SOS, KPI, KenPom, Sagarin, Nitty gritty, road vs. home etc. AP is not part of the data set and any bracketologist will explicitly state AP/coaches polls don't matter. and are not even part of the data set. Read up on the process.
The results also confirm that the AP/coaches polls do not matter. Utah State/SMC have been excluded from the tourney as AP top 25 in the past.