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(###) Number of first place votes
1
Denver Broncos (10)
AFC West
Record: 13-3
PV Rank
1
Points
382
2
New England Patriots (1)
AFC East
Record: 12-4
4
361
3
San Francisco 49ers (1)
NFC West
Record: 11-4
6
352
4
Atlanta Falcons (0)
NFC South
Record: 13-3
2
347
5
Seattle Seahawks (0)
NFC West
Record: 11-5
5
343
6
Green Bay Packers (0)
NFC North
Record: 11-5
3
336
7
Washington Redskins (0)
NFC East
Record: 10-6
9
299
8
Houston Texans (0)
AFC South
Record: 12-4
7
296
9
Indianapolis Colts (0)
AFC South
Record: 11-5
10
280
10
Minnesota Vikings (0)
NFC North
Record: 10-6
12
278
11
Baltimore Ravens (0)
AFC North
Record: 10-6
8
273
12
Cincinnati Bengals (0)
AFC North
Record: 10-6
11
265
13
Chicago Bears (0)
NFC North
Record: 10-6
13
240
14
New York Giants (0)
NFC East
Record: 9-7
15
230
15
Dallas Cowboys (0)
NFC East
Record: 8-8
14
207
16
Pittsburgh Steelers (0)
AFC North
Record: 8-8
17
199
17
New Orleans Saints (0)
NFC South
Record: 7-9
16
188
18
St. Louis Rams (0)
NFC West
Record: 7-8
18
180
19
Carolina Panthers (0)
NFC South
Record: 7-9
20
178
20
Miami Dolphins (0)
AFC East
Record: 7-9
19
148
21
San Diego Chargers (0)
AFC West
Record: 7-9
21
147
22
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0)
NFC South
Record: 7-9
22
145
23
Buffalo Bills (0)
AFC East
Record: 6-10
25
108
24
Tennessee Titans (0)
AFC South
Record: 6-10
26
98
25
Cleveland Browns (0)
AFC North
Record: 5-11
23
94
26
New York Jets (0)
AFC East
Record: 6-10
24
88
27
Arizona Cardinals (0)
NFC West
Record: 5-11
27
74
28
Detroit Lions (0)
NFC North
Record: 4-12
28
65
29
Philadelphia Eagles (0)
NFC East
Record: 4-12
29
53
30
Oakland Raiders (0)
AFC West
Record: 4-12
30
45
31
Jacksonville Jaguars (0)
AFC South
Record: 2-14
31
23
32
Kansas City Chiefs (0)
AFC West
Record: 2-14
32
14

Week 18

Poll released: Jan 2

By Week

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By Voter

Alex Marvez Bob Glauber Chris Berman Clark Judge Clifton Brown Cris Collinsworth Dan Pompei Ira Kaufman John Lynch Pat Kirwan Rich Gannon Rick Gosselin

Poll Methodology

The AP Pro32 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks the NFL's 32 teams. A team receives 32 points for each first place vote, 31 for second place and so on through to the 32nd team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Top 25 rankings for college football, men's basketball and women's basketball.

History of the Poll

The Associated Press began the AP Pro32 on July 31. A national panel of 12 voters was created from the 50 sports writers and broadcasters who choose the NFL's individual awards at the end of the season. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering the NFL, and some of them— John Lynch, Rich Gannon, Cris Collinsworth – played in the league. Each week beginning on Sept. 4, the AP Pro32 will be updated and will include comments on every team from each of the voters. In addition, each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to http://pro32.ap.org/poll The Green Bay Packers were selected as the NFL's top team by the panel for the July 31 preseason power rankings, followed by the New England Patriots and Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Green Bay and New York each received five first-place votes, and New England received two.