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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

John Clay 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Louisville3Same
4Clemson5+1
5Houston6+1
6Michigan4-2
7Stanford7Same
8Wisconsin8Same
9Texas A&M9Same
10Washington10Same
11Tennessee11Same
12Florida State12Same
13Miami (FL)14+1
14Baylor13-1
15Ole Miss16+1
16TCU21+5
17Utah18+1
18Michigan State17-1
19Arkansas20+1
20Nebraska15-5
21Georgia25+4
22IowaNR—
23Florida23Same
24UCLANR—
25OklahomaNR—

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
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen 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