AP Records - Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 5
There have been 905 polls over 50 seasons. The record is 5.000, held by October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023.
Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 5
| Place | From | To | Average movement |
| 1. | Oct 17, 2023 | Nov 13, 2023 | 5.000 |
| 2. | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | 4.143 |
| 3. | Mar 9, 1977 | Mar 16, 1977 | 3.750 |
| 4. | Nov 29, 2004 | Dec 6, 2004 | 3.571 |
| Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 10, 2005 | 3.571 |
| Nov 17, 2008 | Nov 24, 2008 | 3.571 |
| 7. | Jan 6, 2020 | Jan 13, 2020 | 3.286 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Apr 8, 2024 | 3.286 |
| 9. | Nov 1, 2008 | Nov 17, 2008 | 3.143 |
| 10. | Nov 25, 1976 | Dec 8, 1976 | 3.000 |
| Mar 8, 1978 | Mar 15, 1978 | 3.000 |
| Nov 16, 1993 | Nov 30, 1993 | 3.000 |
| Nov 17, 1997 | Nov 24, 1997 | 3.000 |
| 14. | Jan 10, 1982 | Jan 17, 1982 | 2.857 |
| 15. | Mar 8, 1981 | Mar 15, 1981 | 2.750 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 | 2.750 |
| 17. | Nov 30, 2009 | Dec 7, 2009 | 2.714 |
| 18. | Feb 2, 1977 | Mar 9, 1977 | 2.667 |
| Dec 5, 1978 | Dec 12, 1978 | 2.667 |
| Nov 6, 1998 | Nov 16, 1998 | 2.667 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Jan 15, 2024 | 2.667 |
| 22. | Feb 17, 1981 | Feb 24, 1981 | 2.571 |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Nov 29, 2004 | 2.571 |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | 2.571 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Mar 4, 2024 | 2.571 |
| 26. | Nov 30, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | 2.500 |
| 27. | Nov 24, 2014 | Dec 1, 2014 | 2.429 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | 2.429 |
| 29. | Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | 2.400 |
| 30. | Mar 14, 1982 | Mar 27, 1982 | 2.375 |
| 31. | Nov 9, 1999 | Nov 15, 1999 | 2.333 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | 2.333 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 25, 2024 | 2.333 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 12, 2026 | 2.333 |
| 35. | Jan 1, 1984 | Jan 8, 1984 | 2.286 |
| Jan 18, 1994 | Jan 25, 1994 | 2.286 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Nov 29, 2021 | 2.286 |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Feb 27, 2023 | 2.286 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 29, 2024 | 2.286 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Feb 5, 2024 | 2.286 |
| 41. | Dec 28, 1987 | Jan 4, 1988 | 2.200 |
| 42. | Feb 8, 1978 | Feb 15, 1978 | 2.167 |
| Jan 16, 1979 | Jan 23, 1979 | 2.167 |
| Mar 6, 1979 | Mar 13, 1979 | 2.167 |
| Jan 14, 1991 | Jan 21, 1991 | 2.167 |
| Nov 15, 2004 | Nov 22, 2004 | 2.167 |
| Nov 12, 2012 | Nov 19, 2012 | 2.167 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 7, 2019 | 2.167 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | 2.167 |
| 50. | Jan 19, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | 2.143 |
| Jan 25, 1994 | Feb 1, 1994 | 2.143 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Feb 17, 2020 | 2.143 |
| 53. | Dec 8, 1976 | Dec 15, 1976 | 2.000 |
| Nov 25, 1977 | Dec 7, 1977 | 2.000 |
| Dec 3, 1990 | Dec 10, 1990 | 2.000 |
| Dec 31, 1990 | Jan 7, 1991 | 2.000 |
| Jan 7, 1991 | Jan 14, 1991 | 2.000 |
