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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Ed Johnson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2016-08-21

Ed Johnson 2016 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2LSU5+3
3Oklahoma3Same
4Tennessee9+5
5Clemson2-3
6Florida State4-2
7Ohio State6-1
8TCU13+5
9Ole Miss11+2
10Notre Dame10Same
11Michigan7-4
12Baylor23+11
13Stanford8-5
14Washington14Same
15Michigan State12-3
16USC20+4
17Florida25+8
18Texas A&MNR—
19UCLA16-3
20Miami (FL)NR—
21North Carolina22+1
22ArkansasNR—
23Georgia18-5
24Oklahoma State21-3
25San Diego 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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18LouisvilleOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25LouisvilleOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10ClemsonOpen 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