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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Dave Reardon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 8 Ballot

Published 2021-10-17

Dave Reardon 2021 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Cincinnati2Same
3Oklahoma3Same
4Alabama4Same
5Ohio State5Same
6Oklahoma State8+2
7Michigan State9+2
8Michigan6-2
9Ole Miss12+3
10Penn State7-3
11Texas A&M17+6
12Coastal Carolina14+2
13Kentucky15+2
14Iowa11-3
15Notre Dame13-2
16Auburn19+3
17Oregon10-7
18NC State18Same
19Baylor20+1
20Wake Forest16-4
21Purdue25+4
22Pittsburgh23+1
23SMU21-2
24LouisianaNR—
25San Diego State22-3

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