Alabama | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | Kentucky | #12 | -2 |
| #15 | LSU | #18 | +3 |
| #16 | Houston | #14 | -2 |
| #17 | Boise State | #21 | +4 |
| #18 | Iowa | #15 | -3 |
| #19 | Oklahoma State | NR | Voter Only |
| #20 | Missouri | #22 | +2 |
| #21 | Texas | #19 | -2 |
| #22 | Northwestern | #24 | +2 |
| #23 | Florida | #20 | -3 |
| #24 | Oregon | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Oregon State | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Auburn | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Mississippi State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | USC | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lichtenstein | Wake Forest | #11 | #17 | +6 |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Georgia | #10 | #5 | -5 |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Boise State | #17 | #21 | +4 |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Utah | #6 | #10 | +4 |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Florida | #23 | #20 | -3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lichtenstein | Arizona | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Oklahoma State | #19 | NR | Voter Only |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Oregon | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Adam Lichtenstein | Oregon State | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Adam Lichtenstein | SMU | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Adam Lichtenstein | USC | NR | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 7 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.67 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | -0.40 | 1 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +0.50 | 1 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | +3.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | +4.00 | 1 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −4 to +4 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.