| Jan 31, 1995 | Feb 7, 1995 | 2.000 |
| Nov 25, 1996 | Dec 2, 1996 | 2.000 |
| Feb 2, 2004 | Feb 9, 2004 | 2.000 |
| Mar 8, 2004 | Mar 15, 2004 | 2.000 |
| Jan 19, 2009 | Jan 26, 2009 | 2.000 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | Jan 3, 2011 | 2.000 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Feb 22, 2021 | 2.000 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | 2.000 |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 | 2.000 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2.000 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 | 2.000 |
| 69. | Nov 21, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 | 1.857 |
| Dec 7, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | 1.857 |
| 71. | Feb 10, 1985 | Feb 17, 1985 | 1.833 |
| Nov 28, 1988 | Dec 5, 1988 | 1.833 |
| Dec 29, 1992 | Jan 5, 1993 | 1.833 |
| Mar 2, 1993 | Mar 9, 1993 | 1.833 |
| Feb 8, 1994 | Feb 15, 1994 | 1.833 |
| Dec 15, 2008 | Dec 22, 2008 | 1.833 |
| Feb 20, 2017 | Feb 27, 2017 | 1.833 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Nov 27, 2023 | 1.833 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | 1.833 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | 1.833 |
| 81. | Feb 3, 1987 | Feb 10, 1987 | 1.714 |
| Jan 26, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | 1.714 |
| Feb 9, 2009 | Feb 16, 2009 | 1.714 |
| Feb 16, 2009 | Feb 23, 2009 | 1.714 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Feb 13, 2023 | 1.714 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 | 1.714 |
| 87. | Jan 3, 1982 | Jan 10, 1982 | 1.667 |
| Nov 28, 1982 | Dec 5, 1982 | 1.667 |
| Nov 12, 1985 | Dec 1, 1985 | 1.667 |
| Dec 16, 1986 | Dec 23, 1986 | 1.667 |
| Jan 2, 1989 | Jan 9, 1989 | 1.667 |
| Mar 1, 1992 | Mar 8, 1992 | 1.667 |
| Nov 22, 1994 | Nov 29, 1994 | 1.667 |
| Nov 14, 1995 | Nov 21, 1995 | 1.667 |
| Nov 24, 1997 | Dec 1, 1997 | 1.667 |
| Nov 29, 1999 | Dec 6, 1999 | 1.667 |
| Jan 17, 2000 | Jan 24, 2000 | 1.667 |
| Dec 31, 2001 | Jan 7, 2002 | 1.667 |
| Nov 25, 2002 | Dec 2, 2002 | 1.667 |
| Feb 23, 2004 | Mar 1, 2004 | 1.667 |
| Feb 14, 2005 | Feb 21, 2005 | 1.667 |
| Feb 21, 2005 | Feb 28, 2005 | 1.667 |
| Feb 28, 2005 | Mar 7, 2005 | 1.667 |
| Feb 6, 2006 | Feb 13, 2006 | 1.667 |
| Nov 14, 2011 | Nov 21, 2011 | 1.667 |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | 1.667 |
| Dec 4, 2017 | Dec 11, 2017 | 1.667 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | 1.667 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Jan 5, 2026 | 1.667 |
| 110. | Dec 15, 1976 | Dec 22, 1976 | 1.600 |
| Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 18, 1978 | 1.600 |
| Dec 12, 1978 | Dec 19, 1978 | 1.600 |
| Dec 18, 1979 | Dec 25, 1979 | 1.600 |
| Nov 13, 1994 | Nov 22, 1994 | 1.600 |
| Feb 16, 2004 | Feb 23, 2004 | 1.600 |
| Mar 1, 2004 | Mar 8, 2004 | 1.600 |
| Jan 23, 2006 | Jan 30, 2006 | 1.600 |
| Feb 27, 2006 | Mar 6, 2006 | 1.600 |
| Dec 17, 2007 | Dec 24, 2007 | 1.600 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | Jan 7, 2013 | 1.600 |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Jan 28, 2019 | 1.600 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 23, 2019 | 1.600 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 18, 2021 | 1.600 |
| 124. | Jan 8, 1996 | Jan 15, 1996 | 1.571 |
