Stephen Means’s 2026 Week 4 AP Ballot
Cleveland.com · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Stephen Means submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 4 AP football poll. This ballot includes 6 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 6 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Tennessee · AP #17
Stephen Means left Tennessee unranked in the 2026 Week 4 AP poll. 68 of 70 voters included the team. 2 voters left it out.
Week 4 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Florida | #8 | +6 |
| #3 | Ole Miss | #9 | +6 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #3 | -1 |
| #5 | Iowa | #14 | +9 |
| #6 | Ohio State | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | Alabama | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | Georgia | #2 | -6 |
| #9 | Miami | #4 | -5 |
| #10 | Indiana | #6 | -4 |
| #11 | LSU | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | BYU | #10 | -2 |
| #13 | Texas Tech | #12 | -1 |
| #14 | Utah | #13 | -1 |
| #15 | Mississippi State | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Oklahoma State | #19 | +3 |
| #17 | Oregon | #15 | -2 |
| #18 | UCLA | #23 | +5 |
| #19 | Duke | NR | Voter Only |
| #20 | Virginia Tech | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | Pittsburgh | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Nebraska | NR | Voter Only |
| #23 | Wisconsin | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | Kentucky | #24 | 0 |
| #25 | Cincinnati | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Arizona | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Boise State | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Houston | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | James Madison | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Louisville | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Michigan | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Missouri | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | North Dakota State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Northwestern | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Penn State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Tennessee | #17 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | USC | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Wake Forest | NR | Both Unranked |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Means | Iowa | #5 | #14 | +9 |
| Stephen Means | Florida | #2 | #8 | +6 |
| Stephen Means | Georgia | #8 | #2 | -6 |
| Stephen Means | Ole Miss | #3 | #9 | +6 |
| Stephen Means | Miami | #9 | #4 | -5 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Means | Boise State | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Cincinnati | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | Duke | #19 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | Houston | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Missouri | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Nebraska | #22 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | Pittsburgh | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | SMU | NR | #21 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Tennessee | NR | #17 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | USC | NR | #18 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Virginia Tech | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | Wisconsin | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 4 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | +0.88 | 0 / 2 | 8 |
| Big Ten | +1.40 | 2 / 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | -0.25 | 1 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | -5.00 | 3 / 1 | 1 |
| 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 −5 to +5 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.