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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Jon Wilner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 8 Ballot

Published 2016-10-16

Jon Wilner 2016 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Clemson4+1
4Texas A&M6+2
5Michigan3-2
6Louisville7+1
7Wisconsin10+3
8Washington5-3
9Arkansas17+8
10Houston11+1
11Oklahoma16+5
12Tennessee18+6
13Boise State14+1
14Nebraska8-6
15Florida State13-2
16ColoradoNR—
17Florida15-2
18Navy24+6
19North Carolina22+3
20Baylor9-11
21Utah19-2
22West Virginia12-10
23Auburn21-2
24Western Michigan20-4
25Washington 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
Preseason2016-08-21Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02Ohio StateOpen 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