AP Rankings and Voter Ballots

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67Teams Receiving Votes

2016 Season · 2016-08-21

Preseason AP Poll

61 of 61 ballot records available · Totals match retained result evidence

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Michigan State

Season Best: No. 8 · Ranked in 5 of 16 Polls · Final: NR

NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.

2016 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,469	33
2	— No Previous Poll	1,443	16
3	— No Previous Poll	1,352	4
4	— No Previous Poll	1,325	5
5	— No Previous Poll	1,269	1
6	— No Previous Poll	1,224	1
7	— No Previous Poll	1,147	1
8	— No Previous Poll	1,029	0
9	— No Previous Poll	1,021	0
10	— No Previous Poll	1,006	0
11	— No Previous Poll	718	0
12	— No Previous Poll	710	0
13	— No Previous Poll	707	0
14	— No Previous Poll	651	0
15	— No Previous Poll	644	0
16	— No Previous Poll	496	0
17	— No Previous Poll	484	0
18	— No Previous Poll	448	0
19	— No Previous Poll	447	0
20	— No Previous Poll	344	0
21	— No Previous Poll	316	0
22	— No Previous Poll	283	0
23	— No Previous Poll	280	0
24	— No Previous Poll	218	0
25	— No Previous Poll	180	0

Voter Insights

From Available Individual Ballots

61 of 61 ballot records available. These measures describe agreement with AP, not accuracy.

Most Omitted AP Team

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.

Joint Largest Individual Gaps

Rob LongTennessee: No. 23 vs. AP No. 9 · 14 spots lower Tom MurphyFlorida: No. 11 vs. AP No. 25 · 14 spots higher

Largest Average Ballot Gap

Rob Long4.95 spots across 20 shared teams · 5 AP teams omitted

Average absolute rank gap across teams both lists rank. Added and omitted teams are counted separately.

Weekly Rankings · Sources and Coverage

Sources and Coverage

All 16 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 400 ranked positions. Points and first-place counts appear where verified; a dash means unavailable, not zero. Known source differences, reviewed selections and unresolved arithmetic exceptions are documented with the affected polls and downloads.

These rankings downloads contain the published ranked teams. Other teams receiving votes and individual ballots appear in separate ballot editions where available. Sources can share upstream data, so agreement is not proof that every original ballot was correct. Current logos identify programs; they do not represent historical artwork or conference membership.

Week labels follow the retained source sequence. A preseason poll appears only when the sources include one. The final poll belongs to the 2016 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Preseason Other Teams Receiving Votes
Rank	Team	Points	First Place
RV	Miami (FL)	159	—
RV	Texas A&M	81	—
RV	Utah	74	—
RV	Washington State	68	—
RV	Boise State	49	—
RV	San Diego State	46	—
RV	Wisconsin	42	—
RV	Auburn	22	—
RV	Pittsburgh	15	—
RV	Arkansas	14	—
RV	Texas	12	—
RV	Nebraska	11	—
RV	Navy	8	—
RV	Northwestern	5	—
RV	Western Kentucky	4	—
RV	South Florida	2	—
RV	Toledo	2	—

Historical Coverage

Historical Data · Reconstructed Edition

Historical source reconstruction may contain transcription or attribution errors. 1 polls have explicitly partial ballot coverage; unavailable lists are excluded from individual ballot statistics and downloads. Matching totals do not prove every named ballot. Source corrections and gaps are documented.

Sources and Verification

974 ballot records have matching names and choices across retained archives. Corrections, image-only supplements, alternate lists and unresolved attribution carry their own evidence notes. Reconstructed totals match retained result evidence for 15 releases with complete ballot coverage; 0 also have a separate dated AP result table. Complete, unchanged author lists agree with 0 ballots. No complete AP-hosted named-ballot set was available for direct comparison.

Archives may share upstream material; matching grids are not independent voter confirmations. Available-ballot statistics exclude withheld lists. AP result tables retain the full electorate totals.

Voter names are preserved from the historical records. Participation changes do not establish why a voter was absent or replaced. Current voter profiles and affiliations are not used to fill historical gaps.

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