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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Ben Portnoy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Week 7 Ballot

Published 2021-10-10

Ben Portnoy 2021 Week 7 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Iowa2Same
3Cincinnati3Same
4Oklahoma4Same
5Alabama5Same
6Penn State7+1
7Oregon9+2
8Ohio State6-2
9Kentucky11+2
10Oklahoma State12+2
11Michigan8-3
12Ole Miss13+1
13Arkansas17+4
14Texas A&M21+7
15Notre Dame14-1
16Coastal Carolina15-1
17Michigan State10-7
18Florida20+2
19Wake Forest16-3
20Arizona State18-2
21AuburnNR—
22SMU23+1
23San Diego State24+1
24NC State22-2
25BYU19-6

Positive differences mean a higher ranking than the AP result. NR means outside the AP Top 25; it is not treated as a numeric rank.

Ballot Evidence

Two Archives Agree

This recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.

2021 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2021-08-16—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72021-10-10GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82021-10-17GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 92021-10-24GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 102021-10-31GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 112021-11-07GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122021-11-14GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 132021-11-21GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 142021-11-28GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot