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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

John Bednarowski’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 13 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2019-01-08

John Bednarowski 2018 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Ohio State3Same
4Oklahoma4Same
5Florida7+2
6LSU6Same
7Texas9+2
8Notre Dame5-3
9Georgia7-2
10UCF11+1
11Kentucky12+1
12Michigan14+2
13Washington State10-3
14Penn State17+3
15Washington13-2
16Syracuse15-1
17Texas A&M16-1
18Utah State22+4
19Army19Same
20Fresno State18-2
21Northwestern21Same
22Cincinnati24+2
23Boise State23Same
24UABNR—
25West Virginia20-5

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.

2018 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2018-08-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22018-09-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32018-09-09AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42018-09-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52018-09-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62018-09-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72018-10-07AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82018-10-14AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92018-10-21—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 102018-10-28—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 112018-11-04—Ballot Withheld · Choices inferred by the grid creator
Week 122018-11-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132018-11-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142018-11-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152018-12-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2019-01-08ClemsonOpen Ballot