Published AP Ballots 3 Verified Polls

Kirk Kenney

San Diego Union-Tribune · 2026 AP Poll Voter

SportFootball
1.8723 Shared Teams Compared
2 / 2Compared With Consensus
2.17
3Available Ballots

Preseason Ballot

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

VoteTeam
#1Ohio State#10
#2Oregon#20
#3Georgia#30
#4Texas#5+1
#5Notre Dame#4-1
#6Indiana#60
#7Miami#70
#8Ole Miss#9+1
#9Texas Tech#12+3
#10Texas A&M#8-2
#11BYU#14+3
#12SMU#19+7
#13Oklahoma#10-3
#14USC#140
#15LSU#11-4
#16Alabama#13-3
#17Michigan#16-1
#18Tennessee#20+2
#19Houston#23+4
#20Penn State#18-2
#21Louisville#24+3
#22Utah#21-1
#23ClemsonNRVoter Only
#24Iowa#22-2
#25Boise StateNRVoter Only
NRArizonaNRBoth Unranked
NRAuburnNRBoth Unranked
NRCaliforniaNRBoth Unranked
NRFloridaNRBoth Unranked
NRGeorgia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRIllinoisNRBoth Unranked
NRJames MadisonNRBoth Unranked
NRLibertyNRBoth Unranked
NRMemphisNRBoth Unranked
NRMinnesotaNRBoth Unranked
NRMissouri#25Omitted by Voter
NRNavyNRBoth Unranked
NRNew MexicoNRBoth Unranked
NROklahoma StateNRBoth Unranked
NRPittsburghNRBoth Unranked
NRSouth CarolinaNRBoth Unranked
NRTCUNRBoth Unranked
NRTulaneNRBoth Unranked
NRUNLVNRBoth Unranked
NRVanderbiltNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginiaNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRWashington#17Omitted by Voter
NRWestern MichiganNRBoth Unranked

Biggest Outliers in This Ballot

VoterTeamVote
Kirk KenneySMU#12#19+7
Kirk KenneyHouston#19#23+4
Kirk KenneyLSU#15#11-4
Kirk KenneyAlabama#16#13-3
Kirk KenneyBYU#11#14+3

Added and Omitted Teams

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

VoterTeamVote
Kirk KenneyBoise State#25NRVoter Only
Kirk KenneyClemson#23NRVoter Only
Kirk KenneyMissouriNR#25Omitted by Voter
Kirk KenneyWashingtonNR#17Omitted by Voter