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AP poll

In American college sports, the Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation. Each voter provides their own ranking of the top 25 teams…

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Div I men's basketball
1948–49 · 2025–26 season
Div I women's basketball
1976–77 · 2025–26 season
Div I/FBS football
1936
Div I/FCS football
1978
FBS football
2025 season
FCS football
2025 season

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AP poll

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AP poll

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related to AP Poll inclusion in the BCS · 23
AP poll → AP, As, BCS, Because, Big, Bowl Championship Series, Cal, Coaches Poll, December, Florida, For, In, Kansas State, Louisiana State University, LSU, Michigan, No, Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl, Southern California
related to Women's basketball · 18
AP poll → After, AP, At, Because, Connecticut, Greenberg, In, Martin Luther King, Mel Greenberg, No, Over, Pat Summitt, Summitt, Tennessee, The, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Top, Tuesday
related to Men's basketball · 13
AP poll → AP, Associated Press, Beginning, Duke, In, It, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, On January, The, The AP, UCLA
related to Other media football polls · 11
AP poll → CNN, Coaches Poll, ESPN, Having, No, The, The AP Poll, This, United Press, United Press International, USA Today
see also · 11
AP poll → AP PollList, Century, Championship SeriesCoaches' PollCollege, Coach's Poll, College, College Football PollList, FBS, FBSCollege Football PlayoffDickinson SystemGame, Grantland Rice AwardHarris Interactive, NCAA, NCAA Division
related to College basketball · 6
AP poll → Generally, In Division, March Madness, Monday, NCAA, The
Div I men's basketball · 2
AP poll → 1948–49, 2025–26 season
Div I women's basketball · 2
AP poll → 1976–77, 2025–26 season
Div I/FBS football · 1
AP poll → 1936
Div I/FCS football · 1
AP poll → 1978

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AP pollDiv I men's basketball1948–491.00infobox
AP pollDiv I men's basketball2025–26 season1.00infobox
AP pollDiv I women's basketball1976–771.00infobox
AP pollDiv I women's basketball2025–26 season1.00infobox
AP pollDiv I/FBS football19361.00infobox
AP pollDiv I/FCS football19781.00infobox
AP pollFBS football2025 season1.00infobox
AP pollFCS football2025 season1.00infobox
AP pollrelated to AP Poll inclusion in the BCSIn0.60section
AP pollrelated to AP Poll inclusion in the BCSBowl Championship Series0.60section
AP pollrelated to AP Poll inclusion in the BCSBCS0.60section
AP pollrelated to AP Poll inclusion in the BCSFor0.60section

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