Published AP Ballots 3 Verified Polls

Dave Preston

WTOP · 2026 AP Poll Voter

SportFootball
1.3523 Shared Teams Compared
2 / 2Compared With Consensus
1.51
3Available Ballots

Week 1 Ballot

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

VoteTeam
#1Ohio State#10
#2Texas#4+2
#3Georgia#2-1
#4Indiana#5+1
#5Notre Dame#3-2
#6Oregon#60
#7Miami#70
#8Texas Tech#13+5
#9Alabama#12+3
#10Texas A&M#100
#11Ole Miss#9-2
#12Oklahoma#11-1
#13BYU#15+2
#14USC#140
#15Penn State#16+1
#16LSU#8-8
#17SMU#170
#18Tennessee#180
#19Washington#190
#20Utah#200
#21NavyNRVoter Only
#22Iowa#21-1
#23Houston#22-1
#24Missouri#23-1
#25Boise StateNRVoter Only
NRArizonaNRBoth Unranked
NRArizona StateNRBoth Unranked
NRAuburnNRBoth Unranked
NRColoradoNRBoth Unranked
NRFloridaNRBoth Unranked
NRIllinoisNRBoth Unranked
NRJames MadisonNRBoth Unranked
NRLouisville#24Omitted by Voter
NRMemphisNRBoth Unranked
NRMichiganNRBoth Unranked
NRMinnesotaNRBoth Unranked
NRPittsburghNRBoth Unranked
NRSouth CarolinaNRBoth Unranked
NRUCLANRBoth Unranked
NRVanderbiltNRBoth Unranked
NRVirginia#25Omitted by Voter
NRVirginia TechNRBoth Unranked
NRWestern MichiganNRBoth Unranked

Biggest Outliers in This Ballot

VoterTeamVote
Dave PrestonLSU#16#8-8
Dave PrestonTexas Tech#8#13+5
Dave PrestonAlabama#9#12+3
Dave PrestonBYU#13#15+2
Dave PrestonNotre Dame#5#3-2

Added and Omitted Teams

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

VoterTeamVote
Dave PrestonBoise State#25NRVoter Only
Dave PrestonLouisvilleNR#24Omitted by Voter
Dave PrestonNavy#21NRVoter Only
Dave PrestonVirginiaNR#25Omitted by Voter