Weekly AP Poll Insights

UtahBig 12

Javon Edmonds Left No. 12 Utah Unranked

AP Rank

#12

This Ballot

NR

Ranked by Voters

69 / 70

69 of 70 voters ranked Utah. Javon Edmonds was the only voter to leave the team out.

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No. 12 Utah Left Off One Ballot

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TennesseeSEC

2 Voters Left No. 15 Tennessee Unranked

AP Rank

#15

These Ballots

NR

Ranked by Voters

68 / 70

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

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No. 15 Tennessee Left Off 2 Ballots

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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

MissouriSEC

#25 → #14Up 11 Spots

BYUBig 12

#10 → #8Up 2 Spots

OregonBig Ten

#15 → #13Up 2 Spots

TennesseeSEC

#17 → #15Up 2 Spots

UCLABig Ten

#23 → #21Up 2 Spots

Biggest Falls

FloridaSEC

#8 → #16Down 8 Spots

IowaBig Ten

#14 → #20Down 6 Spots

SMUACC

#21 → #24Down 3 Spots

New to the Top 25

PittsburghACC

NR → #25

Out of the Top 25

KentuckySEC

#24 → NR

View All Poll and Support Changes

Team	Previous AP	Current AP	Previously Ranked By	Currently Ranked By	Support Change
AlabamaSEC	#7	#6	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
ArizonaBig 12	NR	NR	2/70	4/70	+2.9 pp
Boise StatePac-12	#22	#23	45/70	52/70	+10.0 pp
BYUBig 12	#10	#8	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
CincinnatiBig 12	NR	NR	8/70	0/70	-11.4 pp
DukeACC	NR	NR	21/70	18/70	-4.3 pp
FloridaSEC	#8	#16	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
GeorgiaSEC	#2	#2	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
HoustonBig 12	#20	#22	57/70	52/70	-7.1 pp
IndianaBig Ten	#6	#7	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
IowaBig Ten	#14	#20	70/70	57/70	-18.6 pp
James MadisonSun Belt	NR	NR	4/70	6/70	+2.9 pp
KentuckySEC	#24	NR	34/70	38/70	+5.7 pp
LouisvilleACC	NR	NR	8/70	0/70	-11.4 pp
LSUSEC	#11	#10	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
MiamiACC	#4	#4	69/70	70/70	+1.4 pp
MichiganBig Ten	NR	NR	12/70	0/70	-17.1 pp
MinnesotaBig Ten	NR	NR	1/70	3/70	+2.9 pp
Mississippi StateSEC	#16	#17	70/70	61/70	-12.9 pp
MissouriSEC	#25	#14	31/70	70/70	+55.7 pp
NebraskaBig Ten	NR	NR	14/70	15/70	+1.4 pp
North Dakota StateMountain West	NR	NR	3/70	3/70	0.0 pp
NorthwesternBig Ten	NR	NR	1/70	21/70	+28.6 pp
Notre DameFBS Independents	#3	#3	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten	#5	#5	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12	#19	#18	55/70	58/70	+4.3 pp
Ole MissSEC	#9	#9	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
OregonBig Ten	#15	#13	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
Penn StateBig Ten	NR	NR	31/70	0/70	-44.3 pp
PittsburghACC	NR	#25	15/70	42/70	+38.6 pp
SMUACC	#21	#24	48/70	36/70	-17.1 pp
TennesseeSEC	#17	#15	68/70	68/70	0.0 pp
TexasSEC	#1	#1	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
Texas TechBig 12	#12	#11	70/70	70/70	0.0 pp
UCLABig Ten	#23	#21	43/70	62/70	+27.1 pp
USCBig Ten	#18	#19	60/70	58/70	-2.9 pp
UtahBig 12	#13	#12	70/70	69/70	-1.4 pp
Virginia TechACC	NR	NR	23/70	0/70	-32.9 pp
Wake ForestACC	NR	NR	21/70	29/70	+11.4 pp
WisconsinBig Ten	NR	NR	26/70	18/70	-11.4 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.

