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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

Final Ballot

Published 2017-01-10

Gary Horowitz 2016 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3USC3Same
4Penn State7+3
5Ohio State6+1
6Washington4-2
7Oklahoma5-2
8Florida State8Same
9Wisconsin9Same
10Oklahoma State11+1
11Michigan10-1
12Western Michigan15+3
13Virginia Tech16+3
14LSU13-1
15Stanford12-3
16Florida14-2
17South Florida19+2
18Miami (FL)20+2
19West Virginia18-1
20San Diego State25+5
21Utah23+2
22Air ForceNR—
23Colorado17-6
24Louisville21-3
25Western KentuckyNR—

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