Josh Furlong’s 2026 Week 8 AP Ballot
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Josh Furlong submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 8 AP football poll. This ballot includes 1 team outside the published Top 25 and omits 1 team inside it.
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Week 8 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Ohio State | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Georgia | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | UCLA | #7 | +3 |
| #5 | Utah | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | BYU | #8 | +2 |
| #7 | Notre Dame | #5 | -2 |
| #8 | Indiana | #4 | -4 |
| #9 | Kentucky | #9 | 0 |
| #10 | Alabama | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Texas | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Ole Miss | #12 | 0 |
| #13 | LSU | #15 | +2 |
| #14 | Wake Forest | #14 | 0 |
| #15 | SMU | #19 | +4 |
| #16 | Arizona | #22 | +6 |
| #17 | Texas Tech | #13 | -4 |
| #18 | Tennessee | #16 | -2 |
| #19 | Houston | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | Northwestern | #20 | 0 |
| #21 | Oklahoma State | #24 | +3 |
| #22 | Boise State | #20 | -2 |
| #23 | Florida | #17 | -6 |
| #24 | Missouri | #23 | -1 |
| #25 | Cincinnati | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Iowa | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | USC | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UTSA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Furlong | Arizona | #16 | #22 | +6 |
| Josh Furlong | Florida | #23 | #17 | -6 |
| Josh Furlong | Indiana | #8 | #4 | -4 |
| Josh Furlong | SMU | #15 | #19 | +4 |
| Josh Furlong | Texas Tech | #17 | #13 | -4 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Furlong | Cincinnati | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Josh Furlong | Wisconsin | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 8 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.78 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | -0.25 | 0 / 1 | 4 |
| Big 12 | +1.17 | 1 / 0 | 6 |
| ACC | +1.33 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | -2.00 | 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 | -2.00 | 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.