Dave Preston’s 2026 Week 7 AP Ballot
WTOP · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Dave Preston submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 7 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Iowa · AP #15
Dave Preston left Iowa unranked in the 2026 Week 7 AP poll. 68 of 70 voters included the team. 2 voters left it out.
Week 7 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio State | #3 | +2 |
| #2 | Miami | #1 | -1 |
| #3 | BYU | #2 | -1 |
| #4 | Texas Tech | #8 | +4 |
| #5 | Indiana | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Georgia | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | Utah | #10 | +3 |
| #8 | Kentucky | #12 | +4 |
| #9 | Notre Dame | #4 | -5 |
| #10 | UCLA | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Tennessee | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Ole Miss | #7 | -5 |
| #13 | USC | #16 | +3 |
| #14 | Florida | #20 | +6 |
| #15 | LSU | #18 | +3 |
| #16 | Texas | #19 | +3 |
| #17 | Alabama | #13 | -4 |
| #18 | Wake Forest | #17 | -1 |
| #19 | SMU | #23 | +4 |
| #20 | Northwestern | #24 | +4 |
| #21 | Houston | #14 | -7 |
| #22 | Boise State | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | James Madison | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Arizona | #25 | +1 |
| #25 | Auburn | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Iowa | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Mississippi State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Preston | Houston | #21 | #14 | -7 |
| Dave Preston | Florida | #14 | #20 | +6 |
| Dave Preston | Notre Dame | #9 | #4 | -5 |
| Dave Preston | Ole Miss | #12 | #7 | -5 |
| Dave Preston | Alabama | #17 | #13 | -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 | Auburn | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Iowa | NR | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| Dave Preston | James Madison | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Dave Preston | Missouri | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 7 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +0.75 | 1 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +1.80 | 0 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | +0.67 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | -1.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| 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 | -5.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −5 to +5 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.