Pat Welter’s 2026 Week 6 AP Ballot
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Pat Welter 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.
Compare This Ballot →1.3622 Shared Teams Compared
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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 | Indiana | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Alabama | #6 | +1 |
| #6 | Texas | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Ohio State | #4 | -3 |
| #8 | Ole Miss | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | UCLA | #12 | +3 |
| #10 | Texas Tech | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | BYU | #8 | -3 |
| #12 | Utah | #11 | -1 |
| #13 | Mississippi State | #16 | +3 |
| #14 | Missouri | #13 | -1 |
| #15 | Kentucky | #15 | 0 |
| #16 | Tennessee | #14 | -2 |
| #17 | Iowa | #17 | 0 |
| #18 | USC | #19 | +1 |
| #19 | Oklahoma State | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | Oklahoma | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | LSU | #22 | +1 |
| #22 | Wake Forest | #21 | -1 |
| #23 | Florida | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Houston | #20 | -4 |
| #25 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Boise State | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Nebraska | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wisconsin | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Welter | Houston | #24 | #20 | -4 |
| Pat Welter | BYU | #11 | #8 | -3 |
| Pat Welter | Mississippi State | #13 | #16 | +3 |
| Pat Welter | Ohio State | #7 | #4 | -3 |
| Pat Welter | UCLA | #9 | #12 | +3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Welter | Arizona | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Pat Welter | Boise State | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Pat Welter | Florida | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Pat Welter | Northwestern | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Pat Welter | Oklahoma | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Pat Welter | SMU | NR | #24 | 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 | +0.44 | 2 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +0.40 | 0 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | -1.80 | 1 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 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 −2 to +2 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.
