Jon Wilner’s 2026 Week 3 AP Ballot
San Jose Mercury News · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Jon Wilner submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 3 AP football poll. This ballot includes 5 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 5 teams inside it.
2.7520 Shared Teams Compared
5 / 5Compared With Consensus
3.02
4Available Ballots
Week 3 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Ole Miss | #4 | +2 |
| #3 | Ohio State | #7 | +4 |
| #4 | Georgia | #2 | -2 |
| #5 | Notre Dame | #3 | -2 |
| #6 | Miami | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | Indiana | #5 | -2 |
| #8 | Alabama | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | LSU | #10 | +1 |
| #10 | BYU | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Louisville | #16 | +5 |
| #12 | Utah | #15 | +3 |
| #13 | USC | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Texas Tech | #11 | -3 |
| #15 | Houston | #25 | +10 |
| #16 | Penn State | #13 | -3 |
| #17 | Oklahoma State | NR | Voter Only |
| #18 | Oregon | #20 | +2 |
| #19 | Boise State | NR | Voter Only |
| #20 | Michigan | #18 | -2 |
| #21 | West Virginia | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Tennessee | #14 | -9 |
| #24 | Western Michigan | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | SMU | #22 | -3 |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Iowa | #17 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kansas State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kentucky | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Mississippi State | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Missouri | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Texas A&M | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Tulsa | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UCLA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Washington | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Houston | #15 | #25 | +10 |
| Jon Wilner | Tennessee | #23 | #14 | -9 |
| Jon Wilner | Louisville | #11 | #16 | +5 |
| Jon Wilner | Ohio State | #3 | #7 | +4 |
| Jon Wilner | Penn State | #16 | #13 | -3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Arizona | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Boise State | #19 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Florida | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Iowa | NR | #17 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Mississippi State | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Missouri | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Oklahoma State | #17 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Texas A&M | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | West Virginia | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Western Michigan | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 3 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -1.33 | 0 / 4 | 6 |
| Big Ten | -0.33 | 0 / 1 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +2.25 | 3 / 0 | 4 |
| ACC | +0.67 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -2.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −3 to +3 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.