AP Rankings and Voter Ballots
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2015 Season · 2015-09-20
Week 4 AP Poll
13 of 61 ballot records available · Partial ballot coverage · AP table totals retained separately
Northwestern
Season Best: No. 12 · Ranked in 11 of 16 Polls · Final: No. 23
NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — Previously No. 1 | 1,490 | 42 | |
| 2 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 4 | 1,415 | 7 | |
| T3 | ↑ 12 Previously No. 15 | 1,345 | 11 | |
| T3 | — Previously No. 3 | 1,345 | 0 | |
| 5 | — Previously No. 5 | 1,213 | 0 | |
| 6 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 8 | 1,183 | 0 | |
| 7 | — Previously No. 7 | 1,162 | 0 | |
| 8 | ↑ 5 Previously No. 13 | 1,088 | 1 | |
| 9 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 10 | 981 | 0 | |
| 10 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 9 | 953 | 0 | |
| 11 | — Previously No. 11 | 903 | 0 | |
| 12 | ↓ 10 Previously No. 2 | 882 | 0 | |
| 13 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 12 | 855 | 0 | |
| 14 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 17 | 798 | 0 | |
| 15 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 16 | 782 | 0 | |
| 16 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 20 | 488 | 0 | |
| 17 | ↑ 6 Previously No. 23 | 469 | 0 | |
| 18 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 21 | 439 | 0 | |
| 19 | ↓ 13 Previously No. 6 | 367 | 0 | |
| 20 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 14 | 352 | 0 | |
| 21 | New New to the Rankings | 288 | 0 | |
| T22 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 19 | 174 | 0 | |
| T22 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 24 | 174 | 0 | |
| 24 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 25 | 149 | 0 | |
| 25 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 22 | 135 | 0 |
Voter Insights
From Available Individual Ballots
13 of 61 ballot records available. 48 unavailable lists are excluded from omissions and percentages. These measures describe agreement with AP, not accuracy.
Joint Most Omitted AP Teams
Open a team to see which available ballots left it unranked.
Widest Ranking Spread
Standard deviation of numbered votes only; at least 10 ranked ballots. NR stays separate.
Largest Individual Vote Gap
Jim PolzinOregon: No. 5 vs. AP No. 13 · 8 spots higherLargest Average Ballot Gap
Doug Lesmerises3.48 spots across 23 shared teams · 2 AP teams omittedAverage absolute rank gap across teams both lists rank. Added and omitted teams are counted separately.
Other Teams Receiving Votes
| Rank | Team | Points | First Place | Explore Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RV | Mississippi State | 52 | — | |
| RV | West Virginia | 48 | — | |
| RV | Tennessee | 45 | — | |
| RV | California | 38 | — | |
| RV | Toledo | 36 | — | |
| RV | Arizona State | 25 | — | |
| RV | Houston | 22 | — | |
| RV | Auburn | 20 | — | |
| RV | Temple | 20 | — | |
| RV | Texas Tech | 20 | — | |
| RV | Boise State | 17 | — | |
| RV | Miami (FL) | 13 | — | |
| RV | Iowa | 10 | — | |
| RV | Kansas State | 8 | — | |
| RV | Florida | 7 | — | |
| RV | NC State | 5 | — | |
| RV | Minnesota | 4 | — | |
| RV | Virginia Tech | 4 | — | |
| RV | Memphis | 1 | — |
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