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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

James Kratch’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2020-09-27

James Kratch 2020 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State6+5
2Clemson1-1
3Alabama2-1
4Miami (FL)8+4
5Florida3-2
6Notre Dame5-1
7Georgia4-3
8Mississippi State16+8
9Cincinnati15+6
10Oregon14+4
11UCF11Same
12Auburn7-5
13Penn State10-3
14Wisconsin19+5
15North Carolina12-3
16Tennessee21+5
17Pittsburgh24+7
18Texas9-9
19Oklahoma State17-2
20LouisianaNR—
21BYU22+1
22Texas A&M13-9
23LSU20-3
24Kansas StateNR—
25Oklahoma18-7

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.

2020 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2020-08-24Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112020-11-08AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122020-11-15AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132020-11-22AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142020-11-29AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152020-12-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 162020-12-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
December 202020-12-20—Ballot Withheld · Result edition under review
Final2021-01-12AlabamaOpen Ballot