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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Dylan Sinn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2020-08-24

Dylan Sinn 2020 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1LSU6+5
2Ohio State2Same
3Alabama3Same
4Clemson1-3
5Oklahoma5Same
6Penn State7+1
7Georgia4-3
8Notre Dame10+2
9Florida8-1
10Wisconsin12+2
11Auburn11Same
12Oregon9-3
13Oklahoma State15+2
14Minnesota19+5
15Utah22+7
16North Carolina18+2
17Texas A&M13-4
18Cincinnati20+2
19Michigan16-3
20Iowa24+4
21Texas14-7
22LouisvilleNR—
23Boise StateNR—
24BaylorNR—
25IndianaNR—

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.

2020 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2020-08-24LSUOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13LSUOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20LSUOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 112020-11-08Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 122020-11-15Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 132020-11-22AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142020-11-29AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152020-12-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 162020-12-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
December 202020-12-20—Ballot Withheld · Result edition under review
Final2021-01-12AlabamaOpen Ballot