Garland Gillen’s 2026 Preseason AP Ballot

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Garland Gillen submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Preseason AP football poll. This ballot includes 1 team outside the published Top 25 and omits 1 team inside it.

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Preseason Ballot

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

Vote	Team
#1	Ohio State	#1	0
#2	Texas	#5	+3
#3	Notre Dame	#4	+1
#4	Indiana	#6	+2
#5	Miami	#7	+2
#6	Oregon	#2	-4
#7	Georgia	#3	-4
#8	Texas A&M	#8	0
#9	LSU	#11	+2
#10	Oklahoma	#10	0
#11	Ole Miss	#9	-2
#12	USC	#14	+2
#13	Texas Tech	#12	-1
#14	Alabama	#13	-1
#15	BYU	#14	-1
#16	Penn State	#18	+2
#17	Washington	#17	0
#18	Michigan	#16	-2
#19	Utah	#21	+2
#20	Iowa	#22	+2
#21	Missouri	#25	+4
#22	SMU	#19	-3
#23	Tennessee	#20	-3
#24	Florida	NR	Voter Only
#25	Houston	#23	-2
NR	Arizona	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Auburn	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Boise State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	California	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Clemson	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Georgia Tech	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Illinois	NR	Both Unranked
NR	James Madison	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Liberty	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Louisville	#24	Omitted by Voter
NR	Memphis	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Minnesota	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Navy	NR	Both Unranked
NR	New Mexico	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Oklahoma State	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Pittsburgh	NR	Both Unranked
NR	South Carolina	NR	Both Unranked
NR	TCU	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Tulane	NR	Both Unranked
NR	UNLV	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Vanderbilt	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Virginia	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Virginia Tech	NR	Both Unranked
NR	Western Michigan	NR	Both Unranked