WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to understanding elections, it's not just about who won and lost. To explain what really happened, it's important to understand who voted and how, what they cared about ...

The AP Top 25 poll has ranked collegiate basketball teams since 1946. Learn more about its history and how the process works.

FOX Television Stations relies on the Associated Press’ race-calling for election results as the polls close. The AP has delivered the results of U.S. elections since 1848, when it called the White ...

College football rankings are always a matter of intense debate, and a lot of disagreement. How can they not be? A team's place in the AP Top 25 poll, and certainly the College Football Playoff ...

At The Associated Press, when it comes to declaring election winners, our approach is meticulous and data-driven. Every piece of available information is scrutinized because we hold ourselves to the ...