| Jan 26, 2009 | Feb 2, 2009 | 1.571 |
| 126. | Jan 2, 1979 | Jan 9, 1979 | 1.500 |
| Jan 22, 1980 | Jan 29, 1980 | 1.500 |
| Nov 18, 1981 | Nov 29, 1981 | 1.500 |
| Feb 23, 1993 | Mar 2, 1993 | 1.500 |
| Dec 11, 1995 | Dec 18, 1995 | 1.500 |
| Dec 8, 1997 | Dec 15, 1997 | 1.500 |
| Nov 10, 2003 | Nov 17, 2003 | 1.500 |
| Jan 19, 2004 | Jan 26, 2004 | 1.500 |
| Nov 13, 2006 | Nov 20, 2006 | 1.500 |
| Dec 31, 2007 | Jan 7, 2008 | 1.500 |
| Dec 1, 2008 | Dec 8, 2008 | 1.500 |
| Feb 23, 2009 | Mar 2, 2009 | 1.500 |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Dec 21, 2009 | 1.500 |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Jan 2, 2017 | 1.500 |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 | 1.500 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | 1.500 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 | 1.500 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Mar 11, 2024 | 1.500 |
| 144. | Jan 24, 1982 | Jan 31, 1982 | 1.429 |
| Jan 27, 1985 | Feb 3, 1985 | 1.429 |
| Feb 2, 1992 | Feb 9, 1992 | 1.429 |
| Dec 27, 2004 | Jan 3, 2005 | 1.429 |
| 148. | Feb 15, 1978 | Feb 22, 1978 | 1.333 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | Feb 17, 1981 | 1.333 |
| Dec 30, 1984 | Jan 6, 1985 | 1.333 |
| Feb 9, 1986 | Feb 16, 1986 | 1.333 |
| Nov 20, 1989 | Nov 27, 1989 | 1.333 |
| Jan 8, 1990 | Jan 14, 1990 | 1.333 |
| Feb 5, 1990 | Feb 12, 1990 | 1.333 |
| Nov 18, 1990 | Nov 26, 1990 | 1.333 |
| Dec 24, 1990 | Dec 31, 1990 | 1.333 |
| Nov 24, 1992 | Dec 8, 1992 | 1.333 |
| Feb 16, 1993 | Feb 23, 1993 | 1.333 |
| Mar 7, 1995 | Mar 14, 1995 | 1.333 |
| Nov 21, 1995 | Nov 27, 1995 | 1.333 |
| Jan 15, 1996 | Jan 22, 1996 | 1.333 |
| Dec 4, 2000 | Dec 11, 2000 | 1.333 |
| Feb 12, 2001 | Feb 19, 2001 | 1.333 |
| Feb 26, 2001 | Mar 5, 2001 | 1.333 |
| Jan 13, 2003 | Jan 20, 2003 | 1.333 |
| Feb 24, 2003 | Mar 3, 2003 | 1.333 |
| Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 17, 2005 | 1.333 |
| Dec 18, 2006 | Dec 25, 2006 | 1.333 |
| Jan 8, 2007 | Jan 15, 2007 | 1.333 |
| Mar 5, 2007 | Mar 12, 2007 | 1.333 |
| Jan 5, 2009 | Jan 12, 2009 | 1.333 |
| Dec 13, 2010 | Dec 20, 2010 | 1.333 |
| Dec 16, 2013 | Dec 23, 2013 | 1.333 |
| Jan 5, 2015 | Jan 12, 2015 | 1.333 |
| Feb 23, 2015 | Mar 2, 2015 | 1.333 |
| Nov 28, 2016 | Dec 5, 2016 | 1.333 |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Nov 13, 2017 | 1.333 |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Feb 25, 2019 | 1.333 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | 1.333 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 8, 2021 | 1.333 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | 1.333 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Feb 14, 2022 | 1.333 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Feb 6, 2023 | 1.333 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | 1.333 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Feb 26, 2024 | 1.333 |
| 186. | Feb 19, 2001 | Feb 26, 2001 | 1.286 |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Mar 10, 2014 | 1.286 |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Jan 26, 2015 | 1.286 |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Jan 18, 2016 | 1.286 |
| 190. | Dec 14, 1977 | Dec 21, 1977 | 1.200 |
| Dec 21, 1977 | Jan 11, 1978 | 1.200 |
