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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2018-09-23

Brett McMurphy 2018 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Georgia2Same
3LSU5+2
4Stanford7+3
5Ohio State4-1
6Clemson3-3
7Oklahoma6-1
8West Virginia12+4
9Penn State9Same
10Auburn10Same
11Washington11Same
12Notre Dame8-4
13Michigan14+1
14Kentucky17+3
15UCF13-2
16Miami (FL)16Same
17ColoradoNR—
18Duke22+4
19California24+5
20BYU20Same
21Texas18-3
22Wisconsin15-7
23South FloridaNR—
24North TexasNR—
25Michigan State21-4

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.

2018 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2018-08-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22018-09-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32018-09-09AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42018-09-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52018-09-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62018-09-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72018-10-07AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82018-10-14AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92018-10-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102018-10-28—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 112018-11-04—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 122018-11-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132018-11-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142018-11-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152018-12-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2019-01-08ClemsonOpen Ballot