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2021 Season · 2021-09-26

Week 5 AP Poll

62 of 62 ballot records available · Totals match retained result evidence

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Arkansas

Season Best: No. 8 · Ranked in 10 of 16 Polls · Final: No. 21

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

2021 Week 5 AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— Previously No. 1	1,546	58
2	— Previously No. 2	1,492	4
3	— Previously No. 3	1,411	0
4	↑ 2 Previously No. 6	1,283	0
5	— Previously No. 5	1,277	0
6	↓ 2 Previously No. 4	1,212	0
7	↑ 1 Previously No. 8	1,154	0
8	↑ 8 Previously No. 16	1,094	0
9	↑ 3 Previously No. 12	1,076	0
10	↑ 1 Previously No. 11	1,019	0
11	↓ 1 Previously No. 10	1,005	0
12	↑ 1 Previously No. 13	852	0
13	↑ 2 Previously No. 15	748	0
14	↑ 5 Previously No. 19	677	0
15	↓ 8 Previously No. 7	651	0
16	↑ 1 Previously No. 17	613	0
17	↑ 3 Previously No. 20	581	0
18	↑ 4 Previously No. 22	415	0
19	New New to the Rankings	341	0
20	↑ 4 Previously No. 24	316	0
21	New New to the Rankings	233	0
22	↑ 1 Previously No. 23	197	0
23	New New to the Rankings	145	0
24	New New to the Rankings	142	0
25	↓ 16 Previously No. 9	138	0

Voter Insights

From Available Individual Ballots

62 of 62 ballot records available. These measures describe agreement with AP, not accuracy.

Most Omitted AP Team

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Widest Ranking Spread

Standard deviation of numbered votes only; at least 10 ranked ballots. NR stays separate.

Largest Individual Vote Gap

Ben PortnoyClemson: No. 14 vs. AP No. 25 · 11 spots higher

Largest Average Ballot Gap

Jon Wilner3.14 spots across 22 shared teams · 3 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 2021 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.

Other Teams Receiving Votes

Week 5 Other Teams Receiving Votes
Rank	Team	Points	First Place
RV	Texas	131	—
RV	Maryland	91	—
RV	San Diego State	57	—
RV	Boston College	55	—
RV	SMU	44	—
RV	Kentucky	26	—
RV	Iowa State	25	—
RV	LSU	24	—
RV	Arizona State	23	—
RV	Virginia Tech	20	—
RV	Wisconsin	13	—
RV	Rutgers	6	—
RV	Kansas State	5	—
RV	Oregon State	4	—
RV	UTSA	4	—
RV	Louisville	3	—
RV	North Carolina	1	—

Historical Coverage

Historical Data · Reconstructed Edition

Historical source reconstruction may contain transcription or attribution errors. This edition publishes 904 ballots across 16 polls: 14 with complete coverage, 32 of 63 preseason lists, and September 7 with rankings only. Reconstructed team positions and one unresolved source identity remain withheld. Full ballot totals are claimed only for complete polls; matching totals do not prove each attribution.

Sources and Verification

902 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 14 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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