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All-time weekly AP polls for college football and basketball as well as NFCA softball polls

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This week's AP poll updates have been delayed. I hope to have everything done by later tonight. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

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@PrideOfTheTide @WrathOfTheTusk @AP_Top25 Correct (since 2008)

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@PrideOfTheTide @WrathOfTheTusk @AP_Top25 I have instances since 2008 (first season I started keeping scores, but I'm trying to backfill) with many occurring after the postseason...

https://t.co/C0flXF79au

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@PrideOfTheTide @dannykanell @grok Appreciate the vote of confidence, but unfortunately, that's data I don't have.

Most instances of ORV (present or past, when available) don't include W-L records, so backfilling would be very time-consuming, not to mention the conference champ piece.

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@PrideOfTheTide @TennisWrld Just a few...

https://t.co/t842MxlZNz

A&M 'only' dropped 14 spots this week, so they're not even on that list.

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@philw9124 @PrideOfTheTide @msouthern17 @AlabamaFTBL

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A follow up to the @AP_Top25 note for last week's poll...

Most Teams Changing Rank in One AP Poll
https://t.co/gUGcJyuMio
(see qualifiers in the Notes section)

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Today is the first time in @AP_Top25 history that three football teams from Tennessee have been ranked in the same poll.

#12 @Vol_Football #GBO #GoVols
#20 @VandyFootball #AnchorDown
#23 @MemphisFB #GoTigersGo

https://t.co/Fb9ZTiKcb3

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@PrideOfTheTide @AP_Top25 According to my records, Alabama has dropped 2 or more spots after being idle three other times before yesterday:

9/5/89 Week 1 / #16 > #19 (-3)
9/18/72 Week 2 / #5 > #7 (-2)
9/19/66 Week 1 / #1 > #3 (-2)

There were 12 instances where they just dropped 1 spot from 1937 to 2014.

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@PrideOfTheTide @CrimsonClio It sure would, but where's the fun in that? 😀

One of the problems with this argument is that the media/fans also have issues with the CFP rankings even as late as they come out. Plus you'll never completely rid any rankings of blue blood bias regardless of who publishes them.

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Teams that went from NR in #APTop25 preseason to Top 7 in Week 3 (1950-1960, 1968-present):

1959 - Ga Tech > #3
1975 - Missouri > #5
1953 - Michigan > #5
1951 - Ga Tech > #5
1984 - BYU > #6 > NC
1971 - Colorado > #6
1959 - USC > #6
2025 - Florida St > #7

https://t.co/kewKDNjSfs

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@jdtalkinsports @byubenji @ShehanJeyarajah Just the sixth such loss since the AP started the preseason poll in 1950...

https://t.co/l8AJ47EVwX

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@PAlonghornfan @ShehanJeyarajah #1 season openers since 2000...

https://t.co/HssoKSGGss

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The No. 1 team in the @AP_Top25 has lost back-to-back games to the SAME team TWICE.

1983 1 NEB lost to MIA in the Orange Bowl
next game
1984 Opener 1 AUB lost to MIA

Then
1987 1 OU lost to MIA in Orange Bowl
1988 Opener 1 FSU lost to MIA

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The last time the @AP_Top25 No. 1 teams lost back-to-back games was in 2012
15 Texas A&M Def. 1 Alabama 29-24
The next week
14 Stanford Def. 1 Oregon 17-14 (OT)
Both games at home....

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Closest votes between #1 and #2 in the @AP_Top25 preseason poll (since 1950):

1994 - 2 pts (#1 Florida-#2 ND)
2025 - 5 pts (Texas-Penn St)
1998 - 5 pts (Ohio St-FSU)
2000 - 12 pts (Nebraska-FSU)
2002 - 14 pts (Miami-OU)
1967 - 14 pts (ND-Alabama)

https://t.co/YrA6ZtOuKB

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* Week 1 = Week 6 (after Week 5 games)

Date of this poll was in mid-October and Minnesota was 3-0, Duke 5-0, etc. (cue the complaints about preseason polls)

https://t.co/XTNUKtRVbj

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The First Ever College Football AP Poll👀

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In 3 of the last 4 years, the preseason-final poll turnover is over 50% and the trend since 1989 (the Top 25 era) is gradually increasing. (corrected link)

https://t.co/IRb5nQAZc5

[Brett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy]

In 2024, 13 of 25 teams in final @AP_Top25 poll began the year unranked. Their final rankings:

7-Arizona State
8-Boise State
10-Indiana
12-SMU
13-BYU
15-Iowa State
16-Illinois
19-South Carolina
20-Syracuse
21-Army
23-UNLV
24-Memphis
25-Colorado

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If @TexasFootball and @OhioStateFB are the top two teams in the @AP_Top25 preseason poll on Monday, it will set up a #1 vs #2 matchup in Week 1 for the first time ever. The earliest previous matchup was also between the #Horns and #Buckeyes on 9/9/06.

https://t.co/CDsrCOqd6T

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Database fix will cost $$$, and on top of that, the website has been down for 8+ hours over the last 3 days (costing me $$). Link verification still pending due to these other issues.

Alternative web hosting options are limited and would cost much more.

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This upgrade will require a review of all links and the time to fix any/all problems that are found. This will take much longer than expected.