AP Poll Is A Joke After Florida, USF Debacle, And It Needs To Be Fixed
This problem came to a head this week, as AP voter Haley Sawyer accidentally revealed what a trainwreck these rankings have become. Sawyer, who is considered the poll's "USC" voter by virtue of working for the Southern California News Group, actually moved the
https://www.outkick.com/category/florida-gators up two spots to No. 14, while omitting USF, despite USF beating the Gators in The Swamp. When asked about it, she gave an unsatisfactory response: "What can they do to get in my Top 25? We take in account the week-to-week performances for a team but also take into account the overall season so far, what kind of culture that team has too," she said. "And, there’s tons of people that vote on the AP Poll, it’s not a perfect system but at the end of the day no matter who you pick it does even out because there’s so many people who vote. Like I said, it’s really fun for discussion, it doesn’t probably matter in the end, but I’m glad that people are having a really good time with it."