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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Lauren Shute’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2017 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 8 Ballot

Published 2017-10-15

Lauren Shute 2017 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Penn State2Same
3Georgia3Same
4TCU4Same
5Wisconsin5Same
6Miami (FL)8+2
7Oklahoma State10+3
8Ohio State6-2
9Clemson7-2
10Notre Dame13+3
11Washington12+1
12Oklahoma9-3
13Washington State15+2
14Virginia Tech14Same
15Michigan19+4
16USC11-5
17South Florida16-1
18NC State16-2
19Michigan State18-1
20Auburn21+1
21UCF20-1
22Stanford22Same
23West Virginia23Same
24Texas A&MNR—
25KentuckyNR—

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.

2017 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2017-08-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22017-09-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32017-09-10ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42017-09-17ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52017-09-24AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62017-10-01ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72017-10-08ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82017-10-15AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92017-10-22AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102017-10-29AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112017-11-05GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122017-11-12Miami (FL)Open Ballot
Week 132017-11-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142017-11-26OklahomaOpen Ballot
Week 152017-12-03ClemsonOpen Ballot
Final2018-01-09AlabamaOpen Ballot