Jon Wilner’s 2026 Week 10 AP Ballot
San Jose Mercury News · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Jon Wilner submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 10 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
South Carolina · AP #20
Jon Wilner left South Carolina unranked in the 2026 Week 10 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 voters left it out.
Week 10 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Utah | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Notre Dame | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Miami | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | UCLA | #4 | -1 |
| #6 | Alabama | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Indiana | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | BYU | #12 | +4 |
| #9 | Texas | #8 | -1 |
| #10 | Tennessee | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Wake Forest | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Iowa | #16 | +4 |
| #13 | Kentucky | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | Texas Tech | #10 | -4 |
| #15 | Houston | #14 | -1 |
| #16 | LSU | #24 | +8 |
| #17 | Oregon | #18 | +1 |
| #18 | USC | #15 | -3 |
| #19 | Ole Miss | #19 | 0 |
| #20 | Arizona | #22 | +2 |
| #21 | Ohio State | #21 | 0 |
| #22 | Boise State | #17 | -5 |
| #23 | SMU | #25 | +2 |
| #24 | Missouri | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Louisville | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Liberty | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | North Texas | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wilner | LSU | #16 | #24 | +8 |
| Jon Wilner | Boise State | #22 | #17 | -5 |
| Jon Wilner | BYU | #8 | #12 | +4 |
| Jon Wilner | Iowa | #12 | #16 | +4 |
| Jon Wilner | Texas Tech | #14 | #10 | -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 | Louisville | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | Missouri | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Jon Wilner | New Mexico | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Jon Wilner | South Carolina | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 10 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +1.00 | 1 / 1 | 7 |
| Big Ten | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +0.20 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | +1.00 | 1 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | -5.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 1 | 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 −5 to +5 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.