Stephen Means’s 2026 Week 6 AP Ballot
Cleveland.com · 2026 AP Poll Voter
Stephen Means submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 6 AP football poll. This ballot includes 4 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 4 teams inside it.
Notable Ballot Omission
Mississippi State · AP #16
Stephen Means left Mississippi State unranked in the 2026 Week 6 AP poll. 67 of 70 voters included the team. 3 voters left it out.
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 | Notre Dame | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Ohio State | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | Alabama | #6 | +2 |
| #5 | Indiana | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | UCLA | #12 | +6 |
| #7 | Miami | #3 | -4 |
| #8 | BYU | #8 | 0 |
| #9 | Texas Tech | #10 | +1 |
| #10 | Texas | #7 | -3 |
| #11 | Utah | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Missouri | #13 | +1 |
| #13 | Oklahoma State | #18 | +5 |
| #14 | Iowa | #17 | +3 |
| #15 | Ole Miss | #9 | -6 |
| #16 | Wisconsin | NR | Voter Only |
| #17 | Wake Forest | #21 | +4 |
| #18 | Northwestern | #25 | +7 |
| #19 | Kentucky | #15 | -4 |
| #20 | Nebraska | NR | Voter Only |
| #21 | Tennessee | #14 | -7 |
| #22 | Boise State | #23 | +1 |
| #23 | Arizona | NR | Voter Only |
| #24 | USC | #19 | -5 |
| #25 | James Madison | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Duke | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Florida | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Houston | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | LSU | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Mississippi State | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | New Mexico | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | SMU | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Means | Northwestern | #18 | #25 | +7 |
| Stephen Means | Tennessee | #21 | #14 | -7 |
| Stephen Means | Ole Miss | #15 | #9 | -6 |
| Stephen Means | UCLA | #6 | #12 | +6 |
| Stephen Means | Oklahoma State | #13 | #18 | +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 | Arizona | #23 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | Houston | NR | #20 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | LSU | NR | #22 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Mississippi State | NR | #16 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Nebraska | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | SMU | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Stephen Means | Wisconsin | #16 | NR | Voter Only |
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 | -2.43 | 0 / 2 | 7 |
| Big Ten | +2.00 | 2 / 0 | 6 |
| Big 12 | +1.50 | 1 / 1 | 4 |
| ACC | 0.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | +1.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | — | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| MAC | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| FBS Independents | 0.00 | 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.
