Eric Johnson’s 2026 Week 4 AP Ballot
WSLS-TV · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Eric Johnson submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 4 AP football poll. This ballot includes 4 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 4 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Miami · AP #4
Eric Johnson left Miami unranked in the 2026 Week 4 AP poll. 69 of 70 voters included the team. Eric Johnson was the only voter to leave it out.
Week 4 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Georgia | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Notre Dame | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Ohio State | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Indiana | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Alabama | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Texas Tech | #12 | +5 |
| #8 | Florida | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | LSU | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | BYU | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Utah | #13 | +2 |
| #12 | Iowa | #14 | +2 |
| #13 | Ole Miss | #9 | -4 |
| #14 | Oregon | #15 | +1 |
| #15 | Tennessee | #17 | +2 |
| #16 | USC | #18 | +2 |
| #17 | Mississippi State | #16 | -1 |
| #18 | Michigan | NR | Voter Only |
| #19 | Virginia Tech | NR | Voter Only |
| #20 | Penn State | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | Boise State | #22 | +1 |
| #22 | SMU | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | Louisville | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Missouri | #25 | +1 |
| #25 | Houston | #20 | -5 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Cincinnati | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kentucky | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Miami | #4 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UCLA | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wake Forest | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | Houston | #25 | #20 | -5 |
| Eric Johnson | Texas Tech | #7 | #12 | +5 |
| Eric Johnson | Ole Miss | #13 | #9 | -4 |
| Eric Johnson | Iowa | #12 | #14 | +2 |
| Eric Johnson | LSU | #9 | #11 | +2 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | Kentucky | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Louisville | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Eric Johnson | Miami | NR | #4 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Michigan | #18 | NR | Voter Only |
| Eric Johnson | Oklahoma State | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Penn State | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Eric Johnson | UCLA | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Virginia Tech | #19 | 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 | +0.11 | 0 / 1 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +1.40 | 2 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +0.50 | 0 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | -1.00 | 2 / 1 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | +1.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | 0.00 | 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.