# 2026-27 Rankings, etc

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**Category:** NCAA Tourney and Post-Season\
**Created:** [October 19, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205 "2026-10-19T16:50:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205/1 "2026-10-19T16:50:16Z")

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Starting a thread here because, well, Santa Clara will start the basketball season in the “Others Receiving Votes” category in the AP Poll. It’s just a single vote but a rare honor for the Broncos in the last multiple decades.

> **[College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason AP Top 25...](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-poll-2026-27-college-basketball-rankings-florida-duke-illinois/)**
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> The Gators are the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2006.

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**Author:** ![buckets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@buckets](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/buckets)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205/2 "2026-10-19T17:49:28Z")

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AP is a coaches poll, right? So this was likely Herb?

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**Author:** ![PattyMac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.wakeupswig.com/pattymac/32/15_2.png) [@PattyMac](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/PattyMac)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205/3 "2026-10-19T18:14:02Z")

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Negative. AP (Associated Press) is a media poll. So the voters include pundits and personalities from ESPN, CBS, and a bunch of local media members (like the Merc’s Jon Wilner). You can see the individual ballots [here using the drop down list](https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll). One point means that a voter put the Broncos at 25, but I can’t see which voter without clicking on each voter.

Here’s the [Coaches Poll](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/coaches-poll/2026/2026-10-19) that you’re thinking of. No mention of the Broncos, and Herb isn’t a voter. Shantay Legans from Portland represents the WCC on the poll.

I’m not certain, but I don’t think coach-voters can pick their own teams and potentially are even blocked from picking teams in their conference.

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**Author:** ![SC7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@SC7](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/SC7)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205/4 "2026-10-19T19:24:00Z")

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David Jablonski from the Dayton Daily News voted for us per College Poll Tracker

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**Author:** ![BroncoHoops5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BroncoHoops5](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/u/BroncoHoops5)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.wakeupswig.com/t/2026-27-rankings-etc/1205/5 "2026-10-20T05:31:52Z")

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We should send that man a bottle of California vino!