I don't people are that into the AP poll anymore.
Miami finished in a total flop this season, reminded me of Nebraska's '90 season (mediocre QB) that tiptoed their way to 9-0 and a #3 ranking before gagging a 12 pt 4th quarter lead at home to CU, and then getting blasted in the season ending game at unranked OU, then GT hammered N and won their share (w CU) in the Citrus.
UW was boxed out by playoff teams, tOSU, a feel good story in UCF, and a coin flip w PSU. Sam McKewon my favorite writer in college football (a college friend) for the OWH, put out his ballot and defended it (he had UCF as one of the 4 1st place votes), but also put Clemson at #8, behind UW. He explained himself, I may not buy it, but it was reasoned. He's a big UW proponent, generally.