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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Cecil Hurt’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 9 Available Releases

Week 8 Ballot

Published 2021-10-17

Cecil Hurt 2021 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Ohio State5+3
3Cincinnati2-1
4Alabama4Same
5Oklahoma3-2
6Michigan6Same
7Iowa11+4
8Penn State7-1
9Michigan State9Same
10Oklahoma State8-2
11Oregon10-1
12Ole Miss12Same
13Notre Dame13Same
14Kentucky15+1
15Wake Forest16+1
16Texas A&M17+1
17Coastal Carolina14-3
18NC State18Same
19San Diego State22+3
20Auburn19-1
21SMU21Same
22ClemsonNR—
23Baylor20-3
24Iowa StateNR—
25UtahNR—

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 122021-11-14—No Retained Ballot
Week 132021-11-21—No Retained Ballot
Week 142021-11-28—No Retained Ballot
Week 152021-12-05—No Retained Ballot
Final2022-01-11—No Retained Ballot