Spencer Ripchik’s 2026 Week 2 AP Ballot
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Spencer Ripchik submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 2 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Compare This Ballot →1.3023 Shared Teams Compared
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Week 2 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Notre Dame | #3 | +1 |
| #3 | Georgia | #2 | -1 |
| #4 | Indiana | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Miami | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | LSU | #7 | +1 |
| #7 | Ohio State | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | Ole Miss | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Texas A&M | #9 | 0 |
| #10 | BYU | #11 | +1 |
| #11 | Alabama | #10 | -1 |
| #12 | USC | #12 | 0 |
| #13 | Texas Tech | #13 | 0 |
| #14 | Utah | #17 | +3 |
| #15 | Penn State | #14 | -1 |
| #16 | SMU | #16 | 0 |
| #17 | Tennessee | #15 | -2 |
| #18 | Missouri | #20 | +2 |
| #19 | Houston | #22 | +3 |
| #20 | Virginia | #25 | +5 |
| #21 | Michigan | #19 | -2 |
| #22 | Iowa | #18 | -4 |
| #23 | Washington | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Florida | NR | Voter Only |
| #25 | Louisville | #23 | -2 |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Boise State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Kansas State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Mississippi State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oklahoma State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Pittsburgh | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Tulsa | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UCLA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Western Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ripchik | Virginia | #20 | #25 | +5 |
| Spencer Ripchik | Iowa | #22 | #18 | -4 |
| Spencer Ripchik | Houston | #19 | #22 | +3 |
| Spencer Ripchik | Utah | #14 | #17 | +3 |
| Spencer Ripchik | Louisville | #25 | #23 | -2 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ripchik | Florida | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Spencer Ripchik | Oklahoma | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Spencer Ripchik | Oregon | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Spencer Ripchik | Washington | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 2 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.13 | 1 / 1 | 8 |
| Big Ten | -1.33 | 1 / 1 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +1.75 | 0 / 0 | 4 |
| ACC | +0.75 | 0 / 0 | 4 |
| Pac-12 | — | 0 / 0 | 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.