Chris Murray’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2014 Historical Football Ballots · 3 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Oregon | 2 | Same |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Auburn | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Baylor | 7 | Same |
| 8 | Arizona State | 15 | +7 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 10 | Same |
| 11 | UCLA | 11 | Same |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 13 | Same |
| 14 | Georgia | 12 | -2 |
| 15 | LSU | 17 | +2 |
| 16 | USC | 18 | +2 |
| 17 | Stanford | 16 | -1 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 9 | -9 |
| 19 | BYU | 20 | +1 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 19 | -1 |
| 21 | Penn State | NR | — |
| 22 | East Carolina | 23 | +1 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 25 | +2 |
| 24 | Marshall | NR | — |
| 25 | Nebraska | 21 | -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
AP List AgreesA complete named AP publisher list agrees with the separately captured named archive list. Coverage is partial. Aggregate table context does not prove attribution.
Original AP Program Labels
- Florida State · Florida State
- Oregon · Oregon
- Texas A&M · Texas A&M
- Alabama · Alabama
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma
- Auburn · Auburn
- Baylor · Baylor
- Arizona State · Arizona State
- Notre Dame · Notre Dame
- Mississippi · Ole Miss
- UCLA · UCLA
- Mississippi State · Mississippi State
- South Carolina · South Carolina
- Georgia · Georgia
- LSU · LSU
- USC · USC
- Stanford · Stanford
- Michigan State · Michigan State
- Brigham Young · BYU
- Wisconsin · Wisconsin
- Penn State · Penn State
- East Carolina · East Carolina
- Kansas State · Kansas State
- Marshall · Marshall
- Nebraska · Nebraska
2014 Ballot History
An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2014-08-17 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 12014-09-02 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 22014-09-07 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 32014-09-14 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 42014-09-21 | Florida State | Open Ballot |
| Week 52014-09-28 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 62014-10-05 | Auburn | Open Ballot |
| Week 72014-10-12 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 82014-10-19 | Mississippi State | Open Ballot |
| Week 92014-10-26 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 102014-11-02 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 112014-11-09 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 122014-11-16 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 132014-11-23 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 142014-11-30 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 152014-12-07 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Final2015-01-13 | — | No Retained Ballot |