Published AP Ballots 3 Verified Polls

BJ Rains

247Sports · 2026 AP Poll Voter

SportFootball
2.3222 Shared Teams Compared
3 / 3Compared With Consensus
2.03
3Available Ballots

Preseason Ballot

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

VoteTeam
#1Oregon#2+1
#2Notre Dame#4+2
#3Ohio State#1-2
#4Georgia#3-1
#5Indiana#6+1
#6Miami#7+1
#7Texas#5-2
#8USC#14+6
#9Alabama#13+4
#10Michigan#16+6
#11Texas A&M#8-3
#12Oklahoma#10-2
#13Ole Miss#9-4
#14Texas Tech#12-2
#15Washington#17+2
#16LSU#11-5
#17BYU#14-3
#18Penn State#180
#19Tennessee#20+1
#20SMU#19-1
#21Iowa#22+1
#22ClemsonNRVoter Only
#23FloridaNRVoter Only
#24Missouri#25+1
#25Boise StateNRVoter Only
NRArizonaNRBoth Unranked
NRAuburnNRBoth Unranked
NRCaliforniaNRBoth Unranked
NRGeorgia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRHouston#23Omitted by Voter
NRIllinoisNRBoth Unranked
NRJames MadisonNRBoth Unranked
NRLibertyNRBoth Unranked
NRLouisville#24Omitted 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
NRUtah#21Omitted by Voter
NRVanderbiltNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginiaNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRWestern MichiganNRBoth Unranked

Biggest Outliers in This Ballot

VoterTeamVote
BJ RainsMichigan#10#16+6
BJ RainsUSC#8#14+6
BJ RainsLSU#16#11-5
BJ RainsAlabama#9#13+4
BJ RainsOle Miss#13#9-4

Added and Omitted Teams

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

VoterTeamVote
BJ RainsBoise State#25NRVoter Only
BJ RainsClemson#22NRVoter Only
BJ RainsFlorida#23NRVoter Only
BJ RainsHoustonNR#23Omitted by Voter
BJ RainsLouisvilleNR#24Omitted by Voter
BJ RainsUtahNR#21Omitted by Voter