Weekly AP Poll Insights

Washington

Maggie Vanoni Left No. 16 Washington Unranked

AP Rank

#16

This Ballot

NR

Ranked by Voters

32 / 33

32 of 33 voters ranked Washington. Maggie Vanoni was the only voter to leave the team out.

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No. 16 Washington Left Off One Ballot

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Minnesota

Murray Evans Left No. 18 Minnesota Unranked

AP Rank

#18

This Ballot

NR

Ranked by Voters

32 / 33

32 of 33 voters ranked Minnesota. Murray Evans was the only voter to leave the team out.

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Oklahoma State

Cassandra Negley Left No. 19 Oklahoma State Unranked

AP Rank

#19

This Ballot

NR

Ranked by Voters

32 / 33

32 of 33 voters ranked Oklahoma State. Cassandra Negley was the only voter to leave the team out.

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No. 19 Oklahoma State Left Off One Ballot

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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. Onlycomplete ballots count.

Biggest Rises

OklahomaSoutheastern Conference

#21 → #14Up 7 Spots

MichiganBig Ten Conference

#5 → #2Up 3 Spots

Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference

#22 → #19Up 3 Spots

Biggest Falls

North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference

#12 → #23Down 11 Spots

Ole MissSoutheastern Conference

#19 → #21Down 2 Spots

UConnBig East Conference

#2 → #4Down 2 Spots

New to the Top 25

NebraskaBig Ten Conference

NR → #25

Out of the Top 25

NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference

#25 → NR

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Team	Previous AP	Current AP	Previously Ranked By	Currently Ranked By	Support Change
AlabamaSoutheastern Conference	NR	NR	2/31	0/33	-6.5 pp
Arizona StateBig 12 Conference	NR	NR	16/31	9/33	-24.3 pp
BaylorBig 12 Conference	NR	NR	6/31	10/33	+10.9 pp
ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference	NR	NR	1/31	0/33	-3.2 pp
ColoradoBig 12 Conference	NR	NR	1/31	1/33	-0.2 pp
DukeAtlantic Coast Conference	#4	#5	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
FairfieldMetro Conference	NR	NR	1/31	1/33	-0.2 pp
FloridaSoutheastern Conference	NR	NR	0/31	1/33	+3.0 pp
GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference	NR	NR	1/31	0/33	-3.2 pp
IllinoisBig Ten Conference	#23	#22	22/31	29/33	+16.9 pp
IowaBig Ten Conference	#10	#10	30/31	33/33	+3.2 pp
KansasBig 12 Conference	NR	NR	5/31	4/33	-4.0 pp
KentuckySoutheastern Conference	#14	#12	30/31	33/33	+3.2 pp
LouisvilleAtlantic Coast Conference	#7	#7	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
LSUSoutheastern Conference	#9	#9	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
MarylandBig Ten Conference	#20	#19	30/31	29/33	-8.9 pp
MichiganBig Ten Conference	#5	#2	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
Michigan StateBig Ten Conference	NR	NR	4/31	1/33	-9.9 pp
MinnesotaBig Ten Conference	#17	#18	30/31	32/33	+0.2 pp
NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference	#25	NR	11/31	14/33	+6.9 pp
NebraskaBig Ten Conference	NR	#25	11/31	13/33	+3.9 pp
North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference	#12	#23	30/31	22/33	-30.1 pp
Notre DameAtlantic Coast Conference	#13	#13	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
Ohio StateBig Ten Conference	#18	#17	30/31	33/33	+3.2 pp
OklahomaSoutheastern Conference	#21	#14	28/31	33/33	+9.7 pp
Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference	#22	#19	28/31	32/33	+6.6 pp
Ole MissSoutheastern Conference	#19	#21	26/31	31/33	+10.1 pp
OregonBig Ten Conference	NR	NR	1/31	0/33	-3.2 pp
PrincetonIvy League	NR	NR	0/31	1/33	+3.0 pp
RiceAmerican Conference	NR	NR	2/31	0/33	-6.5 pp
South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference	#1	#1	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
SyracuseAtlantic Coast Conference	NR	NR	1/31	0/33	-3.2 pp
TCUBig 12 Conference	#15	#15	30/31	33/33	+3.2 pp
TennesseeSoutheastern Conference	NR	NR	1/31	1/33	-0.2 pp
TexasSoutheastern Conference	#6	#6	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
UCLABig Ten Conference	#11	#10	30/31	33/33	+3.2 pp
UConnBig East Conference	#2	#4	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
USCBig Ten Conference	#3	#3	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference	#8	#8	31/31	33/33	0.0 pp
VillanovaBig East Conference	NR	NR	2/31	0/33	-6.5 pp
VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference	NR	NR	6/31	7/33	+1.9 pp
Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference	NR	NR	1/31	0/33	-3.2 pp
WashingtonBig Ten Conference	#16	#16	27/31	32/33	+9.9 pp
West VirginiaBig 12 Conference	#24	#24	21/31	27/33	+14.1 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.

