Dave Preston’s 2026 Week 10 AP Ballot
WTOP · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Dave Preston submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 10 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omissions
Oregon · AP #18
Dave Preston left Oregon unranked in the 2026 Week 10 AP poll. 69 of 70 voters included the team. Dave Preston was the only voter to leave it out.
South Carolina · AP #20
Dave Preston left South Carolina unranked in the 2026 Week 10 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 voters left it out.
Ohio State · AP #21
Dave Preston left Ohio State unranked in the 2026 Week 10 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 voters left it out.
Week 10 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Utah | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | UCLA | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Indiana | #6 | +2 |
| #5 | Notre Dame | #3 | -2 |
| #6 | Miami | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | Wake Forest | #11 | +4 |
| #8 | Texas Tech | #10 | +2 |
| #9 | Texas | #8 | -1 |
| #10 | Tennessee | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Alabama | #7 | -4 |
| #12 | USC | #15 | +3 |
| #13 | BYU | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Kentucky | #13 | -1 |
| #15 | Iowa | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Houston | #14 | -2 |
| #17 | Arizona | #22 | +5 |
| #18 | SMU | #25 | +7 |
| #19 | Boise State | #17 | -2 |
| #20 | New Mexico | #23 | +3 |
| #21 | Duke | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Missouri | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Ole Miss | #19 | -4 |
| #24 | LSU | #24 | 0 |
| #25 | Liberty | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Louisville | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Texas | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Ohio State | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | South Carolina | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | SMU | #18 | #25 | +7 |
| Dave Preston | Arizona | #17 | #22 | +5 |
| Dave Preston | Alabama | #11 | #7 | -4 |
| Dave Preston | Ole Miss | #23 | #19 | -4 |
| Dave Preston | Wake Forest | #7 | #11 | +4 |
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 | Duke | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Liberty | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Missouri | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Ohio State | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Dave Preston | Oregon | NR | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| Dave Preston | South Carolina | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 10 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -1.57 | 1 / 1 | 7 |
| Big Ten | +1.75 | 0 / 2 | 4 |
| Big 12 | +0.80 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | +3.33 | 1 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | -2.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | +3.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | -2.00 | 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.