Koki Riley’s 2026 Week 6 AP Ballot
The (Baton Rouge) Advocate · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Koki Riley submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 6 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Tennessee · AP #14
Koki Riley left Tennessee unranked in the 2026 Week 6 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 voters left it out.
Week 6 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Alabama | #6 | +4 |
| #3 | Ohio State | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Miami | #3 | -1 |
| #5 | Notre Dame | #2 | -3 |
| #6 | BYU | #8 | +2 |
| #7 | Indiana | #5 | -2 |
| #8 | Ole Miss | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #10 | +1 |
| #10 | Mississippi State | #16 | +6 |
| #11 | Missouri | #13 | +2 |
| #12 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| #13 | UCLA | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Utah | #11 | -3 |
| #15 | Texas | #7 | -8 |
| #16 | LSU | #22 | +6 |
| #17 | Kentucky | #15 | -2 |
| #18 | Houston | #20 | +2 |
| #19 | Oklahoma State | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | Northwestern | #25 | +5 |
| #21 | Oregon | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Wake Forest | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | Nebraska | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Iowa | #17 | -7 |
| #25 | Boise State | #23 | -2 |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Tennessee | #14 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | USC | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Riley | Texas | #15 | #7 | -8 |
| Koki Riley | Iowa | #24 | #17 | -7 |
| Koki Riley | LSU | #16 | #22 | +6 |
| Koki Riley | Mississippi State | #10 | #16 | +6 |
| Koki Riley | Northwestern | #20 | #25 | +5 |
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 | #12 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Nebraska | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Oregon | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | SMU | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Tennessee | NR | #14 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | USC | NR | #19 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 6 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +1.13 | 0 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | -0.80 | 2 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | +0.20 | 1 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | -1.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| 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 | -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.
