Cameron Cox’s 2026 Week 5 AP Ballot
KPNX-TV · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Cameron Cox submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 5 AP football poll. This ballot includes 1 team outside the published Top 25 and omits 1 team inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Tennessee · AP #15
Cameron Cox left Tennessee unranked in the 2026 Week 5 AP poll. 68 of 70 voters included the team. 2 voters left it out.
Week 5 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 | Notre Dame | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Miami | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Ohio State | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | Indiana | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Alabama | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | Ole Miss | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | BYU | #8 | -1 |
| #10 | Texas Tech | #11 | +1 |
| #11 | LSU | #10 | -1 |
| #12 | Utah | #12 | 0 |
| #13 | Oregon | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | USC | #19 | +5 |
| #15 | Missouri | #14 | -1 |
| #16 | Oklahoma State | #18 | +2 |
| #17 | Houston | #22 | +5 |
| #18 | UCLA | #21 | +3 |
| #19 | Iowa | #20 | +1 |
| #20 | Florida | #16 | -4 |
| #21 | SMU | #24 | +3 |
| #22 | Boise State | #23 | +1 |
| #23 | Kentucky | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Mississippi State | #17 | -7 |
| #25 | Pittsburgh | #25 | 0 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Tennessee | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wake Forest | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Cox | Mississippi State | #24 | #17 | -7 |
| Cameron Cox | Houston | #17 | #22 | +5 |
| Cameron Cox | USC | #14 | #19 | +5 |
| Cameron Cox | Florida | #20 | #16 | -4 |
| Cameron Cox | SMU | #21 | #24 | +3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Cox | Kentucky | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Cameron Cox | Tennessee | NR | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 5 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -1.63 | 1 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +1.67 | 0 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +1.40 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | +1.00 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | +1.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −2 to +2 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.