Weekly AP Poll Insights

MiamiACC

Eric Johnson Left No. 4 Miami Unranked

AP Rank

#4

This Ballot

NR

Ranked by Voters

69 / 70

69 of 70 voters ranked Miami. Eric Johnson was the only voter to leave the team out.

View Eric Johnson’s Ballot →Explore Miami Votes →

TennesseeSEC

2 Voters Left No. 17 Tennessee Unranked

AP Rank

#17

These Ballots

NR

Ranked by Voters

68 / 70

68 of 70 voters ranked Tennessee. 2 voters left the team out.

View Stephen Means’s Ballot →View Kirk Bohls’s Ballot →Explore Tennessee Votes →

Top 10 omissions, plus AP-ranked teams included by at least 95% of voters and left out by one to three. Highest AP rank first. Only complete ballots count.

Biggest Rises

FloridaSEC

#21 → #8Up 13 Spots

Mississippi StateSEC

#24 → #16Up 8 Spots

HoustonBig 12

#25 → #20Up 5 Spots

OregonBig Ten

#20 → #15Up 5 Spots

Biggest Falls

MissouriSEC

#19 → #25Down 6 Spots

USCBig Ten

#12 → #18Down 6 Spots

Ole MissSEC

#4 → #9Down 5 Spots

New to the Top 25

Oklahoma StateBig 12

NR → #19

Boise StatePac-12

NR → #22

UCLABig Ten

NR → #23

KentuckySEC

NR → #24

Out of the Top 25

Penn StateBig Ten

#13 → NR

LouisvilleACC

#16 → NR

MichiganBig Ten

#18 → NR

Texas A&MSEC

#23 → NR

View All Poll and Support Changes

Team	Previous AP	Current AP	Previously Ranked By	Currently Ranked By	Support Change
AlabamaSEC	#8	#7	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
ArizonaBig 12	NR	NR	2/69	2/70	-0.0 pp
Boise StatePac-12	NR	#22	13/69	45/70	+45.4 pp
BYUBig 12	#9	#10	68/69	70/70	+1.4 pp
CincinnatiBig 12	NR	NR	0/69	8/70	+11.4 pp
DukeACC	NR	NR	4/69	21/70	+24.2 pp
FloridaSEC	#21	#8	55/69	70/70	+20.3 pp
GeorgiaSEC	#2	#2	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
HoustonBig 12	#25	#20	29/69	57/70	+39.4 pp
IndianaBig Ten	#5	#6	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
IowaBig Ten	#17	#14	65/69	70/70	+5.8 pp
James MadisonSun Belt	NR	NR	2/69	4/70	+2.8 pp
Kansas StateBig 12	NR	NR	2/69	0/70	-2.9 pp
KentuckySEC	NR	#24	21/69	34/70	+18.1 pp
LouisvilleACC	#16	NR	69/69	8/70	-88.6 pp
LSUSEC	#10	#11	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
MiamiACC	#6	#4	69/69	69/70	-1.4 pp
MichiganBig Ten	#18	NR	62/69	12/70	-72.7 pp
MinnesotaBig Ten	NR	NR	0/69	1/70	+1.4 pp
Mississippi StateSEC	#24	#16	40/69	70/70	+42.0 pp
MissouriSEC	#19	#25	57/69	31/70	-38.3 pp
NebraskaBig Ten	NR	NR	1/69	14/70	+18.6 pp
North Dakota StateMountain West	NR	NR	3/69	3/70	-0.1 pp
NorthwesternBig Ten	NR	NR	0/69	1/70	+1.4 pp
Notre DameFBS Independents	#3	#3	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten	#7	#5	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
OklahomaSEC	NR	NR	23/69	0/70	-33.3 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12	NR	#19	11/69	55/70	+62.6 pp
Ole MissSEC	#4	#9	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
OregonBig Ten	#20	#15	55/69	70/70	+20.3 pp
Penn StateBig Ten	#13	NR	69/69	31/70	-55.7 pp
PittsburghACC	NR	NR	4/69	15/70	+15.6 pp
SMUACC	#22	#21	46/69	48/70	+1.9 pp
TennesseeSEC	#14	#17	68/69	68/70	-1.4 pp
TexasSEC	#1	#1	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
Texas A&MSEC	#23	NR	44/69	0/70	-63.8 pp
Texas TechBig 12	#11	#12	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
TulsaAmerican	NR	NR	6/69	0/70	-8.7 pp
UCLABig Ten	NR	#23	3/69	43/70	+57.1 pp
USCBig Ten	#12	#18	69/69	60/70	-14.3 pp
UtahBig 12	#15	#13	69/69	70/70	0.0 pp
Virginia TechACC	NR	NR	13/69	23/70	+14.0 pp
Wake ForestACC	NR	NR	0/69	21/70	+30.0 pp
WashingtonBig Ten	NR	NR	26/69	0/70	-37.7 pp
West VirginiaBig 12	NR	NR	28/69	0/70	-40.6 pp
Western MichiganMAC	NR	NR	8/69	0/70	-11.6 pp
WisconsinBig Ten	NR	NR	0/69	26/70	+37.1 pp

Numeric moves compare teams ranked in both polls. NR has no numbered position. Support changes use each week’s own voters; pp means percentage points.

