Darren Haynes’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2021 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 2 | Same |
| 3 | Alabama | 3 | Same |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | Same |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 7 | Same |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 11 | +2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Michigan | 9 | -2 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 12 | Same |
| 13 | Iowa | 19 | +6 |
| 14 | BYU | 14 | Same |
| 15 | Houston | 17 | +2 |
| 16 | NC State | 21 | +5 |
| 17 | Auburn | 16 | -1 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 13 | -5 |
| 19 | Baylor | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | UTSA | 15 | -5 |
| 21 | Kentucky | NR | — |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 25 | +3 |
| 23 | Penn State | 23 | Same |
| 24 | Louisiana | 24 | Same |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 20 | -5 |
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
Grid Creator CorrectionCurrent CPT choices retain the explicitly reported correction acknowledged in the image creator’s dated comment. The original image is unchanged; linked AP/author tweets were not directly accessible in this review.
- No. 5: Ohio State, correcting Oregon in the original image.
- No. 6: Oregon, correcting Notre Dame in the original image.
- No. 7: Notre Dame, correcting Oklahoma State in the original image.
- No. 8: Oklahoma State, correcting Texas A&M in the original image.
- No. 9: Texas A&M, correcting Michigan State in the original image.
- No. 10: Michigan State, correcting Michigan in the original image.
- No. 11: Michigan, correcting Ole Miss in the original image.
- No. 12: Ole Miss, correcting Iowa in the original image.
- No. 13: Iowa, correcting BYU in the original image.
- No. 14: BYU, correcting Houston in the original image.
- No. 15: Houston, correcting NC State in the original image.
- No. 16: NC State, correcting Auburn in the original image.
- No. 17: Auburn, correcting Wake Forest in the original image.
- No. 18: Wake Forest, correcting Baylor in the original image.
- No. 19: Baylor, correcting UTSA in the original image.
- No. 20: UTSA, correcting Kentucky in the original image.
- No. 21: Kentucky, correcting Pittsburgh in the original image.
- No. 22: Pittsburgh, correcting Penn State in the original image.
- No. 23: Penn State, correcting Louisiana in the original image.
- No. 24: Louisiana, correcting Wisconsin in the original image.
- No. 25: Wisconsin, correcting Mississippi State in the original image.
2021 Ballot History
An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2021-08-16 | — | Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions |
| Week 22021-09-07 | — | Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions |
| Week 32021-09-12 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 42021-09-19 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 52021-09-26 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 62021-10-03 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 72021-10-10 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 82021-10-17 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 92021-10-24 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 102021-10-31 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 112021-11-07 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 122021-11-14 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 132021-11-21 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 142021-11-28 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 152021-12-05 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Final2022-01-11 | Georgia | Open Ballot |