Eric Johnson’s 2026 Week 6 AP Ballot
WSLS-TV · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Eric Johnson submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 6 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Kentucky · AP #15
Eric Johnson left Kentucky unranked in the 2026 Week 6 AP poll. 68 of 70 voters included the team. 2 voters left it out.
Week 6 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Notre Dame | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Miami | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Ohio State | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Texas | #7 | +2 |
| #6 | Indiana | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | BYU | #8 | +1 |
| #8 | Ole Miss | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | Alabama | #6 | -3 |
| #10 | Texas Tech | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Utah | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Missouri | #13 | +1 |
| #13 | Tennessee | #14 | +1 |
| #14 | Mississippi State | #16 | +2 |
| #15 | UCLA | #12 | -3 |
| #16 | LSU | #22 | +6 |
| #17 | Oklahoma State | #18 | +1 |
| #18 | USC | #19 | +1 |
| #19 | Iowa | #17 | -2 |
| #20 | Houston | #20 | 0 |
| #21 | Boise State | #23 | +2 |
| #22 | SMU | #24 | +2 |
| #23 | Oregon | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Wake Forest | #21 | -3 |
| #25 | James Madison | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kentucky | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | LSU | #16 | #22 | +6 |
| Eric Johnson | Alabama | #9 | #6 | -3 |
| Eric Johnson | UCLA | #15 | #12 | -3 |
| Eric Johnson | Wake Forest | #24 | #21 | -3 |
| Eric Johnson | Boise State | #21 | #23 | +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 | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Eric Johnson | Kentucky | NR | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Northwestern | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Eric Johnson | Oregon | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 6 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +1.25 | 0 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | -1.00 | 1 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +0.40 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | -0.33 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | +2.00 | 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 | 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.
