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Tulsa44
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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

David Briggs’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2022-01-11

David Briggs 2021 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Cincinnati4+1
4Michigan3-1
5Ohio State6+1
6Baylor5-1
7Oklahoma State7Same
8Michigan State9+1
9Oklahoma10+1
10Clemson14+4
11Ole Miss11Same
12Pittsburgh13+1
13Houston17+4
14Notre Dame8-6
15Wake Forest15Same
16Louisiana16Same
17BYU19+2
18NC State20+2
19Utah12-7
20Kentucky18-2
21Iowa23+2
22Utah State24+2
23San Diego State25+2
24Arkansas21-3
25MinnesotaNR—

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
Preseason2021-08-16—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
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 152021-12-05MichiganOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot