Tom Murphy’s 2026 Week 8 AP Ballot
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 2026 AP Poll Voter
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Tom Murphy submitted a complete 25-team ballot for the 2026 Week 8 AP football poll. This ballot includes 2 teams outside the published Top 25 and omits 2 teams inside it.
Compare This Ballot →1.5723 Shared Teams Compared
2 / 2Compared With Consensus
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9Available Ballots
Week 8 Ballot
Positive differences mean a higher vote than the AP rank; negative differences mean a lower vote.
| Vote | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | Ohio State | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Georgia | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Notre Dame | #5 | +1 |
| #5 | Indiana | #4 | -1 |
| #6 | Utah | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | UCLA | #7 | 0 |
| #8 | Kentucky | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | BYU | #8 | -1 |
| #10 | Ole Miss | #12 | +2 |
| #11 | Texas Tech | #13 | +2 |
| #12 | LSU | #15 | +3 |
| #13 | Wake Forest | #14 | +1 |
| #14 | Texas | #11 | -3 |
| #15 | Tennessee | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Alabama | #10 | -6 |
| #17 | Northwestern | #20 | +3 |
| #18 | SMU | #19 | +1 |
| #19 | Houston | #18 | -1 |
| #20 | Florida | #17 | -3 |
| #21 | Iowa | NR | Voter Only |
| #22 | Missouri | #23 | +1 |
| #23 | Arizona | #22 | -1 |
| #24 | Boise State | #20 | -4 |
| #25 | New Mexico | NR | Voter Only |
| NR | Cincinnati | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Minnesota | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Oklahoma State | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| NR | Oregon State | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | South Carolina | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | USC | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | UTSA | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Virginia Tech | NR | Both Unranked |
| NR | Wisconsin | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Biggest Outliers in This Ballot
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Murphy | Alabama | #16 | #10 | -6 |
| Tom Murphy | Boise State | #24 | #20 | -4 |
| Tom Murphy | Florida | #20 | #17 | -3 |
| Tom Murphy | LSU | #12 | #15 | +3 |
| Tom Murphy | Northwestern | #17 | #20 | +3 |
Added and Omitted Teams
Teams this voter includes outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they leave out.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Murphy | Iowa | #21 | NR | Voter Only |
| Tom Murphy | New Mexico | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Tom Murphy | Oklahoma State | NR | #24 | Omitted by Voter |
| Tom Murphy | Wisconsin | NR | #25 | Omitted by Voter |
Conference Comparisons
2026 Week 8 · This ballot only. Positive placement means higher than the AP rank; additions and omissions stay separate.
| Conference / Group | Shared Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | -0.44 | 0 / 0 | 9 |
| Big Ten | +0.50 | 1 / 1 | 4 |
| Big 12 | -0.20 | 0 / 1 | 5 |
| ACC | +0.67 | 0 / 0 | 3 |
| Pac-12 | -4.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 |
| American | — | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | — | 1 / 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 −4 to +4 scale. No shared ranked teams means no placement score (—). One ballot does not establish a lasting conference tendency.