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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 4 Ballot

Published 2016-09-18

Eric Hansen 2016 Week 4 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State2+1
2Louisville3+1
3Alabama1-2
4Houston6+2
5Stanford7+2
6Washington9+3
7Michigan4-3
8Clemson5-3
9Michigan State8-1
10Texas A&M10Same
11Miami (FL)15+4
12Wisconsin11-1
13Georgia12-1
14Florida State13-1
15LSU18+3
16Boise StateNR—
17Tennessee14-3
18Nebraska20+2
19Arkansas17-2
20Utah24+4
21Oklahoma25+4
22Florida19-3
23San Diego State22-1
24Baylor16-8
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