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Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2025 Historical Football Ballots · 17 Available Releases

Week 6 Ballot

Published 2025-09-28

Brett McMurphy 2025 Week 6 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State1Same
2Oregon2Same
3Miami (FL)3Same
4Ole Miss4Same
5Texas A&M6+1
6Oklahoma5-1
7Georgia12+5
8LSU13+5
9Penn State7-2
10Texas Tech11+1
11Indiana8-3
12Texas9-3
13Alabama10-3
14Tennessee15+1
15Vanderbilt16+1
16Notre Dame21+5
17Georgia Tech17Same
18Iowa State14-4
19Michigan20+1
20Florida State18-2
21Missouri19-2
22Illinois22Same
23Virginia24+1
24Arizona State25+1
25BYU23-2

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

Column Conflict Documented

The selected archive places Michigan 19 and Florida State 20, matching the second grid and the published point totals. The author’s column reverses those positions; that conflict remains documented.

Author List Differences
  • No. 19: selected archive Michigan; author publication Florida State.
  • No. 20: selected archive Florida State; author publication Michigan.

2025 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2025-08-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 22025-09-02Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 32025-09-07Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 42025-09-14Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 52025-09-21Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62025-09-28Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 72025-10-05Miami (FL)Open Ballot
Week 82025-10-12Miami (FL)Open Ballot
Week 92025-10-19Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 102025-10-26Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 112025-11-02IndianaOpen Ballot
Week 122025-11-09IndianaOpen Ballot
Week 132025-11-16Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 142025-11-23Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 152025-11-30Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 162025-12-07IndianaOpen Ballot
Final2026-01-20IndianaOpen Ballot