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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 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Eric Hansen 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State2+1
2Louisville3+1
3Alabama1-2
4Houston6+2
5Stanford7+2
6Michigan4-2
7Texas A&M9+2
8Wisconsin8Same
9Clemson5-4
10Washington10Same
11Miami (FL)14+3
12Florida State12Same
13Tennessee11-2
14Nebraska15+1
15Utah18+3
16Boise State24+8
17Ole Miss16-1
18Michigan State17-1
19OklahomaNR—
20San Diego State19-1
21Baylor13-8
22Arkansas20-2
23Arizona StateNR—
24Virginia TechNR—
25Western MichiganNR—

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