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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 3 Ballot

Published 2018-09-09

Dave Southorn 2018 Week 3 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson2+1
2Alabama1-1
3Georgia3Same
4Ohio State4Same
5Auburn7+2
6Oklahoma5-1
7Wisconsin6-1
8Notre Dame8Same
9Stanford9Same
10Penn State11+1
11LSU12+1
12Washington10-2
13Mississippi State16+3
14Virginia Tech13-1
15TCU15Same
16Michigan19+3
17Boise State17Same
18West Virginia14-4
19UCF18-1
20USC22+2
21Oregon20-1
22Oklahoma State24+2
23Arizona State23Same
24Miami (FL)21-3
25Boston CollegeNR—

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