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Choose a FindingMissouri: #25 to #14Florida: #8 to #16Pittsburgh: NR to #25Kentucky: #24 to NR

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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	Mississippi State	SEC	#17	61 / 70	9 / 70	#10–#25	3.43
2	Pittsburgh	ACC	#25	42 / 70	28 / 70	#11–#25	3.34
3	Wake Forest	ACC	NR	29 / 70	41 / 70	#11–#25	3.34
4	Kentucky	SEC	NR	38 / 70	32 / 70	#12–#25	3.31
5	Wisconsin	Big Ten	NR	18 / 70	52 / 70	#15–#25	3.16

Mississippi StateSEC

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Highest Vote

#10

AP Result

#17

Lowest Ranked Vote

#25

Unranked Votes

9 / 70

13% of Ballots

Ballot Position · #1 to #25

View Exact Vote Counts

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

Key Takeaways

61 of 70 voters ranked Mississippi State; 9 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #18.02.

Ranking Spread (SD): 3.43. This poll’s median is 2.84 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP #16, ranked by 70/70 voters.

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Where Voters Ranked Mississippi State

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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	Stephen Means →	PittsburghACC	#11	#25	14 Spots Higher
2	Dylan Sinn →	PittsburghACC	#13	#25	12 Spots Higher
2	Dylan Sinn →	UCLABig Ten	#9	#21	12 Spots Higher
4	Brian Fonseca →	SMUACC	#13	#24	11 Spots Higher
5	Tom Murphy →	PittsburghACC	#15	#25	10 Spots Higher
5	Madison Hricik →	SMUACC	#14	#24	10 Spots Higher
5	Murray Evans →	Ole MissSEC	#19	#9	10 Spots Lower

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	SMUACC	#24	36 / 70	34 / 70	2
2	KentuckySEC	NR	38 / 70	32 / 70	6
3	Wake ForestACC	NR	29 / 70	41 / 70	12
4	PittsburghACC	#25	42 / 70	28 / 70	14
5	NorthwesternBig Ten	NR	21 / 70	49 / 70	28

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

SMUACC

34 / 70Unranked · AP #24

PittsburghACC

28 / 70Unranked · AP #25

Boise StatePac-12

18 / 70Unranked · AP #23

HoustonBig 12

18 / 70Unranked · AP #22

IowaBig Ten

13 / 70Unranked · AP #20

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

KentuckySEC

38 / 70Ranked · AP NR

Wake ForestACC

29 / 70Ranked · AP NR

NorthwesternBig Ten

21 / 70Ranked · AP NR

DukeACC

18 / 70Ranked · AP NR

WisconsinBig Ten

18 / 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.

FinalOct 3View Game →

Kentucky

35

South Carolina

34

KentuckyLeft the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP #24Week 4

Following Poll

AP NRWeek 5

Ballots Ranking Kentucky: 34/70 → 38/70

FinalOct 2View Game →

Pittsburgh

35

Virginia Tech

33

PittsburghEntered the Top 25

Before Kickoff

AP NRWeek 4

Following Poll

AP #25Week 5

Ballots Ranking Pittsburgh: 15/70 → 42/70

FinalOct 3View Game →

Boston College

16

SMU

25

SMUDown 3 Spots

Before Kickoff

AP #21Week 4

Following Poll

AP #24Week 5

Ballots Ranking SMU: 48/70 → 36/70

FinalOct 3View Game →

BYU

17

TCU

10

BYUUp 2 Spots

Before Kickoff

AP #10Week 4

Following Poll

AP #8Week 5

Ballots Ranking BYU: 70/70 → 70/70

FinalOct 3View Game →

Auburn

14

Tennessee

24

TennesseeUp 2 Spots

Before Kickoff

AP #17Week 4

Following Poll

AP #15Week 5

Ballots Ranking Tennessee: 68/70 → 68/70

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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.