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Choose a FindingOklahoma: #21 to #14North Carolina: #12 to #23Nebraska: NR to #25NC State: #25 to NR

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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	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	#23	22 / 33	11 / 33	#14–#25	3.73
2	Oklahoma	Southeastern Conference	#14	33 / 33	0 / 33	#9–#23	3.57
3	Washington	Big Ten Conference	#16	32 / 33	1 / 33	#10–#25	3.46
4	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	#19	32 / 33	1 / 33	#6–#24	3.46
5	Notre Dame	Atlantic Coast Conference	#13	33 / 33	0 / 33	#8–#25	3.32

North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference

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Highest Vote

#14

AP Result

#23

Lowest Ranked Vote

#25

Unranked Votes

11 / 33

33% of Ballots

Ballot Position · #1 to #25

View Exact Vote Counts

North Carolina 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	2
#15	0
#16	3
#17	1
#18	0
#19	0
#20	2
#21	2
#22	2
#23	1
#24	5
#25	4
Unranked (NR)	11

Key Takeaways

22 of 33 voters ranked North Carolina; 11 left the team unranked.

Average numbered vote: #21.00.

Ranking Spread (SD): 3.73. This poll’s median is 2.60 among teams with at least 10 ranked votes.

Previously AP #12, ranked by 30/31 voters.

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Where Voters Ranked North Carolina

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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	Murray Evans →	Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference	#6	#19	13 Spots Higher
1	Murray Evans →	UCLABig Ten Conference	#23	#10	13 Spots Lower
3	Reed Darcey →	Notre DameAtlantic Coast Conference	#25	#13	12 Spots Lower
4	Percy Allen →	IowaBig Ten Conference	#21	#10	11 Spots Lower
4	Sabreena Merchant →	NebraskaBig Ten Conference	#14	#25	11 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	NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference	NR	14 / 33	19 / 33	5
2	NebraskaBig Ten Conference	#25	13 / 33	20 / 33	7
3	North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference	#23	22 / 33	11 / 33	11
4	BaylorBig 12 Conference	NR	10 / 33	23 / 33	13
5	Arizona StateBig 12 Conference	NR	9 / 33	24 / 33	15

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

NebraskaBig Ten Conference

20 / 33Unranked · AP #25

North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference

11 / 33Unranked · AP #23

West VirginiaBig 12 Conference

6 / 33Unranked · AP #24

IllinoisBig Ten Conference

4 / 33Unranked · AP #22

MarylandBig Ten Conference

4 / 33Unranked · AP #19

Not Ranked by AP, Included by Voters

NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference

14 / 33Ranked · AP NR

BaylorBig 12 Conference

10 / 33Ranked · AP NR

Arizona StateBig 12 Conference

9 / 33Ranked · AP NR

VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference

7 / 33Ranked · AP NR

KansasBig 12 Conference

4 / 33Ranked · AP NR

Largest count first, including ties at fifth. All 33 complete ballots count. NR is not a numbered rank.

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.