Lia Assimakopoulos’s 2026 Week 5 AP Ballot
The Dallas Morning News · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Lia Assimakopoulos submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 5 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
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2 / 2Compared With Consensus
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Week 5 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Georgia | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Alabama | #6 | +3 |
| #4 | Miami | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Ohio State | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | Notre Dame | #3 | -3 |
| #7 | Indiana | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | BYU | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #11 | +2 |
| #10 | Utah | #12 | +2 |
| #11 | Missouri | #14 | +3 |
| #12 | Florida | #16 | +4 |
| #13 | Ole Miss | #9 | -4 |
| #14 | LSU | #10 | -4 |
| #15 | Oregon | #13 | -2 |
| #16 | Tennessee | #15 | -1 |
| #17 | Iowa | #20 | +3 |
| #18 | Pittsburgh | #25 | +7 |
| #19 | Mississippi State | #17 | -2 |
| #20 | USC | #19 | -1 |
| #21 | Houston | #22 | +1 |
| #22 | UCLA | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | Nebraska | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Northwestern | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | SMU | #24 | -1 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Boise State | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kentucky | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wake Forest | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Pittsburgh | #18 | #25 | +7 |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Florida | #12 | #16 | +4 |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | LSU | #14 | #10 | -4 |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Ole Miss | #13 | #9 | -4 |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Alabama | #3 | #6 | +3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Boise State | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Nebraska | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Northwestern | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | Oklahoma State | NR | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 5 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.11 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | -0.17 | 2 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +1.25 | 0 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | +2.00 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| 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 | -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.