Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only

2016 AP Football Polls

Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.

16Polls46Teams Ranked

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Iowa

Season Best: No. 13 · Ranked in 5 of 16 Polls · Final: NR

NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.

2016 Season · Preseason

Preseason AP Top 25

Published August 21, 2016 · 25 Ranked Teams

No. 1Alabama

2016 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,469	33
2	— No Previous Poll	1,443	16
3	— No Previous Poll	1,352	4
4	— No Previous Poll	1,325	5
5	— No Previous Poll	1,269	1
6	— No Previous Poll	1,224	1
7	— No Previous Poll	1,147	1
8	— No Previous Poll	1,029	0
9	— No Previous Poll	1,021	0
10	— No Previous Poll	1,006	0
11	— No Previous Poll	718	0
12	— No Previous Poll	710	0
13	— No Previous Poll	707	0
14	— No Previous Poll	651	0
15	— No Previous Poll	644	0
16	— No Previous Poll	496	0
17	— No Previous Poll	484	0
18	— No Previous Poll	448	0
19	— No Previous Poll	447	0
20	— No Previous Poll	344	0
21	— No Previous Poll	316	0
22	— No Previous Poll	283	0
23	— No Previous Poll	280	0
24	— No Previous Poll	218	0
25	— No Previous Poll	180	0

Rankings Only · Individual Ballots Not Yet Available

Historical rankings may contain source or transcription errors. Ranked positions, points and first-place votes have been compared across sources; known differences are documented. Individual voter ballots are not included.

Sources and Coverage

All 16 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 400 ranked positions. Points and first-place counts appear where verified; a dash means unavailable, not zero. Known source differences, reviewed selections and unresolved arithmetic exceptions are documented with the affected polls and downloads.

This edition includes the published ranked teams. Other teams receiving votes and individual voter ballots are not included. Sources can share upstream data, so agreement is not proof that every original ballot was correct. Current logos identify programs; they do not represent historical artwork or conference membership.

Week labels follow the retained source sequence. A preseason poll appears only when the sources include one. The final poll belongs to the 2016 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.