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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 8 Ballot

Published 2016-10-16

Eric Hansen 2016 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Washington5+2
4Clemson4Same
5Texas A&M6+1
6Michigan3-3
7Louisville7Same
8Wisconsin10+2
9Houston11+2
10Nebraska8-2
11Florida State13+2
12Tennessee18+6
13Oklahoma16+3
14West Virginia12-2
15Baylor9-6
16Western Michigan20+4
17Boise State14-3
18Arkansas17-1
19South FloridaNR—
20Auburn21+1
21Utah19-2
22Navy24+2
23Virginia TechNR—
24North Carolina22-2
25Miami (FL)NR—

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