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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Dave Southorn 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Michigan4+1
4Clemson5+1
5Louisville3-2
6Houston6Same
7Wisconsin8+1
8Stanford7-1
9Washington10+1
10Florida State12+2
11Texas A&M9-2
12Tennessee11-1
13Miami (FL)14+1
14Ole Miss16+2
15Nebraska15Same
16Utah18+2
17Baylor13-4
18San Diego State19+1
19Michigan State17-2
20Texas22+2
21Florida23+2
22Arkansas20-2
23Georgia25+2
24TCU21-3
25Boise State24-1

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.

2016 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82016-10-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92016-10-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102016-10-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112016-11-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122016-11-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132016-11-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142016-11-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152016-12-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2017-01-10ClemsonOpen Ballot