Koki Riley’s 2026 Week 7 AP Ballot
The (Baton Rouge) Advocate · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Koki Riley submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 7 AP football poll. This ballot includes 4 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 4 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Iowa · AP #15
Koki Riley left Iowa unranked in the 2026 Week 7 AP poll. 68 of 70 voters included the team. 2 voters left it out.
Week 7 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BYU | #2 | +1 |
| #2 | Ohio State | #3 | +1 |
| #3 | Notre Dame | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Georgia | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Miami | #1 | -4 |
| #6 | Ole Miss | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Indiana | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | Texas Tech | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Tennessee | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | Alabama | #13 | +3 |
| #11 | Houston | #14 | +3 |
| #12 | Arizona | #25 | +13 |
| #13 | UCLA | #9 | -4 |
| #14 | LSU | #18 | +4 |
| #15 | Kentucky | #12 | -3 |
| #16 | Mississippi State | NR | Voter Only |
| #17 | Utah | #10 | -7 |
| #18 | Florida | #20 | +2 |
| #19 | Texas | #19 | 0 |
| #20 | Missouri | #22 | +2 |
| #21 | Auburn | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Oklahoma State | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Oregon | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Wake Forest | #17 | -7 |
| #25 | Northwestern | #24 | -1 |
| NR | Boise State | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Iowa | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | USC | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Riley | Arizona | #12 | #25 | +13 |
| Koki Riley | Utah | #17 | #10 | -7 |
| Koki Riley | Wake Forest | #24 | #17 | -7 |
| Koki Riley | LSU | #14 | #18 | +4 |
| Koki Riley | Miami | #5 | #1 | -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 | Auburn | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Boise State | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Iowa | NR | #15 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | Mississippi State | #16 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Oklahoma State | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | Oregon | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Koki Riley | SMU | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Koki Riley | USC | NR | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 7 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +1.33 | 2 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | -1.25 | 1 / 2 | 4 |
| Big 12 | +2.00 | 1 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | -5.50 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | — | 0 / 1 | 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 | +1.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −6 to +6 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.