Jon Wilner’s 2026 Week 1 AP Ballot
San Jose Mercury News · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Jon Wilner submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 1 AP football poll. This ballot includes 4 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 4 teams inside it.
Compare This Ballot →2.8621 Shared Teams Compared
4 / 4Compared With Consensus
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Week 1 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Notre Dame | #3 | +2 |
| #2 | LSU | #8 | +6 |
| #3 | Texas | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Ohio State | #1 | -3 |
| #5 | Georgia | #2 | -3 |
| #6 | Miami | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Indiana | #5 | -2 |
| #8 | USC | #14 | +6 |
| #9 | Oklahoma | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | Oregon | #6 | -4 |
| #11 | Ole Miss | #9 | -2 |
| #12 | BYU | #15 | +3 |
| #13 | Alabama | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Texas A&M | #10 | -4 |
| #15 | Texas Tech | #13 | -2 |
| #16 | Penn State | #16 | 0 |
| #17 | Boise State | NR | Voter Only |
| #18 | Louisville | #24 | +6 |
| #19 | Virginia | #25 | +6 |
| #20 | SMU | #17 | -3 |
| #21 | Iowa | #21 | 0 |
| #22 | Washington | #19 | -3 |
| #23 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Western Michigan | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | UCLA | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Auburn | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Colorado | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Houston | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Illinois | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Memphis | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Navy | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Tennessee | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Utah | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Vanderbilt | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Louisville | #18 | #24 | +6 |
| Jon Wilner | LSU | #2 | #8 | +6 |
| Jon Wilner | USC | #8 | #14 | +6 |
| Jon Wilner | Virginia | #19 | #25 | +6 |
| Jon Wilner | Oregon | #10 | #6 | -4 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | Arizona | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Boise State | #17 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Houston | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Missouri | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Tennessee | NR | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | UCLA | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Utah | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | Western Michigan | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 1 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.14 | 0 / 2 | 7 |
| Big Ten | -0.86 | 1 / 0 | 7 |
| Big 12 | +0.50 | 1 / 2 | 2 |
| ACC | +2.50 | 0 / 0 | 4 |
| Pac-12 | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | +2.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −3 to +3 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.