Chelsie Brown’s 2026 Week 9 AP Ballot
KCRG-TV · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Chelsie Brown submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 9 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Missouri · AP #19
Chelsie Brown left Missouri unranked in the 2026 Week 9 AP poll. 69 of 70 voters included the team. Chelsie Brown was the only voter to leave it out.
Week 9 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Georgia | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Utah | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | UCLA | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Indiana | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | BYU | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Notre Dame | #4 | -3 |
| #8 | Alabama | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | Kentucky | #8 | -1 |
| #10 | Texas | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Ohio State | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Texas Tech | #13 | +1 |
| #13 | Ole Miss | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Houston | #17 | +3 |
| #15 | Tennessee | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Wake Forest | #14 | -2 |
| #17 | Boise State | #20 | +3 |
| #18 | USC | #18 | 0 |
| #19 | LSU | #15 | -4 |
| #20 | Iowa | #21 | +1 |
| #21 | Arizona | #24 | +3 |
| #22 | Oregon | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Florida | #25 | +2 |
| #24 | Northwestern | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Minnesota | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Liberty | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Louisville | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | New Mexico | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | UTSA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsie Brown | LSU | #19 | #15 | -4 |
| Chelsie Brown | Arizona | #21 | #24 | +3 |
| Chelsie Brown | Boise State | #17 | #20 | +3 |
| Chelsie Brown | Houston | #14 | #17 | +3 |
| Chelsie Brown | Notre Dame | #7 | #4 | -3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsie Brown | Minnesota | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Chelsie Brown | Missouri | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| Chelsie Brown | New Mexico | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Chelsie Brown | Northwestern | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Chelsie Brown | Oregon | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Chelsie Brown | South Carolina | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 9 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.25 | 0 / 2 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +0.60 | 3 / 0 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +1.60 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | -1.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | +3.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 1 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -3.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −3 to +3 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.