Weekly AP Poll Insights
The votes, teams, and disagreements that stand out this week.
Most Divided Teams
Where voters disagree most about placement among the teams they rank.
Ranked votes range from #1 to #16. 69 of 69 voters included the team; 0 left it unranked.
Explore the Team’s Ballots →- #1Ranked Votes: #1–#16#25
69/69 Ranked · 0
- #1Ranked Votes: #6–#23#25
69/69 Ranked · 0
- 32.72#1Ranked Votes: #14–#25#25
46/69 Ranked · 23
- #1Ranked Votes: #15–#25#25
23/69 Ranked · 46
- 52.46#1Ranked Votes: #17–#25#25
26/69 Ranked · 43
Minimum 10 ranked votes. SD excludes unranked ballots. Every range uses the same #1–#25 scale; the dot marks the ranked-only average.
Biggest Ballot Outliers
The largest average placement differences from the published AP rankings.
Dylan Sinn has this week’s largest placement MAD: 3.38 positions across 21 shared ranked teams. This ballot adds 4 and omits 4 compared with the AP Top 25.
| Rank | Voter | Compared | Biggest Rank Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Sinn →Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette | 3.38 | 21 | 4 / 4 | Vote #6 · AP #14 · +8 |
| 2 | Stephen Means →Cleveland.com | 3.21 | 24 | 1 / 1 | Vote #9 · AP #2 · -7 |
| 3 | Ralph Russo →The Athletic | 3.05 | 21 | 4 / 4 | Vote #14 · AP #24 · +10 |
| 4 | Mike Griffith →AJC.com | 2.96 | 23 | 2 / 2 | Vote #1 · AP #8 · +7 |
| 5 | Jon Wilner →San Jose Mercury News | 2.86 | 21 | 4 / 4 | Vote #18 · AP #24 · +6 |
Minimum 10 teams ranked by both the voter and AP. Added and omitted teams are counted separately. Positive individual gaps mean higher than the AP rank; negative means lower.
Who’s In, Who’s Out
Disagreement about which teams belong in the Top 25.
Most Omitted From the AP Top 25
AP-ranked teams left off the most individual ballots.
AP #25 · Omitted by 46/69 Voters · Ranked by 23/69
AP #24 · Omitted by 23/69 Voters · Ranked by 46/69
AP #23 · Omitted by 21/69 Voters · Ranked by 48/69
AP #22 · Omitted by 13/69 Voters · Ranked by 56/69
AP #20 · Omitted by 8/69 Voters · Ranked by 61/69
Most Included Outside the AP Top 25
Unranked AP teams appearing on the most individual ballots.
Ranked by 26/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17
Ranked by 23/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17
Ranked by 22/69 Voters · Highest Vote #17
Ranked by 10/69 Voters · Highest Vote #22
Ranked by 9/69 Voters · Highest Vote #19
All 69 complete ballots count toward inclusion. NR has no numerical position. Teams tied at AP #25 remain part of the AP Top 25.