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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 9 Ballot

Published 2016-10-23

Dave Southorn 2016 Week 9 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Michigan2Same
3Clemson3Same
4Washington4Same
5Louisville5Same
6Ohio State6Same
7Texas A&M9+2
8West Virginia10+2
9Nebraska7-2
10Wisconsin11+1
11Baylor8-3
12Florida State12Same
13Boise State13Same
14Florida14Same
15Auburn15Same
16Oklahoma16Same
17Utah17Same
18Tennessee18Same
19LSU19Same
20Western Michigan20Same
21Navy22+1
22Colorado23+1
23Washington StateNR—
24North Carolina21-3
25Penn 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