The AP Pro32
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As Voted by Ira Kaufman
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(###) Number of first place votes
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | PV Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Saints (11) | 13-3 | 382 | 1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams | 13-3 | 361 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs (1) | 12-4 | 357 | 4 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | 12-4 | 359 | 3 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | 11-5 | 330 | 6 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12-4 | 330 | 5 |
| 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | 294 | 10 |
| 8 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | 292 | 9 |
| 9 | Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | 285 | 7 |
| 10 | Houston Texans | 11-5 | 297 | 8 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | 269 | 11 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-7 | 255 | 15 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-6-1 | 241 | 12 |
| 14 | Tennessee Titans | 9-7 | 219 | 14 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | 7-8-1 | 214 | 16 |
| 16 | Minnesota Vikings | 8-7-1 | 218 | 13 |
| 17 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | 173 | 20 |
| 18 | Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | 156 | 21 |
| 19 | Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | 166 | 17 |
| 20 | Washington Redskins | 7-9 | 148 | 18 |
| 21 | Green Bay Packers | 6-9-1 | 156 | 18 |
| 22 | Detroit Lions | 6-10 | 114 | 27 |
| 23 | Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | 122 | 25 |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-10 | 84 | 26 |
| 25 | Denver Broncos | 6-10 | 106 | 23 |
| 26 | New York Giants | 5-11 | 111 | 22 |
| 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | 98 | 23 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | 53 | 28 |
| 29 | New York Jets | 4-12 | 49 | 29 |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | 53 | 30 |
| 31 | Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-13 | 12 | 32 |
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Ira Kaufman has reported on pro football since 1979, when he worked for United Press International in New York and covered a Giants team featuring rookie head coach Ray Perkins and rookie quarterback Phil Simms. He has written on 25 Super Bowls and represents Tampa Bay on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
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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 NFL power rankings in 2012. A national panel of 12 voters will participate in the selection process this year. Each voter is among 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. Some of them — Tony Dungy and Herm Edwards — played and coached in the league. Others — Jim Miller — played in the league.
Each week beginning on Sept. 3, AP Pro32 will be updated and comments from some of the voters will be included in a story that accompanies the latest team rankings. In addition, a link to the pro32.ap.org/poll will be included at the bottom of AP stories throughout the preseason and regular season.