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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 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Gary Horowitz 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Houston6+3
4Louisville3-1
5Michigan4-1
6Clemson5-1
7Wisconsin8+1
8Stanford7-1
9Washington10+1
10Texas A&M9-1
11Tennessee11Same
12Florida State12Same
13Baylor13Same
14Nebraska15+1
15San Diego State19+4
16Miami (FL)14-2
17Michigan State17Same
18Ole Miss16-2
19Utah18-1
20North Dakota StateNR—
21Arizona StateNR—
22IowaNR—
23Texas22-1
24Boise State24Same
25TCU21-4

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