Nicole Auerbach’s 2026 Week 6 AP Ballot
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Nicole Auerbach submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 6 AP football poll. This ballot includes 1 team outside the published Top 25 and omits 1 team inside it.
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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 | Miami | #3 | +1 |
| #3 | Notre Dame | #2 | -1 |
| #4 | Ohio State | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Indiana | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | Alabama | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | Utah | #11 | +4 |
| #8 | Texas | #7 | -1 |
| #9 | Ole Miss | #9 | 0 |
| #10 | BYU | #8 | -2 |
| #11 | UCLA | #12 | +1 |
| #12 | Iowa | #17 | +5 |
| #13 | Missouri | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | Tennessee | #14 | 0 |
| #15 | Texas Tech | #10 | -5 |
| #16 | Mississippi State | #16 | 0 |
| #17 | Kentucky | #15 | -2 |
| #18 | Wake Forest | #21 | +3 |
| #19 | Oklahoma State | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | USC | #19 | -1 |
| #21 | LSU | #22 | +1 |
| #22 | Houston | #20 | -2 |
| #23 | Boise State | #23 | 0 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Northwestern | #25 | 0 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Auerbach | Iowa | #12 | #17 | +5 |
| Nicole Auerbach | Texas Tech | #15 | #10 | -5 |
| Nicole Auerbach | Utah | #7 | #11 | +4 |
| Nicole Auerbach | Wake Forest | #18 | #21 | +3 |
| Nicole Auerbach | BYU | #10 | #8 | -2 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Auerbach | SMU | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Nicole Auerbach | Wisconsin | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
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 | -0.22 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +0.83 | 1 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | -1.20 | 0 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | +2.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | 0.00 | 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 | -1.00 | 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.
