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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Week 15 Ballot

Published 2018-12-02

Dave Southorn 2018 Week 15 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Clemson2Same
3Notre Dame3Same
4Oklahoma4Same
5Georgia6+1
6Ohio State5-1
7UCF7Same
8Michigan8Same
9Washington9Same
10LSU11+1
11Florida10-1
12Texas14+2
13Washington State12-1
14West Virginia15+1
15Syracuse17+2
16Penn State13-3
17Fresno State19+2
18Texas A&M21+3
19Utah20+1
20Kentucky16-4
21Army22+1
22Missouri24+2
23NorthwesternNR—
24Boise State23-1
25Utah 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.

2018 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2018-08-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22018-09-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 32018-09-09ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42018-09-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52018-09-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62018-09-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72018-10-07AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82018-10-14AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92018-10-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102018-10-28—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 112018-11-04—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 122018-11-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132018-11-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142018-11-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152018-12-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2019-01-08ClemsonOpen Ballot