Koki Riley’s 2026 Week 1 AP Ballot
The (Baton Rouge) Advocate · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Koki Riley 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 →2.5721 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 | Texas | #4 | +3 |
| #2 | Ohio State | #1 | -1 |
| #3 | Indiana | #5 | +2 |
| #4 | LSU | #8 | +4 |
| #5 | Oregon | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Notre Dame | #3 | -3 |
| #7 | Miami | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | Georgia | #2 | -6 |
| #9 | Oklahoma | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | USC | #14 | +4 |
| #11 | Texas A&M | #10 | -1 |
| #12 | Alabama | #12 | 0 |
| #13 | Ole Miss | #9 | -4 |
| #14 | BYU | #15 | +1 |
| #15 | Texas Tech | #13 | -2 |
| #16 | Tennessee | #18 | +2 |
| #17 | Florida | NR | Voter Only |
| #18 | Penn State | #16 | -2 |
| #19 | Louisville | #24 | +5 |
| #20 | Houston | #22 | +2 |
| #21 | Boise State | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Virginia | #25 | +3 |
| #23 | SMU | #17 | -6 |
| #24 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Minnesota | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Auburn | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Colorado | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Illinois | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Iowa | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Memphis | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Michigan | 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 | UCLA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Utah | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Vanderbilt | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Washington | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Western Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Riley | Georgia | #8 | #2 | -6 |
| Koki Riley | SMU | #23 | #17 | -6 |
| Koki Riley | Louisville | #19 | #24 | +5 |
| Koki Riley | LSU | #4 | #8 | +4 |
| Koki Riley | Ole Miss | #13 | #9 | -4 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Riley | Arizona | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Boise State | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Florida | #17 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Iowa | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Minnesota | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Missouri | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Utah | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Washington | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
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 | 0.00 | 1 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +0.80 | 1 / 2 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +0.33 | 1 / 1 | 3 |
| ACC | +0.50 | 0 / 0 | 4 |
| Pac-12 | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| 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 | -3.00 | 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.