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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Chris Murray’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2021-09-26

Chris Murray 2021 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Georgia2Same
3Oregon3Same
4Arkansas8+4
5Iowa5Same
6Penn State4-2
7Cincinnati7Same
8Notre Dame9+1
9Oklahoma6-3
10Florida10Same
11Ohio State11Same
12Ole Miss12Same
13Coastal Carolina16+3
14BYU13-1
15Fresno State18+3
16Oklahoma State19+3
17Michigan State17Same
18Michigan14-4
19Texas A&M15-4
20UCLA20Same
21Baylor21Same
22MarylandNR—
23Auburn22-1
24TexasNR—
25San Diego 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