Ralph Russo’s 2026 Week 10 AP Ballot
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Ralph Russo submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 10 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Compare This Ballot →2.2223 Shared Teams Compared
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Week 10 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Utah | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | UCLA | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #3 | -1 |
| #5 | Miami | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | Texas | #8 | +2 |
| #7 | Tennessee | #9 | +2 |
| #8 | Alabama | #7 | -1 |
| #9 | BYU | #12 | +3 |
| #10 | Indiana | #6 | -4 |
| #11 | Wake Forest | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Kentucky | #13 | +1 |
| #13 | Texas Tech | #10 | -3 |
| #14 | Iowa | #16 | +2 |
| #15 | Oregon | #18 | +3 |
| #16 | Ole Miss | #19 | +3 |
| #17 | LSU | #24 | +7 |
| #18 | USC | #15 | -3 |
| #19 | Ohio State | #21 | +2 |
| #20 | Boise State | #17 | -3 |
| #21 | Houston | #14 | -7 |
| #22 | Arizona | #22 | 0 |
| #23 | South Carolina | #20 | -3 |
| #24 | Oklahoma State | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Louisville | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Liberty | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | New Mexico | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | North Texas | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Russo | Houston | #21 | #14 | -7 |
| Ralph Russo | LSU | #17 | #24 | +7 |
| Ralph Russo | Indiana | #10 | #6 | -4 |
| Ralph Russo | Boise State | #20 | #17 | -3 |
| Ralph Russo | BYU | #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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Russo | Louisville | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ralph Russo | New Mexico | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ralph Russo | Oklahoma State | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ralph Russo | SMU | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 10 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +1.38 | 0 / 0 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +0.17 | 0 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | -1.40 | 1 / 0 | 5 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 1 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | -3.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 1 | 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 −3 to +3 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.