Another interesting week in the land of the Associated Press top 25 poll.
Wisconsin gained a few votes -- from 414 to 451 -- and saw fewer voters leave the Badgers off their ballot, from 12 last week to just four in Week 5.
Yet, Wisconsin remained at No. 19 in the latest poll.
I have no grudge against where the Badgers are placed. But, as always, find it curious to some of the week-to-week moving around of the Badgers. While I keep in mind that just three or four games in (remember Week 1 is the preseason poll and UW already had one "bye" week) a lot of pollsters might be allowing for some correction, nevertheless the Badgers are coming off an impressive, record-setting 68-17 victory.
So how does one explain Wisconsin moving from 13 to 20, as John Shinn did? Or 10 to 17 (Harold Gutmann)? Or 11 to 16 (Robert Cessna)? Or 14 to 19 (Seth Emerson)?
At the same point, was a win over a middling MAC team worth a move from off the ballot to No. 18 (Doug Lesmireses) or 25 to 17 (John Silver)?
It is the mystery of the AP poll and one reason I do this: Accountability.
Anyway, here's the complete list from the first five weeks of voting:
| Voter | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Kendall, The State | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Michael Lev, Orange County Register | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Daniel Berk, Tucson Daily Star | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Adam Jude, Seattle Times | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 |
| Ed Johnson, Albuquerque Journal | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | n/a |
| Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
| Brett McMurphy, ESPN | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Mike Sorensen, Deseret News | 15 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| Donald Heath, Savannah News | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times | 16 | 20 | 21 | n/a | 8 |
| Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
| Logan Lowery, NE Miss. Daily Journal | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
| Rob Long, WJFK-FM Washington, D.C. | 16 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 12 |
| Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle | 16 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Eric Avidon, MetroWest Daily News | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
| Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Grant Ramey, Maryville Daily Times | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
| Harold Gutmann, Durham Herald-Sun | 17 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| Jay Binkley, KCSP-AM Kansas City | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| John Silver, Manchester Journal Inquirer | 17 | 25 | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| Matt McCoy, WTVN-AM Columbus | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Nick Baumgardner, mlive.com | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 5 |
| Tim Griffin, San Antonio News-Express | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer | 18 | n/a | n/a | 24 | 23 |
| Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| Ken Medlin, WRAL-TV Raleigh | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News | 18 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| Brent Axe, Syracuse Post-Standard | 19 | 17 | 17 | n/a | 14 |
| Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 |
| Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| Larry Vaught, Dansville Advocate Messenger | 19 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
| Nate Sandell, KSTP-AM Minneapolis | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Scott Nulph, Laramie Boomerang | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17 |
| Seth Emerson, Macon Telegraph | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Chuck McGill, Charleston Daily | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | n/a |
| Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel | 20 | 24 | 24 | n/a | 19 |
| Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| Ross Dellenger, The Advocate | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| Steve Batterson, Quad City Times | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| Adam Zucker, CBS Sports Network | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| Charles Davis, FOX Sports | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| John Shinn, Norman Transcript | 22 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
| Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Garland Gillen, WVUE-TV New Orleans | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman | 23 | n/a | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Steve Sipple, Lincoln Journal | 24 | n/a | n/a | 23 | 23 |
| Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| Adam Sparks, Murfreesboro Daily Journal | n/a | n/a | 25 | 23 | 18 |
| Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25 | n/a |
| Drew Sharp, Detroit Free Press | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Keith Sargeant, Asbury Park Press | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20 | 19 |
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