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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 4 Ballot

Published 2021-09-19

Matt Baker 2021 Week 4 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Georgia2Same
3Oregon3Same
4Iowa5+1
5Penn State6+1
6Oklahoma4-2
7Cincinnati8+1
8Ohio State10+2
9Florida11+2
10Clemson9-1
11Ole Miss13+2
12Texas A&M7-5
13Michigan19+6
14BYU15+1
15Notre Dame12-3
16Iowa State14-2
17Wisconsin18+1
18Arkansas16-2
19Fresno State22+3
20UCLA24+4
21Michigan State20-1
22MarylandNR—
23West VirginiaNR—
24Virginia TechNR—
25North Carolina21-4

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.

2021 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2021-08-16GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 72021-10-10GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82021-10-17GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 92021-10-24GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 102021-10-31GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 112021-11-07GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122021-11-14GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 132021-11-21GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 142021-11-28GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot