Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only

2021 AP Football Polls

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LSU

Season Best: No. 16 · Ranked in 1 of 16 Polls · Final: NR

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

2021 Season · Preseason

Preseason AP Top 25

Published August 16, 2021 · 25 Ranked Teams

No. 1Alabama

2021 Preseason AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	— No Previous Poll	1,548	47
2	— No Previous Poll	1,462	6
3	— No Previous Poll	1,447	6
4	— No Previous Poll	1,393	1
5	— No Previous Poll	1,364	3
6	— No Previous Poll	1,223	0
7	— No Previous Poll	1,160	0
8	— No Previous Poll	1,014	0
9	— No Previous Poll	1,009	0
10	— No Previous Poll	999	0
11	— No Previous Poll	968	0
12	— No Previous Poll	743	0
13	— No Previous Poll	728	0
14	— No Previous Poll	663	0
15	— No Previous Poll	660	0
16	— No Previous Poll	631	0
17	— No Previous Poll	549	0
18	— No Previous Poll	513	0
19	— No Previous Poll	456	0
20	— No Previous Poll	449	0
21	— No Previous Poll	350	0
22	— No Previous Poll	232	0
23	— No Previous Poll	208	0
24	— No Previous Poll	176	0
25	— No Previous Poll	125	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 2021 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.