Creg Stephenson’s 2026 Week 4 AP Ballot
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Creg Stephenson submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 4 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
Compare This Ballot →1.7722 Shared Teams Compared
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Week 4 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #4 | +3 |
| #2 | Texas | #1 | -1 |
| #3 | Georgia | #2 | -1 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #3 | -1 |
| #5 | Indiana | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Ohio State | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | Alabama | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | BYU | #10 | +2 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #12 | +3 |
| #10 | Florida | #8 | -2 |
| #11 | LSU | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Utah | #13 | +1 |
| #13 | Iowa | #14 | +1 |
| #14 | Tennessee | #17 | +3 |
| #15 | Ole Miss | #9 | -6 |
| #16 | Oregon | #15 | -1 |
| #17 | Mississippi State | #16 | -1 |
| #18 | Houston | #20 | +2 |
| #19 | USC | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | James Madison | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | UCLA | #23 | +2 |
| #22 | Kentucky | #24 | +2 |
| #23 | Nebraska | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Wake Forest | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | SMU | #21 | -4 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Boise State | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Cincinnati | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Louisville | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Penn State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creg Stephenson | Ole Miss | #15 | #9 | -6 |
| Creg Stephenson | SMU | #25 | #21 | -4 |
| Creg Stephenson | Miami | #1 | #4 | +3 |
| Creg Stephenson | Tennessee | #14 | #17 | +3 |
| Creg Stephenson | Texas Tech | #9 | #12 | +3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creg Stephenson | Boise State | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Creg Stephenson | James Madison | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Creg Stephenson | Missouri | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Creg Stephenson | Nebraska | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Creg Stephenson | Oklahoma State | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| Creg Stephenson | Wake Forest | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 4 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.67 | 0 / 1 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +0.17 | 1 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +2.00 | 0 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | -0.50 | 1 / 0 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | — | 0 / 1 | 0 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -1.00 | 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.