Dave Preston’s 2026 Week 1 AP Ballot
WTOP · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Dave Preston submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 1 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
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Week 1 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio State | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Texas | #4 | +2 |
| #3 | Georgia | #2 | -1 |
| #4 | Indiana | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Notre Dame | #3 | -2 |
| #6 | Oregon | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | Miami | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | Texas Tech | #13 | +5 |
| #9 | Alabama | #12 | +3 |
| #10 | Texas A&M | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Ole Miss | #9 | -2 |
| #12 | Oklahoma | #11 | -1 |
| #13 | BYU | #15 | +2 |
| #14 | USC | #14 | 0 |
| #15 | Penn State | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | LSU | #8 | -8 |
| #17 | SMU | #17 | 0 |
| #18 | Tennessee | #18 | 0 |
| #19 | Washington | #19 | 0 |
| #20 | Utah | #20 | 0 |
| #21 | Navy | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Iowa | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | Houston | #22 | -1 |
| #24 | Missouri | #23 | -1 |
| #25 | Boise State | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Arizona State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Auburn | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Colorado | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Illinois | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Louisville | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Memphis | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UCLA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Vanderbilt | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Western Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | LSU | #16 | #8 | -8 |
| Dave Preston | Texas Tech | #8 | #13 | +5 |
| Dave Preston | Alabama | #9 | #12 | +3 |
| Dave Preston | BYU | #13 | #15 | +2 |
| Dave Preston | Notre Dame | #5 | #3 | -2 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | Boise State | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Louisville | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Dave Preston | Navy | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Virginia | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 1 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.89 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +0.14 | 0 / 0 | 7 |
| Big 12 | +1.50 | 0 / 0 | 4 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| American | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -2.00 | 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.