Ian Kress’s 2026 Week 3 AP Ballot
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Ian Kress submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 3 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
1.7322 Shared Teams Compared
3 / 3Compared With Consensus
1.64
4Available Ballots
Week 3 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Georgia | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Indiana | #5 | +2 |
| #4 | Ole Miss | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Miami | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Ohio State | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Notre Dame | #3 | -4 |
| #8 | Alabama | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | LSU | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | BYU | #9 | -2 |
| #12 | Missouri | #19 | +7 |
| #13 | Penn State | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | USC | #12 | -2 |
| #15 | Tennessee | #14 | -1 |
| #16 | Iowa | #17 | +1 |
| #17 | Louisville | #16 | -1 |
| #18 | Washington | NR | Voter Only |
| #19 | Utah | #15 | -4 |
| #20 | Mississippi State | #24 | +4 |
| #21 | Michigan | #18 | -3 |
| #22 | Kentucky | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Texas A&M | #23 | 0 |
| #24 | Florida | #21 | -3 |
| #25 | West Virginia | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Boise State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Houston | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kansas State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Tulsa | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UCLA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Western Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kress | Missouri | #12 | #19 | +7 |
| Ian Kress | Mississippi State | #20 | #24 | +4 |
| Ian Kress | Notre Dame | #7 | #3 | -4 |
| Ian Kress | Utah | #19 | #15 | -4 |
| Ian Kress | Florida | #24 | #21 | -3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 3 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +0.70 | 1 / 0 | 10 |
| Big Ten | -0.17 | 1 / 1 | 6 |
| Big 12 | -1.33 | 1 / 1 | 3 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -4.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −4 to +4 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.