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USA Sports · AP Top 25 voter · 4 ballots this season, 3 graded
This week's ballot (Week 7 poll, released Oct 18, grades after the games)
vs the Week 6 ballot · 5 new · out: Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Arizona| # | Team | Last week | The AP poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | ▲ 2 | AP 3 ▲ 2 |
| 2 |  BYU | ▲ 7 | AP 2 |
| 3 |  Miami | ▲ 2 | AP 1 ▼ 2 |
| 4 |  Ole Miss | ▲ 8 | AP 7 ▲ 3 |
| 5 |  Notre Dame | ▼ 3 | AP 4 ▼ 1 |
| 6 |  Indiana | ▲ 1 | AP 6 |
| 7 |  Georgia | ▼ 6 | AP 5 ▼ 2 |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | ▲ 2 | AP 8 |
| 9 |  UCLA | ▲ 2 | AP 9 |
| 10 |  Utah | ▼ 2 | AP 10 |
| 11 |  Tennessee | ▲ 5 | AP 11 |
| 12 |  Alabama | ▼ 8 | AP 13 ▲ 1 |
| 13 |  Kentucky | ▲ 6 | AP 12 ▼ 1 |
| 14 |  Iowa | ▲ 1 | AP 15 ▲ 1 |
| 15 |  Houston | ▲ 9 | AP 14 ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  LSU | NEW | AP 18 ▲ 2 |
| 17 |  Wake Forest | ▲ 1 | AP 17 |
| 18 |  USC | ▲ 2 | AP 16 ▼ 2 |
| 19 |  Boise State | ▲ 4 | AP 21 ▲ 2 |
| 20 |  Northwestern | NEW | AP 24 ▲ 4 |
| 21 |  SMU | NEW | AP 23 ▲ 2 |
| 22 |  Missouri | ▼ 8 | AP 22 |
| 23 |  Oregon | NEW | AP NR |
| 24 |  Florida | NEW | AP 20 ▼ 4 |
| 25 |  Texas | ▼ 19 | AP 19 ▼ 6 |
Last week = the spot on this voter's previous ballot. The AP poll = the published consensus the same week; ▲ means this voter has the team higher than the poll.
Every ballot, week over week (4 ballots, 32 teams)
| Team | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| BYU | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Miami | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Ole Miss | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Indiana | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Georgia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Texas Tech | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| UCLA | · | 24 | 11 | 9 |
| Utah | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
| Alabama | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 21 | · | 19 | 13 |
| Iowa | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Houston | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 |
| LSU | 11 | 15 | · | 16 |
| Wake Forest | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| USC | 22 | · | 20 | 18 |
| Boise State | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| Northwestern | · | · | · | 20 |
| SMU | · | · | · | 21 |
| Missouri | · | 12 | 14 | 22 |
| Oregon | 15 | 16 | · | 23 |
| Florida | 7 | 13 | · | 24 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
 Mississippi State | 16 | 11 | 13 | · |
 Nebraska | · | · | 17 | · |
 Oklahoma State | 19 | 21 | 21 | · |
 Wisconsin | 24 | · | 22 | · |
 Arizona | · | · | 25 | · |
 Duke | 18 | 18 | · | · |
 Pittsburgh | · | 22 | · | · |
Yellow = moved up or came in that week. Boxed = moved down. · = not ranked.
Graded weeks
Week 7 (Week 6 poll)
#57 of 70 · 8-7 · -2.7 · poll -1.4Best call: Ole Miss over Missouri, 31-3 (42% going in). Worst miss: Georgia over Auburn, lost 27-24 (88% going in).
| # | Team | That week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | L 24-27 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | L 24-28 |
| 3 | Ohio State | W 19-15 |
| 4 | Alabama | L 10-26 |
| 5 | Miami | W 43-35 |
| 6 | Texas | L 24-27 |
| 7 | Indiana | L 15-19 |
| 8 | Utah | W 27-24 |
| 9 | BYU | W 28-24 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | W 53-25 |
| 11 | UCLA | W 17-7 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | W 31-3 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | L 0-31 |
| 14 | Missouri | L 3-31 |
| 15 | Iowa | — |
| 16 | Tennessee | W 26-10 |
| 17 | Nebraska | L 14-17 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | W 41-7 |
| 19 | Kentucky | W 21-13 |
| 20 | USC | — |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | L 32-35 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | L 7-17 |
| 23 | Boise State | — |
| 24 | Houston | W 35-32 |
| 25 | Arizona | — |
Week 6 (Week 5 poll)
#65 of 70 · 13-7 · -0.9 · poll +0.9Best call: Indiana over Nebraska, 20-17 (37% going in). Worst miss: Texas over Oklahoma, lost 27-24 (80% going in).
| # | Team | That week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | L 24-27 |
| 2 | Ohio State | W 45-16 |
| 3 | Alabama | L 17-20 |
| 4 | Georgia | W 20-17 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | W 58-7 |
| 6 | Miami | — |
| 7 | Indiana | W 20-17 |
| 8 | Utah | W 41-24 |
| 9 | BYU | W 24-10 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | — |
| 11 | Mississippi State | — |
| 12 | Missouri | W 27-6 |
| 13 | Florida | L 19-38 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | W 52-17 |
| 15 | LSU | L 34-35 |
| 16 | Oregon | L 15-17 |
| 17 | Tennessee | W 24-17 |
| 18 | Duke | L 25-28 |
| 19 | Iowa | W 41-24 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | W 38-14 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | W 42-28 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | L 17-21 |
| 23 | Boise State | W 38-31 |
| 24 | UCLA | W 17-15 |
| 25 | Houston | W 35-16 |
Week 5 (Week 4 poll)
#3 of 70 · 15-1 · +3.8 · poll +3.4Best call: Kentucky over South Carolina, 35-34 (48% going in). Worst miss: Florida over Missouri, lost 45-17 (62% going in).
| # | Team | That week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | — |
| 2 | Ohio State | W 31-14 |
| 3 | Georgia | W 38-14 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | W 37-26 |
| 5 | Miami | W 41-13 |
| 6 | Alabama | W 56-23 |
| 7 | Florida | L 17-45 |
| 8 | Indiana | W 47-15 |
| 9 | Utah | — |
| 10 | Ole Miss | — |
| 11 | LSU | — |
| 12 | Texas Tech | W 29-7 |
| 13 | BYU | W 17-10 |
| 14 | Iowa | L 14-31 |
| 15 | Oregon | — |
| 16 | Mississippi State | L 23-56 |
| 17 | Tennessee | W 24-14 |
| 18 | Duke | — |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | — |
| 20 | Wake Forest | W 57-3 |
| 21 | Kentucky | W 35-34 |
| 22 | USC | W 25-21 |
| 23 | Boise State | W 37-18 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | W 31-3 |
| 25 | Houston | W 27-17 |
Green = the call was right (the higher-ranked team won). Ballots come from the AP's published voter ballots and grade on the games after each poll's release.