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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Brian Howell’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2021-08-16

Brian Howell 2021 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Oklahoma2Same
3Clemson3Same
4Georgia5+1
5Ohio State4-1
6Texas A&M6Same
7Notre Dame9+2
8Iowa State7-1
9Cincinnati8-1
10Oregon11+1
11North Carolina10-1
12Wisconsin12Same
13LSU16+3
14USC15+1
15Miami (FL)14-1
16Iowa18+2
17Florida13-4
18Utah24+6
19Penn State19Same
20Indiana17-3
21Texas21Same
22Louisiana23+1
23Coastal Carolina22-1
24Washington20-4
25Boise StateNR—

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
Preseason2021-08-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
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