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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

Final Ballot

Published 2017-01-10

Joe Walljasper 2016 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Washington4+1
4Ohio State6+2
5Oklahoma5Same
6USC3-3
7Florida State8+1
8Penn State7-1
9Michigan10+1
10Wisconsin9-1
11LSU13+2
12Oklahoma State11-1
13Stanford12-1
14Virginia Tech16+2
15Colorado17+2
16Florida14-2
17Miami (FL)20+3
18Western Michigan15-3
19West Virginia18-1
20Auburn24+4
21Louisville21Same
22Kansas StateNR—
23Tennessee22-1
24Utah23-1
25South Florida19-6

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