Ryan Zuke’s 2026 Week 9 AP Ballot
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Ryan Zuke submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 9 AP football poll. This ballot includes 3 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 3 teams inside it.
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Week 9 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Georgia | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Indiana | #6 | +3 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | UCLA | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | Utah | #3 | -3 |
| #7 | BYU | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | Kentucky | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #13 | +4 |
| #10 | Alabama | #9 | -1 |
| #11 | Texas | #10 | -1 |
| #12 | Ohio State | #11 | -1 |
| #13 | Ole Miss | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Wake Forest | #14 | 0 |
| #15 | LSU | #15 | 0 |
| #16 | Tennessee | #16 | 0 |
| #17 | USC | #18 | +1 |
| #18 | Houston | #17 | -1 |
| #19 | Missouri | #19 | 0 |
| #20 | Boise State | #20 | 0 |
| #21 | Iowa | #21 | 0 |
| #22 | New Mexico | #22 | 0 |
| #23 | SMU | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Northwestern | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Virginia Tech | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Liberty | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Louisville | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | UTSA | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Zuke | Arizona | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ryan Zuke | Florida | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ryan Zuke | Northwestern | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ryan Zuke | SMU | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Ryan Zuke | South Carolina | NR | #23 | Omitted by Voter |
| Ryan Zuke | Virginia Tech | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 9 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.38 | 0 / 2 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +0.60 | 1 / 0 | 5 |
| Big 12 | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 2 / 0 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
Bars share a −1 to +1 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.