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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Gary Horowitz’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 3 Ballot

Published 2016-09-11

Gary Horowitz 2016 Week 3 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Houston6+4
3Ohio State3Same
4Florida State2-2
5Michigan4-1
6Clemson5-1
7Wisconsin9+2
8Stanford7-1
9Oklahoma14+5
10Washington8-2
11LSU20+9
12Michigan State12Same
13Texas11-2
14Iowa13-1
15Notre Dame18+3
16Tennessee15-1
17Louisville10-7
18Texas A&M17-1
19Arkansas24+5
20Georgia16-4
21Ole Miss19-2
22Oregon22Same
23San Diego StateNR—
24Baylor21-3
25Miami (FL)25Same

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 42016-09-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen 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