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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 3 Ballot

Published 2016-09-11

Eric Hansen 2016 Week 3 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State3+1
3Houston6+3
4Stanford7+3
5Florida State2-3
6Michigan4-2
7Washington8+1
8Clemson5-3
9Louisville10+1
10Oklahoma14+4
11Michigan State12+1
12Wisconsin9-3
13Georgia16+3
14LSU20+6
15Texas A&M17+2
16Tennessee15-1
17Texas11-6
18Notre Dame18Same
19Miami (FL)25+6
20Boise StateNR—
21UtahNR—
22Ole Miss19-3
23Iowa13-10
24Oregon22-2
25UCLANR—

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
Preseason2016-08-21ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10Ohio StateOpen 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