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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Jon Wilner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2020-08-24

Jon Wilner 2020 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama3+2
2Ohio State2Same
3Clemson1-2
4Florida8+4
5Wisconsin12+7
6Oklahoma5-1
7Georgia4-3
8Notre Dame10+2
9Penn State7-2
10Texas14+4
11USC17+6
12Tennessee25+13
13Texas A&M13Same
14Oregon9-5
15LSU6-9
16Minnesota19+3
17North Carolina18+1
18Miami (FL)NR—
19CaliforniaNR—
20UCF21+1
21Oklahoma State15-6
22Michigan16-6
23Auburn11-12
24IndianaNR—
25Arizona 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.

2020 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2020-08-24AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112020-11-08AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122020-11-15AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132020-11-22AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142020-11-29AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152020-12-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 162020-12-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
December 202020-12-20—Ballot Withheld · Result edition under review
Final2021-01-12AlabamaOpen Ballot