Biggest Disagreement
#12–#24
3.71 SD · 3 Unranked Votes
Explore the Votes →Weekly AP Poll Insights
The votes, teams, and results that stand out this week.
Ballot coverage: 30 of the official 31 ballots recovered. Marisa Ingemi’s April 6 Final ballot is unavailable. AP ranks, points and first-place votes use the full 31-voter results; ballot analysis uses the 30 recovered ballots. No choices are inferred for the unavailable ballot.
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. Calculations use the recovered complete named ballots available for this edition.
Weekly Highlights
2025–26 Final · A quick look at this week’s standout votes and moves.
Biggest Vote Gap (Tied)
9 Spots
Compare the Vote →Closest In/Out Split
15 In · 15 Out
Voters Ranking or Leaving Out
See the Split →Notable Ballot Omissions
Highly ranked teams left off ballots, and teams nearly everyone included.
Terrika Foster-Brasby Left No. 14 Kentucky Unranked
- AP Rank
- #14
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 29 / 30
29 of 30 voters ranked Kentucky. Terrika Foster-Brasby was the only voter to leave the team out.
Khristina Williams Left No. 17 Ohio State Unranked
- AP Rank
- #17
- This Ballot
- NR
- Ranked by Voters
- 29 / 30
29 of 30 voters ranked Ohio State. Khristina Williams was the only voter to leave the team out.
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No. 17 Ohio State Left Off One Ballot
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. Onlyrecovered complete ballots count; the unavailable ballot remains unknown.
Biggest Poll Changes
A comparison with the immediately preceding poll.
No complete adjacent poll is available for comparison.
Biggest Disagreement on Ranking
Compare the AP result, numbered votes, and ballots that left each team out.
Select a Team to Explore Its Votes
| Rank | Team | Conference | AP Rank | Ranked | Unranked | Highest–Lowest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic Coast Conference | #19 | 27 / 30 | 3 / 30 | #12–#24 | 3.71 | |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference | #16 | 30 / 30 | 0 / 30 | #9–#24 | 3.46 | |
| 3 | #18 | 30 / 30 | 0 / 30 | #11–#24 | 3.08 | ||
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference | #9 | 30 / 30 | 0 / 30 | #6–#17 | 2.56 | |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference | #17 | 29 / 30 | 1 / 30 | #11–#21 | 2.47 |
- Highest Vote
- #12
- AP Result
- #19
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- #24
- Unranked Votes
- 3 / 30 10% of Ballots
View Exact Vote Counts
| 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 | 1 |
| #13 | 2 |
| #14 | 1 |
| #15 | 3 |
| #16 | 4 |
| #17 | 1 |
| #18 | 1 |
| #19 | 2 |
| #20 | 2 |
| #21 | 2 |
| #22 | 2 |
| #23 | 4 |
| #24 | 2 |
| #25 | 0 |
| Unranked (NR) | 3 |
Key Takeaways
27 of 30 voters ranked Virginia; 3 left the team unranked.
Average numbered vote: #18.52.
: 3.71. This poll’s median is 1.90 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.
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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.
| Rank | Voter | Team | Voter’s Rank | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Laase → | #16 | #25 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 1 | Christy Winters Scott → | #11 | #20 | 9 Spots Higher | |
| 3 | Percy Allen → | #24 | #16 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 3 | Caleb Jarreau → | #17 | #9 | 8 Spots Lower | |
| 5 | Percy Allen → | #12 | #19 | 7 Spots Higher | |
| 5 | Eden Laase → | #23 | #16 | 7 Spots Lower | |
| 5 | Sam McKewon → | #16 | #9 | 7 Spots Lower | |
| 5 | Sam McKewon → | #11 | #18 | 7 Spots Higher | |
| 5 | Angel Gray → | #9 | #16 | 7 Spots Higher | |
| 5 | Angel Gray → | #13 | #6 | 7 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.
Compare Voters Side by Side →Closest In/Out Splits
Which teams come closest to half the voters ranking them and half leaving them out?
Smallest Ranked–Unranked Gap First · Equal Gaps Share a Rank
| Rank | Team | AP Rank | Ranked | Unranked | Voter Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #25 | 15 / 30 | 15 / 30 | 0 | |
| 2 | #23 | 21 / 30 | 9 / 30 | 12 | |
| 3 | NR | 8 / 30 | 22 / 30 | 14 | |
| 4 | NR | 7 / 30 | 23 / 30 | 16 | |
| 5 | #24 | 24 / 30 | 6 / 30 | 18 | |
| 5 | NR | 6 / 30 | 24 / 30 | 18 |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
How often voters include or omit teams compared with the AP Top 25.
AP Teams Left Out Most
15 / 30Unranked · AP #25
9 / 30Unranked · AP #23
6 / 30Unranked · AP #24
3 / 30Unranked · AP #21
3 / 30Unranked · AP #19
Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters
8 / 30Ranked · AP NR
7 / 30Ranked · AP NR
6 / 30Ranked · AP NR
4 / 30Ranked · AP NR
4 / 30Ranked · AP NR
Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 30 recovered complete ballots count. NR is not a numbered rank.
Advanced Analytics
Whole-ballot comparisons, sample sizes, and the numbers behind the highlights.
Overall Ballot Differences
Ordered by average absolute gap (), using every team ranked by both the voter and AP. A single unusual vote does not necessarily produce the most unusual whole ballot.
| Rank | Voter | Teams Compared | Added | Omitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Laase → | 2.75 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Madeline Kenney → | 2.13 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Angel Gray → | 2.09 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Caleb Jarreau → | 1.92 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Percy Allen → | 1.92 | 24 | 1 | 1 |