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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 8 Ballot

Published 2020-10-18

James Kratch 2020 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama2+1
2Clemson1-1
3Ohio State5+2
4Georgia4Same
5Notre Dame3-2
6Cincinnati9+3
7BYU12+5
8Oregon13+5
9Penn State8-1
10Miami (FL)11+1
11Texas A&M7-4
12Florida10-2
13Oklahoma State6-7
14Wisconsin14Same
15Minnesota21+6
16Iowa State17+1
17SMU16-1
18Kansas State20+2
19Michigan18-1
20Coastal Carolina25+5
21LouisianaNR—
22North Carolina14-8
23Virginia Tech19-4
24NC State23-1
25Marshall22-3

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.

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