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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Lauren Brownlow’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2018-08-20

Lauren Brownlow 2018 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Clemson2Same
3Georgia3Same
4Wisconsin4Same
5Washington6+1
6Auburn9+3
7Ohio State5-2
8Penn State10+2
9Notre Dame12+3
10Oklahoma7-3
11Miami (FL)8-3
12Michigan State11-1
13TCU16+3
14Stanford13-1
15West Virginia17+2
16Michigan14-2
17Mississippi State18+1
18LSU25+7
19UCF21+2
20HoustonNR—
21NC StateNR—
22Boise State22Same
23USC15-8
24Oklahoma StateNR—
25Boston CollegeNR—

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 92018-10-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
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