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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 3 Ballot

Published 2018-09-09

Eric Hansen 2018 Week 3 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Georgia3+1
3Clemson2-1
4Wisconsin6+2
5Auburn7+2
6Oklahoma5-1
7Ohio State4-3
8Stanford9+1
9Mississippi State16+7
10Notre Dame8-2
11Washington10-1
12Penn State11-1
13Virginia Tech13Same
14TCU15+1
15LSU12-3
16Michigan19+3
17West Virginia14-3
18UCF18Same
19Miami (FL)21+2
20Boise State17-3
21Oregon20-1
22USC22Same
23DukeNR—
24MarylandNR—
25Texas A&MNR—

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.

2018 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2018-08-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22018-09-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 32018-09-09AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42018-09-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52018-09-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62018-09-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72018-10-07AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82018-10-14AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92018-10-21—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 102018-10-28AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112018-11-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122018-11-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132018-11-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142018-11-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152018-12-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2019-01-08ClemsonOpen Ballot