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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Mandy Mitchell’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2017-01-10

Mandy Mitchell 2016 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3USC3Same
4Washington4Same
5Penn State7+2
6Ohio State6Same
7Oklahoma5-2
8Wisconsin9+1
9Michigan10+1
10Florida State8-2
11Oklahoma State11Same
12Virginia Tech16+4
13Stanford12-1
14Western Michigan15+1
15Colorado17+2
16Florida14-2
17Utah23+6
18West Virginia18Same
19LSU13-6
20South Florida19-1
21Miami (FL)20-1
22Auburn24+2
23Louisville21-2
24Tennessee22-2
25San Diego State25Same

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
Preseason2016-08-21—No Retained Ballot
Week 22016-09-06—No Retained 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