# Rece Davis on AP Rankings Fear

> Rece Davis admits he’s scared to death ranking teams after a fellow voter’s bias cost him voting rights.
- Title: Rece Davis on AP Rankings Fear · EssentiallySports | Shortify
- Summary: Rece Davis admits he’s scared to death ranking teams after a fellow voter’s bias cost him voting rights. Rece Davis says he’s scared to death each week…
- Keywords: rece davis, ap top 25, pittsburgh panthers, mississippi state, sec teams, ncaa college football, sports, Rece, Davis, Rankings, Fear, EssentiallySports
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-rece-davis-says-hes-scared-to-death-after-fellow-members-bias-almost-cost-him-his-voting-rights
- Author: Suryakant Das
- Published: 2026-10-08T19:22:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rece davis, ap top 25, pittsburgh panthers, mississippi state, sec teams, ncaa college football, sports
## Rece Davis shares ranking fears
Rece Davis says he’s scared to death every week while ranking AP Top 25 teams.

> I’m scared to death every week that in the process of physically moving teams around, that I accidentally axe somebody out
## Fellow voter faces backlash
Greg Luca’s rankings left out Pittsburgh Panthers despite their 35, 33 win over Virginia Tech.

> Why wouldn’t they be ranked in that order, then?
## Mississippi State moves up
Mississippi State moved from 15th to 14th after Luca’s rankings.

> Mississippi State had beaten Missouri, Missouri had defeated Florida, and Florida had come out on top against Ole Miss
## Davis’s similar ranking choices
Davis left out Pittsburgh Panthers despite their comeback win.

> Miss beat LSU, right? But several spots behind Miss, Florida killed Miss
## Davis admits list is messy
Davis says his list is a mess and people might call him ‘What an idiot’.

> He did admit that his list is a ‘mess’ and that people might call him ‘What an idiot’
## AP rankings face criticism
AP voters face backlash for leaving out teams despite their wins.

> This is not the first time that AP voters have faced backlash for their rankings
## Key takeaway

Rece Davis says he’s scared to death each week ranking AP Top 25 teams after a fellow voter’s bias nearly cost him his voting rights.