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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Joe Walljasper’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2016-08-21

Joe Walljasper 2016 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson2+1
2Alabama1-1
3Ohio State6+3
4Oklahoma3-1
5Florida State4-1
6Michigan7+1
7Notre Dame10+3
8Stanford8Same
9Tennessee9Same
10Houston15+5
11LSU5-6
12Michigan State12Same
13UCLA16+3
14Ole Miss11-3
15Washington14-1
16North Carolina22+6
17Iowa17Same
18Florida25+7
19Louisville19Same
20TCU13-7
21Oregon24+3
22Oklahoma State21-1
23Miami (FL)NR—
24ArkansasNR—
25Boise StateNR—

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