Published AP Ballots 3 Verified Polls

Tom Murphy

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 2026 AP Poll Voter

SportFootball
1.9623 Shared Teams Compared
2 / 2Compared With Consensus
2.16
3Available Ballots

Preseason Ballot

Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.

VoteTeam
#1Ohio State#10
#2Miami#7+5
#3Georgia#30
#4Oregon#2-2
#5Indiana#6+1
#6Texas#5-1
#7Notre Dame#4-3
#8Ole Miss#9+1
#9Texas A&M#8-1
#10Texas Tech#12+2
#11Alabama#13+2
#12BYU#14+2
#13Oklahoma#10-3
#14USC#140
#15Utah#21+6
#16Tennessee#20+4
#17Michigan#16-1
#18Washington#17-1
#19Penn State#18-1
#20ClemsonNRVoter Only
#21VanderbiltNRVoter Only
#22Iowa#220
#23Missouri#25+2
#24SMU#19-5
#25Houston#23-2
NRArizonaNRBoth Unranked
NRAuburnNRBoth Unranked
NRBoise StateNRBoth Unranked
NRCaliforniaNRBoth Unranked
NRFloridaNRBoth Unranked
NRGeorgia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRIllinoisNRBoth Unranked
NRJames MadisonNRBoth Unranked
NRLibertyNRBoth Unranked
NRLouisville#24Omitted by Voter
NRLSU#11Omitted by Voter
NRMemphisNRBoth Unranked
NRMinnesotaNRBoth Unranked
NRNavyNRBoth Unranked
NRNew MexicoNRBoth Unranked
NROklahoma StateNRBoth Unranked
NRPittsburghNRBoth Unranked
NRSouth CarolinaNRBoth Unranked
NRTCUNRBoth Unranked
NRTulaneNRBoth Unranked
NRUNLVNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginiaNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRWestern MichiganNRBoth Unranked

Biggest Outliers in This Ballot

VoterTeamVote
Tom MurphyUtah#15#21+6
Tom MurphyMiami#2#7+5
Tom MurphySMU#24#19-5
Tom MurphyTennessee#16#20+4
Tom MurphyNotre Dame#7#4-3

Added and Omitted Teams

Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.

VoterTeamVote
Tom MurphyClemson#20NRVoter Only
Tom MurphyLouisvilleNR#24Omitted by Voter
Tom MurphyLSUNR#11Omitted by Voter
Tom MurphyVanderbilt#21NRVoter Only