AP Rankings and Voter Ballots

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2017 Season · 2017-08-21

Preseason AP Poll

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

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Michigan State

Season Best: No. 13 · Ranked in 10 of 16 Polls · Final: No. 15

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

2017 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,513	52
2	— No Previous Poll	1,414	3
3	— No Previous Poll	1,396	4
4	— No Previous Poll	1,325	2
5	— No Previous Poll	1,201	0
6	— No Previous Poll	1,196	0
7	— No Previous Poll	1,170	0
8	— No Previous Poll	1,150	0
9	— No Previous Poll	926	0
10	— No Previous Poll	889	0
11	— No Previous Poll	881	0
12	— No Previous Poll	880	0
13	— No Previous Poll	784	0
14	— No Previous Poll	695	0
15	— No Previous Poll	690	0
16	— No Previous Poll	629	0
17	— No Previous Poll	624	0
18	— No Previous Poll	492	0
19	— No Previous Poll	327	0
20	— No Previous Poll	317	0
21	— No Previous Poll	240	0
22	— No Previous Poll	207	0
23	— No Previous Poll	173	0
24	— No Previous Poll	133	0
25	— No Previous Poll	114	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.

Largest Individual Vote Gap

Jon WilnerTexas: No. 9 vs. AP No. 23 · 14 spots higher

Largest Average Ballot Gap

Mitch Vingle4.76 spots across 21 shared teams · 4 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 2017 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Preseason Other Teams Receiving Votes
Rank	Team	Points	First Place
RV	TCU	98	—
RV	Utah	85	—
RV	Notre Dame	65	—
RV	Boise State	37	—
RV	NC State	26	—
RV	Northwestern	25	—
RV	Pittsburgh	23	—
RV	Oregon	21	—
RV	Houston	19	—
RV	Colorado	18	—
RV	San Diego State	9	—
RV	UCLA	9	—
RV	BYU	5	—
RV	Appalachian State	4	—
RV	Nebraska	4	—
RV	Tulsa	4	—
RV	Kentucky	3	—
RV	Texas A&M	3	—
RV	Michigan State	1	—

Historical Coverage

Historical Data · Reconstructed Edition

Historical source reconstruction may contain transcription or attribution errors. Matching totals do not prove every named ballot. Source corrections and gaps are documented.

Sources and Verification

976 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 16 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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