Matthew McGavic’s 2026 Week 2 AP Ballot

Matthew McGavic submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 2 AP football poll. This ballot includes 1 team outside the published Top 25 and omits 1 team inside it.

Week 2 Ballot

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

Vote	Team	Consensus	Difference
#1	Texas	#1	0
#2	Georgia	#2	0
#3	Notre Dame	#3	0
#4	Ohio State	#6	+2
#5	Miami	#5	0
#6	Indiana	#4	-2
#7	LSU	#7	0
#8	Ole Miss	#8	0
#9	BYU	#11	+2
#10	Texas A&M	#9	-1
#11	Texas Tech	#13	+2
#12	USC	#12	0
#13	Alabama	#10	-3
#14	Tennessee	#15	+1
#15	Missouri	#20	+5
#16	SMU	#16	0
#17	Utah	#17	0
#18	Penn State	#14	-4
#19	Iowa	#18	-1
#20	Houston	#22	+2
#21	Louisville	#23	+2
#22	Virginia	#25	+3
#23	Michigan	#19	-4
#24	Oklahoma	#24	0
#25	Boise State	NR	Voter Only
NR	Arizona	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Florida	NR	Both Unranked
NR	James Madison	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Kansas State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Mississippi State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	North Dakota State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Oklahoma State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Oregon	#21	Omitted by Voter
NR	Pittsburgh	NR	Both Unranked
NR	South Carolina	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Tulsa	NR	Both Unranked
NR	UCLA	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Virginia Tech	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Washington	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Western Michigan	NR	Both Unranked

Biggest Outliers in This Ballot

Voter	Team	Vote	Consensus	Difference
Matthew McGavic	Missouri	#15	#20	+5
Matthew McGavic	Michigan	#23	#19	-4
Matthew McGavic	Penn State	#18	#14	-4
Matthew McGavic	Alabama	#13	#10	-3
Matthew McGavic	Virginia	#22	#25	+3

Added and Omitted Teams

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

Voter	Team	Vote	Consensus	Inclusion
Matthew McGavic	Boise State	#25	NR	Voter Only
Matthew McGavic	Oregon	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter