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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Graham Watson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 4 Ballot

Published 2016-09-18

Graham Watson 2016 Week 4 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Louisville3Same
4Clemson5+1
5Michigan4-1
6Stanford7+1
7Michigan State8+1
8Houston6-2
9Florida State13+4
10Washington9-1
11Texas A&M10-1
12Georgia12Same
13Tennessee14+1
14Baylor16+2
15Wisconsin11-4
16Arkansas17+1
17Florida19+2
18Miami (FL)15-3
19LSU18-1
20Texas21+1
21IowaNR—
22Oklahoma25+3
23San Diego State22-1
24Ole Miss23-1
25Nebraska20-5

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
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen 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