| Mar 2, 1980 | Mar 9, 1980 | 1.200 |
| Jan 27, 1981 | Feb 3, 1981 | 1.200 |
| Jan 5, 1986 | Jan 12, 1986 | 1.200 |
| Feb 8, 1988 | Feb 15, 1988 | 1.200 |
| Feb 19, 1990 | Feb 26, 1990 | 1.200 |
| Jan 12, 1992 | Jan 19, 1992 | 1.200 |
| Feb 9, 1992 | Feb 16, 1992 | 1.200 |
| Mar 8, 1994 | Mar 15, 1994 | 1.200 |
| Nov 29, 1994 | Dec 6, 1994 | 1.200 |
| Feb 26, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | 1.200 |
| Dec 16, 1996 | Dec 23, 1996 | 1.200 |
| Nov 16, 1998 | Nov 23, 1998 | 1.200 |
| Jan 18, 1999 | Jan 25, 1999 | 1.200 |
| Nov 22, 1999 | Nov 29, 1999 | 1.200 |
| Jan 15, 2001 | Jan 22, 2001 | 1.200 |
| Mar 4, 2002 | Mar 11, 2002 | 1.200 |
| Jan 27, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | 1.200 |
| Dec 1, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 | 1.200 |
| Dec 22, 2003 | Dec 29, 2003 | 1.200 |
| Dec 29, 2003 | Jan 5, 2004 | 1.200 |
| Dec 20, 2004 | Dec 27, 2004 | 1.200 |
| Feb 12, 2007 | Feb 19, 2007 | 1.200 |
| Dec 24, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 1.200 |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Dec 8, 2014 | 1.200 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | 1.200 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Mar 13, 2017 | 1.200 |
| Jan 8, 2018 | Jan 15, 2018 | 1.200 |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 | 1.200 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Jan 16, 2023 | 1.200 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | 1.200 |
| 222. | Dec 22, 1976 | Jan 12, 1977 | 1.167 |
| Feb 6, 1979 | Feb 13, 1979 | 1.167 |
| Mar 13, 1979 | Mar 20, 1979 | 1.167 |
| Mar 9, 1980 | Mar 18, 1980 | 1.167 |
| Dec 9, 1980 | Dec 16, 1980 | 1.167 |
| Feb 7, 1982 | Feb 14, 1982 | 1.167 |
| Jan 30, 1983 | Feb 6, 1983 | 1.167 |
| Feb 13, 1983 | Feb 20, 1983 | 1.167 |
| Jan 8, 1984 | Jan 15, 1984 | 1.167 |
| Feb 24, 1985 | Mar 3, 1985 | 1.167 |
| Dec 8, 1985 | Dec 15, 1985 | 1.167 |
| Jan 13, 1987 | Jan 20, 1987 | 1.167 |
| Dec 26, 1988 | Jan 2, 1989 | 1.167 |
| Jan 21, 1990 | Jan 28, 1990 | 1.167 |
| Nov 26, 1990 | Dec 3, 1990 | 1.167 |
| Dec 17, 1990 | Dec 24, 1990 | 1.167 |
| Nov 17, 1991 | Nov 24, 1991 | 1.167 |
| Nov 24, 1991 | Dec 1, 1991 | 1.167 |
| Dec 29, 1991 | Jan 5, 1992 | 1.167 |
| Feb 16, 1992 | Feb 23, 1992 | 1.167 |
| Jan 12, 1993 | Jan 19, 1993 | 1.167 |
| Dec 14, 1993 | Dec 21, 1993 | 1.167 |
| Jan 22, 1996 | Jan 29, 1996 | 1.167 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | Nov 19, 2001 | 1.167 |
| Jan 14, 2002 | Jan 21, 2002 | 1.167 |
| Nov 18, 2002 | Nov 25, 2002 | 1.167 |
| Mar 3, 2003 | Mar 10, 2003 | 1.167 |
| Nov 3, 2007 | Nov 12, 2007 | 1.167 |
| Feb 4, 2008 | Feb 11, 2008 | 1.167 |
| Nov 22, 2010 | Nov 29, 2010 | 1.167 |
| Feb 13, 2012 | Feb 20, 2012 | 1.167 |
| Feb 10, 2014 | Feb 17, 2014 | 1.167 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Nov 24, 2014 | 1.167 |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Jan 4, 2016 | 1.167 |
| Nov 20, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 | 1.167 |
| Jan 1, 2018 | Jan 8, 2018 | 1.167 |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | 1.167 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | 1.167 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Dec 13, 2021 | 1.167 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Feb 7, 2022 | 1.167 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | 1.167 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 | 1.167 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | 1.167 |
