AP Rankings and Voter Ballots

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986Ballot Records

65Voters

84Teams Receiving Votes

2020 Season · 2020-08-24

Preseason AP Poll

61 of 62 ballot records available · Partial ballot coverage · AP table totals retained separately

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2020 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,520	38
2	— No Previous Poll	1,504	21
3	— No Previous Poll	1,422	2
4	— No Previous Poll	1,270	0
5	— No Previous Poll	1,269	0
6	— No Previous Poll	1,186	1
7	— No Previous Poll	1,147	0
8	— No Previous Poll	1,125	0
9	— No Previous Poll	1,119	0
10	— No Previous Poll	995	0
11	— No Previous Poll	852	0
12	— No Previous Poll	840	0
13	— No Previous Poll	764	0
14	— No Previous Poll	703	0
15	— No Previous Poll	672	0
16	— No Previous Poll	611	0
17	— No Previous Poll	534	0
18	— No Previous Poll	496	0
19	— No Previous Poll	451	0
20	— No Previous Poll	234	0
21	— No Previous Poll	229	0
22	— No Previous Poll	211	0
23	— No Previous Poll	199	0
24	— No Previous Poll	134	0
25	— No Previous Poll	133	0

Voter Insights

From Available Individual Ballots

61 of 62 ballot records available. 1 unavailable list is excluded from omissions and percentages. 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

Sam McKewonAuburn: No. 25 vs. AP No. 11 · 14 spots lower

Largest Average Ballot Gap

Jon Wilner4.24 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 17 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 425 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 2020 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Preseason Other Teams Receiving Votes
Rank	Team	Points	First Place
RV	Memphis	86	—
RV	Virginia Tech	85	—
RV	Boise State	68	—
RV	Arizona State	66	—
RV	Miami (FL)	42	—
RV	Louisville	32	—
RV	Appalachian State	26	—
RV	Washington	21	—
RV	Kentucky	20	—
RV	Indiana	19	—
RV	Baylor	15	—
RV	California	11	—
RV	TCU	9	—
RV	Virginia	7	—
RV	Florida State	6	—
RV	Navy	6	—
RV	Air Force	3	—
RV	Mississippi State	3	—
RV	SMU	3	—
RV	Northwestern	1	—
RV	UAB	1	—

Historical Coverage

Historical Data · Reconstructed Edition

Historical source reconstruction may contain transcription or attribution errors. This edition publishes 986 ballots across 17 polls: 13 with complete coverage, three with one withheld ballot each, and December 20 with rankings only. Full ballot totals are claimed only for complete polls; matching totals do not prove each attribution.

Sources and Verification

985 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 13 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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