Select a Team to Explore Its Votes

Teams ordered by ranking spread, with AP result, vote range and unranked ballots

Rank	Team	Conference	AP Rank	Ranked	Unranked	Highest–Lowest	Spread (SD)
1	Oklahoma State	Big 12	#19	55 / 70	15 / 70	#14–#25	2.81
2	UCLA	Big Ten	#23	43 / 70	27 / 70	#10–#25	2.81
3	Kentucky	SEC	#24	34 / 70	36 / 70	#13–#25	2.80
4	Wake Forest	ACC	NR	21 / 70	49 / 70	#17–#25	2.77
5	Virginia Tech	ACC	NR	23 / 70	47 / 70	#16–#25	2.54

Oklahoma StateBig 12

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Highest Vote

#14

AP Result

#19

Lowest Ranked Vote

#25

Unranked Votes

15 / 70

21% of Ballots

Ballot Position · #1 to #25

View Exact Vote Counts

Oklahoma State votes at every position

Position	Votes
#1	0
#2	0
#3	0
#4	0
#5	0
#6	0
#7	0
#8	0
#9	0
#10	0
#11	0
#12	0
#13	0
#14	1
#15	1
#16	6
#17	7
#18	7
#19	5
#20	4
#21	7
#22	5
#23	6
#24	5
#25	1
Unranked (NR)	15

Key Takeaways

55 of 70 voters ranked Oklahoma State; 15 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #19.73.

Ranking Spread (SD): 2.81. This poll’s median is 2.21 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP NR, ranked by 11/69 voters.

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At least 10 ranked votes required. Top five plus ties. A team can qualify with an AP result of NR.

Biggest Individual Vote Differences

The largest gaps between one voter’s numbered ranking and the final AP poll.

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Rank	Voter	Team	Voter’s Rank	AP Rank	Difference
1	Dylan Sinn →	UCLABig Ten	#10	#23	13 Spots Higher
2	Dave Preston →	KentuckySEC	#13	#24	11 Spots Higher
3	Jon Wilner →	IndianaBig Ten	#15	#6	9 Spots Lower
3	Koki Riley →	IowaBig Ten	#23	#14	9 Spots Lower
3	Javon Edmonds →	MissouriSEC	#16	#25	9 Spots Higher
3	Stephen Means →	IowaBig Ten	#5	#14	9 Spots Higher

Biggest individual gap first. Both voter and AP must rank the team. All cutoff ties are included. Whole-ballot averages are separate below.

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Closest In/Out Splits

Which teams come closest to half the voters ranking them and half leaving them out?

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Smallest Ranked–Unranked Gap First · Equal Gaps Share a Rank

Rank	Team	AP Rank	Ranked	Unranked	Voter Gap
1	KentuckySEC	#24	34 / 70	36 / 70	2
2	MissouriSEC	#25	31 / 70	39 / 70	8
2	Penn StateBig Ten	NR	31 / 70	39 / 70	8
4	UCLABig Ten	#23	43 / 70	27 / 70	16
5	WisconsinBig Ten	NR	26 / 70	44 / 70	18

Who’s In, Who’s Out

How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.

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AP Teams Left Out Most

MissouriSEC

39 / 70Unranked · AP #25

KentuckySEC

36 / 70Unranked · AP #24

UCLABig Ten

27 / 70Unranked · AP #23

Boise StatePac-12

25 / 70Unranked · AP #22

SMUACC

22 / 70Unranked · AP #21

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

Penn StateBig Ten

31 / 70Ranked · AP NR

WisconsinBig Ten

26 / 70Ranked · AP NR

Virginia TechACC

23 / 70Ranked · AP NR

DukeACC

21 / 70Ranked · AP NR

Wake ForestACC

21 / 70Ranked · AP NR

Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 70 complete ballots count. NR is not a numbered rank.

Final scores alongside the next AP poll. Top 25 entries and exits come first, followed by the biggest numbered rank changes. Ballot counts show how voter support changed between those polls.

FinalSep 26View Game →

Iowa

20

Michigan

19

IowaUp 3 Spots

Before Kickoff

AP #17Week 3

Following Poll

AP #14Week 4

Ballots Ranking Iowa: 65/69 → 70/70

MichiganLeft the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP #18Week 3

Following Poll

AP NRWeek 4

Ballots Ranking Michigan: 62/69 → 12/70

FinalSep 26View Game →

Texas A&M

6

LSU

35

Texas A&MLeft the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP #23Week 3

Following Poll

AP NRWeek 4

Ballots Ranking Texas A&M: 44/69 → 0/70

LSUDown 1 Spot

Before Kickoff

AP #10Week 3

Following Poll

AP #11Week 4

Ballots Ranking LSU: 69/69 → 70/70

FinalSep 26View Game →

Wisconsin

24

Penn State

20

Penn StateLeft the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP #13Week 3

Following Poll

AP NRWeek 4

Ballots Ranking Penn State: 69/69 → 31/70

FinalSep 26View Game →

Wake Forest

30

Louisville

27

LouisvilleLeft the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP #16Week 3

Following Poll

AP NRWeek 4

Ballots Ranking Louisville: 69/69 → 8/70

FinalSep 26View Game →

Boise State

32

Western Michigan

7

Boise StateEntered the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP NRWeek 3

Following Poll

AP #22Week 4

Ballots Ranking Boise State: 13/69 → 45/70

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Results provide context. They do not establish why a voter changed a ballot, and rankings are not game predictions.

Overall Ballot Differences

Ordered by average absolute gap (MAD), using every team ranked by both the voter and AP. A single unusual vote does not necessarily produce the most unusual whole ballot.