All AP Voter Ballots - Final

Final

• Preseason
• Week 2
• Week 3
• Week 4
• Week 5
• Week 6
• Week 7
• Week 8
• Week 9
• Week 10
• Week 11
• Week 12
• Week 13
• Week 14
• Week 15
• Week 16
• MBB Version
• WBB Version

This is a series I've now been doing for 10 years. The post attempts to visualize all AP Poll ballots in a single image. Additionally it sorts each AP voter by similarity to the group. Notably, this is not a measure of how "good" a voter is, just how consistent they are with the group. Especially preseason, having a diversity of opinions and ranking styles is advantageous to having a true consensus poll. Polls tend to coalesce towards each other as the season goes on.

The AP in the past has put this out the night of the CFP Final so that it's ready for morning papers (it was published at 1:45 AM ET last year), but this year they waited until the morning and published it around 7:15 AM ET. 6 voters did not vote, which is fairly understandable given the quick turnaround. They're not shown on the chart since it's for this week, but here's where they finished on the season in average consistency:

• Chip Towers: 2.1
• Jerry Humphrey: 1.0
• Jordan Crammer: 1.107
• Karley Marotta: 1.04
• Mason Young: 1.635
• Shaun Goodwin: 1.227

Kate Rogerson was the most consistent voter this week. Michael Katz, is the most consistent voter on the season, followed by Kayla Anderson, Trevor Hass, Matt Murschel, and Blair Kerkhoff in the top 5 (Jerry Humphrey was just below Blair Kerkhoff).

Stephen Means was the biggest outlier again this week. Jon Wilner is the biggest outlier this season, followed by Stephen Means, Koki Riley, Chris Murray, and David Preston.