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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Brett McMurphy 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Louisville3+2
2Alabama1-1
3Ohio State2-1
4Texas A&M9+5
5Wisconsin8+3
6Houston6Same
7Stanford7Same
8Clemson5-3
9Tennessee11+2
10Michigan4-6
11Washington10-1
12Florida State12Same
13Miami (FL)14+1
14Nebraska15+1
15North CarolinaNR—
16San Diego State19+3
17Michigan State17Same
18Utah18Same
19Baylor13-6
20Virginia TechNR—
21West VirginiaNR—
22Boise State24+2
23North Dakota StateNR—
24Ole Miss16-8
25Arkansas20-5

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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18LouisvilleOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25LouisvilleOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82016-10-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92016-10-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102016-10-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112016-11-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122016-11-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132016-11-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142016-11-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152016-12-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2017-01-10ClemsonOpen Ballot