Knowing where your team ranks each week is only half the battle – the other half is knowing *why* they ranked the way they did.

Map of rankings AP pollsters assigned Missouri, broken down by where pollsters live

My new tool for the Reveille shows rankings, who voted for each team, and even puts together a national sentiment map to show where the voters live who love your team, as well as where on the map you’re not getting any love at all.

Here’s a link to my tool: http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/ReveilleWeek9APRankings-Narrow_0/DetailedAPCFBPollResults#1

Here’s the story on the Reveille: http://www.lsureveille.com/sports/football/interactive-see-where-ap-voters-ranked-lsu/article_af139c7c-39e2-11e3-82b4-001a4bcf6878.html

Not sure why my earlier post went away, but WordPress seems to enjoy doing that to me. Here’s hoping this post stays intact, so everyone can enjoy, share, and explore.

Oh – and be on the watch for a similar tool come basketball season!