Ian Kress’s 2026 Week 7 AP Ballot
WLNS-TV · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Ian Kress submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 7 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Texas · AP #19
Ian Kress left Texas unranked in the 2026 Week 7 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 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 | BYU | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Miami | #1 | -2 |
| #4 | Texas Tech | #8 | +4 |
| #5 | Indiana | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Ole Miss | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Utah | #10 | +3 |
| #8 | Georgia | #5 | -3 |
| #9 | Notre Dame | #4 | -5 |
| #10 | UCLA | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Kentucky | #12 | +1 |
| #12 | Tennessee | #11 | -1 |
| #13 | Houston | #14 | +1 |
| #14 | Boise State | #21 | +7 |
| #15 | USC | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Alabama | #13 | -3 |
| #17 | LSU | #18 | +1 |
| #18 | Wake Forest | #17 | -1 |
| #19 | Iowa | #15 | -4 |
| #20 | James Madison | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | SMU | #23 | +2 |
| #22 | Oklahoma State | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Northwestern | #24 | +1 |
| #24 | Florida | #20 | -4 |
| #25 | Oregon State | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Auburn | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Mississippi State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Texas | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kress | Boise State | #14 | #21 | +7 |
| Ian Kress | Notre Dame | #9 | #4 | -5 |
| Ian Kress | Florida | #24 | #20 | -4 |
| Ian Kress | Iowa | #19 | #15 | -4 |
| Ian Kress | Texas Tech | #4 | #8 | +4 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kress | Arizona | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ian Kress | James Madison | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ian Kress | Missouri | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ian Kress | Oklahoma State | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ian Kress | Oregon State | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ian Kress | Texas | NR | #19 | 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 | -1.14 | 0 / 2 | 7 |
| Big Ten | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +2.00 | 1 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | -0.33 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | +7.00 | 1 / 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 −7 to +7 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.