| 265. | Jan 2, 1983 | Jan 9, 1983 | 1.143 |
| Feb 16, 1986 | Feb 23, 1986 | 1.143 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | 1.143 |
| 268. | Mar 1, 1978 | Mar 8, 1978 | 1.000 |
| Dec 4, 1979 | Dec 11, 1979 | 1.000 |
| Jan 20, 1981 | Jan 27, 1981 | 1.000 |
| Dec 5, 1982 | Dec 12, 1982 | 1.000 |
| Dec 25, 1983 | Jan 1, 1984 | 1.000 |
| Dec 9, 1984 | Dec 16, 1984 | 1.000 |
| Jan 20, 1985 | Jan 27, 1985 | 1.000 |
| Feb 23, 1986 | Mar 2, 1986 | 1.000 |
| Dec 12, 1988 | Dec 19, 1988 | 1.000 |
| Jan 16, 1989 | Jan 23, 1989 | 1.000 |
| Dec 4, 1989 | Dec 11, 1989 | 1.000 |
| Dec 24, 1989 | Jan 1, 1990 | 1.000 |
| Jan 21, 1991 | Jan 28, 1991 | 1.000 |
| Feb 25, 1991 | Mar 4, 1991 | 1.000 |
| Dec 1, 1991 | Dec 8, 1991 | 1.000 |
| Nov 30, 1993 | Dec 7, 1993 | 1.000 |
| Dec 28, 1993 | Jan 4, 1994 | 1.000 |
| Feb 1, 1994 | Feb 8, 1994 | 1.000 |
| Jan 17, 1995 | Jan 24, 1995 | 1.000 |
| Jan 1, 1996 | Jan 8, 1996 | 1.000 |
| Jan 29, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | 1.000 |
| Dec 9, 1996 | Dec 16, 1996 | 1.000 |
| Jan 25, 1999 | Feb 1, 1999 | 1.000 |
| Feb 8, 1999 | Feb 15, 1999 | 1.000 |
| Dec 27, 1999 | Jan 3, 2000 | 1.000 |
| Jan 3, 2000 | Jan 10, 2000 | 1.000 |
| Jan 10, 2000 | Jan 17, 2000 | 1.000 |
| Feb 28, 2000 | Mar 6, 2000 | 1.000 |
| Nov 27, 2000 | Dec 4, 2000 | 1.000 |
| Dec 24, 2001 | Dec 31, 2001 | 1.000 |
| Feb 25, 2002 | Mar 4, 2002 | 1.000 |
| Jan 12, 2004 | Jan 19, 2004 | 1.000 |
| Jan 17, 2005 | Jan 24, 2005 | 1.000 |
| Feb 20, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | 1.000 |
| Dec 3, 2007 | Dec 10, 2007 | 1.000 |
| Nov 24, 2008 | Dec 1, 2008 | 1.000 |
| Dec 29, 2008 | Jan 5, 2009 | 1.000 |
| Feb 2, 2009 | Feb 9, 2009 | 1.000 |
| Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 16, 2009 | 1.000 |
| Jan 25, 2010 | Feb 1, 2010 | 1.000 |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Dec 5, 2011 | 1.000 |
| Jan 21, 2013 | Jan 28, 2013 | 1.000 |
| Nov 11, 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | 1.000 |
| Nov 25, 2013 | Dec 2, 2013 | 1.000 |
| Feb 3, 2014 | Feb 10, 2014 | 1.000 |
| Mar 10, 2014 | Mar 17, 2014 | 1.000 |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | 1.000 |
| Feb 6, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | 1.000 |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 20, 2017 | 1.000 |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 | 1.000 |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 14, 2019 | 1.000 |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Feb 18, 2019 | 1.000 |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Nov 11, 2019 | 1.000 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Jan 20, 2020 | 1.000 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 9, 2020 | 1.000 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Jan 10, 2022 | 1.000 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | Jan 2, 2023 | 1.000 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Jan 9, 2023 | 1.000 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 | 1.000 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Jan 8, 2024 | 1.000 |