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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 8 Ballot

Published 2016-10-16

Graham Watson 2016 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Michigan3Same
4Clemson4Same
5Texas A&M6+1
6Washington5-1
7Louisville7Same
8Wisconsin10+2
9Nebraska8-1
10Houston11+1
11Baylor9-2
12Tennessee18+6
13Florida State13Same
14West Virginia12-2
15Boise State14-1
16Florida15-1
17Arkansas17Same
18Oklahoma16-2
19Utah19Same
20Virginia TechNR—
21Miami (FL)NR—
22Western Michigan20-2
23ColoradoNR—
24StanfordNR—
25North Carolina22-3

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